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KFF , also known as The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, is an American non-profit organization, headquartered in San Francisco, California. It prefers KFF since its legal name can cause confusion as it is no longer a foundation or a family foundation, and is not associated with Kaiser Permanente. KFF focuses on major health care issues facing the nation, as well as U.S. role in global health policy. KFF claims that it is a non-partisan source of facts and analysis, polling and journalism for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public, and its website has been heralded for having the "most up-to-date and accurate information on health policy" and as a "must-read for healthcare devotees."
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David C. Grossman is an American pediatrician who practices at Kaiser Permanente Washington. He is the chairperson of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a senior investigator at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, and a professor of health services and an adjunct professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington. He is known for his research on injury and suicide prevention. He is also known for his research on disparities in health among Native Americans, for which he received the Native American Child Health Advocacy Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2007.
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Diana S.M. Buist is an American epidemiologist. She is a senior investigator and director of research and strategic partnerships at Kaiser Permanente Washington Research Institute.
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Katrina A. Blouke Goddard is an American genetic epidemiologist and biostatistician specializing in public health genomics and the translation of genomic applications into clinical practice. Goddard is the director of the division of cancer control and population sciences (DCCPS) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). She was previously the distinguished investigator and director of translational and applied genomics at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research and a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University.
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