To further its mission of improving the health and health care of all Americans, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation strives to foster innovation, develop ideas, disseminate information, and enable committed people to devote their energies to improving the health of all Americans. As part of the Foundation's efforts to inform the public, To Improve Health and Health Care, the anthology series of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides an in-depth look into the programs it funds. Written for policy makers and practitioners, as well as interested members of the public, the series offers valuable lessons for those developing plans and programs in the health field and related fields.

Written by some of the country's leading health journalists, as well as experts from universities and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Volume XIV is divided into three parts.

• The first examines the Foundation's experience in bringing innovations into the mainstream.

• The second explores the Foundation's work to improve the health of vulnerable populations, with in-depth reports on the following programs:
  

• The Green House Program
  
• Playworks/Sports4Kids
  
• Caring Across Communities
  
• The United Teen Equality Center
  
• Dental Health Aides and Therapists

• The third analyzes the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program