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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is the United States' largest philanthropy focused solely on health; it is based in Princeton, New Jersey. [1]

20 relations: Childhood obesity, Faith in Action (volunteer organization), Health, Health care, Health Leads, Johnson & Johnson, List of wealthiest charitable foundations, Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Philanthropy, Poverty, Princeton, New Jersey, Public health, Richard E. Besser, Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, Robert Wood Johnson II, Steve Patterson (basketball), Steven A. Schroeder, The Food Trust, United States, Wellness in school.

Childhood obesity

Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child's health or well-being.

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Faith in Action (volunteer organization)

Faith in Action is a network of interfaith, volunteer caregiving service providers with hundreds of locations throughout the United States.

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Health

Health is the ability of a biological system to acquire, convert, allocate, distribute, and utilize energy with maximum efficiency.

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Health care

Health care or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings.

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Health Leads

Health Leads is a national healthcare organization that connects low-income patients with the basic resources they need to be healthy.

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Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturing company founded in 1886.

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List of wealthiest charitable foundations

This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide.

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Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

The Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse at the American Medical Association (AMA) was established by the temperance-oriented Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with an initial grant of $5 million, followed by more substantial funding.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy means the love of humanity.

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Poverty

Poverty is the scarcity or the lack of a certain (variant) amount of material possessions or money.

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Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton is a municipality with a borough form of government in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States, that was established in its current form on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township.

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Public health

Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals".

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Richard E. Besser

Richard E. Besser (born 1959) is an American doctor and executive who serves as President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (effective April 2017 – present).

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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey (born 1954) is an American doctor and executive who served as President and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation from 2003 to 2017.

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Robert Wood Johnson II

Robert Wood "General" Johnson II (April 4, 1893 – January 30, 1968) was an American businessman.

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Steve Patterson (basketball)

Steven J. Patterson (June 24, 1948 – July 28, 2004) was an American professional basketball player and coach who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for five seasons.

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Steven A. Schroeder

Steven A. Schroeder is Distinguished Professor of Health and Health Care at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where he also heads the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center.

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The Food Trust

The Food Trust is a nonprofit organization with a mission is to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, nutritious food and information to make healthy decisions.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Wellness in school

Wellness in School is offered as a unit in some K-8 elementary schools in the United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wood_Johnson_Foundation

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