Kehrer B H, Aiken L H, Blendon R J, Rogers D E
Health Serv Res. 1984 Oct;19(4):439-53.
Since its establishment as a national philanthropy in 1972, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has appropriated almost $560 million in grants directed toward improvement of health in the United States. Grants are made primarily to develop innovative methods of providing health services, for research and evaluation, and for education and training of health professionals. Since 1972, more than $100 million has been appropriated for research and evaluation projects. The research supported by the Foundation is applied rather than basic, and, like all of the Foundation's programs, must be responsive to the institution's mission. In the 1980s, this mission comprises three objectives: improving access to health care for the most vulnerable underserved population groups, containing increases in health care costs, and improving functional outcomes for patients. In this article, we provide details on the Foundation's research program and priorities, including evolution of the mission, the role of research in the Foundation's overall programs, the purposes for which the Foundation supports research and evaluation activities, and the types of grants available for health services researchers.
自1972年作为一家全国性慈善机构成立以来，罗伯特·伍德·约翰逊基金会已拨款近5.6亿美元用于资助旨在改善美国健康状况的项目。拨款主要用于开发提供健康服务的创新方法、开展研究与评估，以及对健康专业人员进行教育和培训。自1972年以来，已拨款超过1亿美元用于研究与评估项目。该基金会支持的研究是应用型而非基础型的，并且与基金会的所有项目一样，必须符合该机构的使命。在20世纪80年代，这一使命包括三个目标：改善最脆弱的未得到充分服务人群获得医疗保健的机会、控制医疗保健成本的增长，以及改善患者的功能结局。在本文中，我们详细介绍了该基金会的研究项目和重点，包括使命的演变、研究在基金会整体项目中的作用、基金会支持研究与评估活动的目的，以及可供健康服务研究人员申请的资助类型。
