Resourcing Midwest Health Sector Work on Climate Change and Health Equity

September 12, 2022

This meeting will explore the current landscape of federal funding for Midwestern health-focused work on climate impacts and solutions.

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Leveraging Federal Funding for Climate Justice in Midwestern Frontline Communities

September 12, 2022

This meeting will discuss pathways for federal resources with high relevance for climate justice work in the Midwest, with a focus on funding managed by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

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Connections to Nature and Green Spaces: A Path to Health Equity

April 11, 2022

During this webinar, we discussed the benefits of green spaces and strategies being employed to equitably expand access to communities of color.

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Food Access and Security Learning Community Calls

October 21, 2021

This meeting focused on reconciling emergency food response with need for food systems reform, but also covered several other topics (i.e., lifting-up grassroots voices and ending philanthropic paternalism; looking at natural disasters, equity, and food systems in addition to health outcomes and SDOH; climate change’s impacts on food systems; environmental justice and food systems; what the current public health response looks like with food systems; and investing at the federal and local policy levels).

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2021 Annual Conference Plenary Remarks: Climate Change, Health, and Equity

June 21, 2021

Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director of UPROSE, discusses climate change, health, and equity at the GIH annual conference, Building a Just and Equitable Future.

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Funder Toolkit on Climate, Health, and Equity

May 5, 2021

To help health funders meet this critical moment, GIH partnered with seven philanthropy support organizations to develop a funder toolkit on climate, health, and equity. The toolkit offers an overview of the current funding landscape, hubs of collaboration, and resources available by issue focus, geographical region, and impacted populations.

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How Does Climate Change Affect Children’s Mental Health?

May 5, 2021

This webinar explored both the effects of climate change on children’s mental health and the variety of approaches funders can take to build children’s resiliency and support the connections with community, adults, and educators that help children cope with uncertainty.

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Climate Change, Health, and Equity: Action Steps for Health Philanthropy

April 16, 2021

Climate change is one of the biggest health and equity issues of our time. The scale of climate change can be daunting, and some may think of the issue as the sole responsibility of federal, state, local, and tribal governments—however, philanthropy has an essential role to play.

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Confronting the Health and Equity Challenges of Climate Change

October 15, 2020

On this webinar, funders heard stories and recommendations of community leaders driving this movement.

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Is 2020 Over? Responding to Multiple Disasters Amid COVID-19 and Climate Change

September 16, 2020

In this webinar, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy team reflected on lessons learned, challenges and opportunities presented by different disasters— particularly wildfires, hurricanes and the derecho—and how COVID-19 has framed the response.

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