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Register by February 12 for the GIH Annual Meeting

Register to attend the 2010 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy on March 10-12 in Orlando, Florida. Taking Risks at a Critical Time will be a different kind of GIH annual meeting. Like a retreat, it will provide multiple opportunities for peer-to-peer discussions, and sessions will be designed to encourage direct and open exchange. Click below for more details, including session descriptions, and registration and hotel information.

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Over 30 Organizations Collaborate to Present Katrina @ Five

GIH is one of over 30 organizations partnering with the Association of Small Foundations to present Katrina @ Five: Partners in Philanthropy on March 22-24, 2010, in New Orleans. The meeting offers an extensive exploration of what has worked, what has not, and what remains to be done in the Gulf Coast region post-Katrina and Rita.

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Foundation Work In Long-Term Care

Read GIH's latest work "Foundation Work In Long-Term Care" in the January issue of Health Affairs (GrantWatch section). The article discusses different approaches health foundations have taken to improve the financing and delivery of long-term services and supports. (Subscription required to access full text.)

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Philanthropy and Health Care Reform

Foundations are doing a great deal to inform the health care reform debate. Their activities range from supporting efforts to keep up the drumbeat for reform and demystifying the terms being used in the debate to helping to identify promising practices and beginning to think through what some of the barriers to implementation could be.    

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In the Spotlight

GIH Bulletin: January 18, 2010

Read the latest GIH Bulletin.
 

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Philanthropy's Response to Haiti

Learn what grantmakers and other organizations are doing in response to the disaster in Haiti. 
 

Integrative Medicine Offers Opportunity for Shared Learning and Collaboration

This Views from the Field by the Fannie E. Rippel Foundation and the Samueli Foundation explores integrative medicine, how it can change how we approach health care in the United States, and potential roles for grantmakers.
 

Schools as Entry Points for Children's Mental Health Services

Health grantmakers are in a strong position to support efforts to increase children’s access to mental health services by funding school-based services, building relationships between schools and service providers, disseminating information, and promoting policy change.
 

H1N1 Resources

Visit GIH's Public Health section to read about efforts to combat H1N1. For archived H1N1-related and other public health posts, click here.
 
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