Confronting Chronic Homelessness: Health Funders Consider New Solutions
On any given day, at least 800,000 people are homeless in the United States, including about 200,000 homeless families. It is virtually impossible for most to find rental property within their means. Also, as many as 70 percent of homeless individuals struggle with serious health problems, mental and physical disabilities, or substance abuse problems.
Erasing the Color Line: Philanthropy’s Role in Eliminating Health Disparities
This resource portfolio on racial and ethnic health disparities contains two-page articles on the following topics: poverty, racism, environmental health, access, healthy behaviors, mental health, workforce diversity, cultural competency, men, women, children, and aging populations. It also includes a resource list of organizations working on health disparities, key Web sites, and articles.
Lost in the Translation: The Role of Language and Culture in the Health Care Setting
This two-page Issue Focus article discusses the importance of addressing language and culture in the health care setting and highlights key opportunities for grantmakers.
Building Healthy Communities
This GIH Issue Focus examines the underlying principles of healthy communities.
Strategies for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
This GIH Issue Focus s highlights racial and ethnic health disparities, explores their roots, and describes activities that foundations are undertaking to eliminate them.
Social Inequalities in Health
This report featuring keynote addresses from the February 1999 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy by Nicole Lurie, Robert G. Evans, Velvet Miller, and John W. Murphy.
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