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New America Report Examines Subminimum Wage for Disabled Workers
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers are allowed to pay disabled workers less than the federal minimum wage, which has significant impacts on these workers’ health and well-being. A report from New America examines, state by state, the policies that drive the use or elimination of the subminimum wage, as well as the programs each state provides to more comprehensively support individuals with disabilities as they seek meaningful employment and fair wages.
HHS Launches New Food is Medicine Virtual Toolkit
The Toolkit was developed in response to the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health and to support communities design and implement effective Food is Medicine interventions.
Case Study Examines Early Learnings in Using Medicaid Payments for Food is Medicine
A new resource commissioned by the Fair Food Network examines the early learnings from the Healthy Opportunities Pilots effort in North Carolina to use federal 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waiver funding to scale and sustain community-based implementation of a combination of produce prescription programs, medically tailored meal programs, and nutrition education.
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Recent Items - Climate and Environmental Health
The Health Sector is a Critical Voice in Climate Advocacy
Recent Items - Health Equity
Let’s Take Courageous Steps Together in 2025
Recent Items - Healthy Eating/Active Living
The National Peanut Board: April 2025
Recent Items - Housing
Marin Community Foundation: October 2024
Horizon Foundation: September 2024
Recent Items - Justice Reform
Recent Items - Social Determinants of Health
Marin Community Foundation: October 2024
Recent Items - Violence Prevention
The Joyce Foundation
Latest Resources
Ensuring Equality for LGBT Communities
An important role that philanthropy can play is as a voice and an advocate for the most vulnerable and marginalized populations, including the LGBT population. In states like Missouri, providing this voice is not always easy or popular. Grantmakers must talk about what is required to remove barriers, increase awareness, and improve outcomes.
Latinos and Health Care: An Opportunity for Philanthropy
Latinos are the nation’s largest ethnic minority, comprising 15 percent of the U.S. population. This Views from the Field article discusses how philanthropy can develop effective grantmaking strategies and leverage community partnerships to meet the needs and leverage the assets of the Latino population.
Partnering with the Private Sector to Achieve Total Health
Kaiser Permanente has a vision called “Total Health.” Their perspective is that healthy individuals depend on healthy communities, and thriving communities depend on healthy people.
Solving the Connecticut Data Deficit through Collaboration
Without data that could be monitored over time, how could those interested in improving the health of Connecticut residents track progress or measure success?
Rethinking Juvenile Justice: Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Crossover Youth
Over the past decade, the Sierra Health Foundation has invested in community efforts to improve the health and well-being of youth. As they focused efforts around juvenile justice, the foundation believed it to be a critical and opportunity-laden moment in which a regional funder could influence juvenile justice policy and practice across the entire state and perhaps the nation.
Another Call to Go Upstream: Housing Is Health
Research over the decades has indicated that factors, such as education, income, occupation, housing, neighborhood environment, race, and ethnicity, have a powerful influence on health and are often referred to as the “root cause” of poor health.
Reports and Publications
2024 Health Equity Survey: Understanding the Changing Landscape
In 2024, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) surveyed its Funding Partners to understand how their health equity work has evolved. The survey consisted of 40 questions including demographic information, program focus areas, partner engagement, organizational strategy, priority population, successes, and challenges. This report summarizes findings from the Health Equity Survey titled, “Understanding the Changing Landscape.”
2023 Survey Summary: Climate Change Strategies
This infographic summarizes the responses to a Grantmakers In Health funder survey, conducted in May and June 2023, on how philanthropy is addressing climate change, and the barriers and opportunities that exist to support climate-related efforts.
Aligning Efforts to Achieve Equitable Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health and Well-Being for Children and Youth
This report issues a call to action for philanthropic organizations and public-sector partners that are ready to move forward in improving mental, emotional, and behavioral health. It describes existing philanthropic and federal initiatives and offers a potential portfolio of aligned strategies for private- and public-sector partners to consider.
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