The Jacobs Institute has a long history of innovative and information multidisciplinary initiatives.  "Expecting Something Better: A Conference to Optimize Maternal Health Care" kicked off our current maternal health care initiative on May 18th and 19th, 2005.

Past Initiatives Include:
The Heart Initiative: A two-year project which featured a national conference and Capitol Hill briefing at which recommendations for improving the prevention of heart disease in women were unveiled.

Managed Care: From 1997 to 2000, the Jacobs Institute embarked on a major project exploring different aspects of the managed care system. The project featured several briefings and conferences.

Quality of Care: In 2000, the Jacobs Institute convened a conference comparing aspects of women's health care in the United States and United Kingdom.

Health Disparities:Women of color will constitute almost half on all American women by 2050, yet suffer disproportionately from disease and mortality.  

Managed Care In California

Value Purchasing

National Summit on Managed Care

Women and Medicare

US and UK

Chronic Conditions