GIH Bulletin: March 2016
Health philanthropy has played a critical role in supporting strategies to reduce disparities and tackle the complex factors at the root of unequal health outcomes.
GIH Bulletin: February 2016
The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation’s recent correctional health grantee meeting was an eye-opening lesson for me about the magnitude of health needs for people who are incarcerated, and the limited involvement of health funders.
GIH Bulletin: January 2016
In December, I attended a meeting that demonstrated philanthropy’s ability to convene across sectors to raise awareness and solve problems. The focus was the crisis being experienced by Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic
Lessons Learned from Advocacy to Expand Children’s Coverage: A Recipe for Success
From 2008 to 2014, the number of uninsured children in the United States fell from 7.3 million to 4.4 million, an astonishing 40 percent drop (Annie E. Casey Foundation 2015). This striking progress toward the goal of universal health insurance coverage of children shows what can be achieved when sufficient resources are marshaled and directed in the right way, at the right time.
GIH Bulletin: December 2015
Community development organizations and health funders often lack formal ties, even though they may be working in the same communities and with the same populations
Building on Achievements in Extending Children’s Health Coverage
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, commonly known as the ACA, included a range of measures to improve the health of children and secure children’s access to needed health services. This publication takes stock of progress in implementing those measures and considers what will be needed to keep the momentum going and address outstanding challenges.
GIH Bulletin: November 2015
Some of GIH’s staff members have previously worked at foundations, but many have not. However, it is important for all of us to understand the challenges funders face in their work.