HJF Identity
This section contains information on the Foundation's brand identity, and includes guidelines for how our name can be used and abbreviated in publications, letters and other communication tools.
If you do not find the information you need in this section, please feel free to contact the Communications Department directly.
Our Mission
We advance medical research and education at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and in the military medical community by providing scientific and management services to improve health worldwide.
Company Descriptions
The following are two standard descriptions of HJF and our services that you can use for conference programs, presentations and similar purposes. If neither of these fits your need, the Communications Department will be happy to work with you to create appropriate text.
General description (55 words)The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (www.hjf.org) is a private, not-for-profit organization authorized by Congress to support military medical research and education at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and throughout military medicine. Our services include: research administration, program management, clinical trials administration, education support and event planning.
Corporate profile description (65 words)The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc. (HJF) supports more than 1000 innovative medical research projects in collaboration with military medicine. We continue to expand in scope and diversity, with 24 years of consecutive growth. The Foundation has more than 1,600 employees at more than 90 sites, including the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and the Naval Medical Research Center.
For more information, download our HJF Overview Sheet.
Name Usage
full name: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
Second reference: HJF, the Foundation
websites: HJF.org, HJFOnline
e.g. The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) was authorized by Congress. HJF is a not-for-profit organization. The Foundation provides a variety of services.
When referring to the Foundation, always use the full name on first mention (The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine). In formal documents, include ", Inc." In marketing and similar copy, the ", Inc." is not necessary.
When using "HJF," do not insert "the" before the acronym. e.g. "HJF administers the funding for that program," not "The HJF administers funding…"
Do not use other shortened versions of our name, such as "The Jackson Foundation" or "Jackson." There is more than one Henry M. Jackson Foundation, so we must distinguish ourselves clearly. (The other foundation, which has no affiliation with HJF, deals with environmental, international affairs, public services and human rights issues.)
We have registered HJF as our official nickname in large part to distinguish us from the other Henry M. Jackson Foundation, but also to give ourselves a single, distinct and memorable acronym. For this reason, please always use "HJF," never "HMJF," "HMJFAMM" or any other acronym.
Who Was Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson and Why is HJF Named After Him?
Henry Martin Jackson was the senior U.S. Senator from the State of Washington and, at the time of his death in 1983, had served in Congress for nearly 43 years. Jackson was nicknamed "Scoop" by an older sister after a comic strip character.
Jackson began his career as a prosecuting attorney before his election to Congress in 1940. He was a military veteran and was reelected five times to the House of Representatives. In 1952, he was successful in his bid for a Senate seat. Senator Jackson quickly became a well-known authority on national security, energy and environmental issues.
A member of both the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy and the Armed Services Committee, at the time of his death, Jackson was the ranking Democratic member of the Armed Services Committee. He also was an environmentalist and the author of the landmark National Environmental Policy Act.
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law establishing the Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine—a private, not-for-profit organization charged with supporting medical research and education at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and throughout military medicine, and serving as a link with the private medical sector.
Five months after the bill became a law, the Foundation was named in honor of Henry M. Jackson, who sponsored the original legislation and had a long-standing commitment to military medicine and health.