Striving for Health Equity: Opportunities as Identified by Leaders in the Field

Striving for Health Equity: Opportunities as Identified by Leaders in the Field is an exploration of grantmaking options to support health equity goals. Strategies discussed describe opportunities for intervening along a continuum of upstream and downstream approaches to address health disparities.

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GIH Bulletin: July 2012

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit) awarded three research grants to Michigan-based physicians.

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Cultivating Culturally Competent Organizations: Making the Transition for Health Equity

In an environment characterized by increasing cultural diversity, health philanthropy continues to develop new approaches to promote health equity. As foundations learn from past work, that field is shifting.

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GIH Bulletin: June 2012

The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (Anchorage) awarded $86,339 to support 11 programs throughout Alaska.

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Medical Homes 101

First championed by the American Academy of Pediatrics more than 40 years ago, the medical home is a team-based health care delivery model led by a physician that provides comprehensive, continuous, and coordinated primary and preventive medical care to patients.

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GIH Bulletin: May 2012

Austin-Bailey Health and Wellness Foundation (Canton, OH) approved grants totaling $189,250 to eight nonprofit organizations located in Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties in Ohio.

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2012 Terrance Keenan Award Speech

The following remarks are excerpted from Margaret O’Bryon’s acceptance speech upon receiving The Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy on March 8, 2012.

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Elder Abuse: Opportunities to Make a Difference

In the past several decades, remarkable strides have been made in addressing the devastating issue of interpersonal violence—both child abuse and neglect, as well as intimate partner violence. Sadly, however, the issue of elder abuse lags behind these advances.

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Background Paper: Returning the Mouth to the Body: Integrating Oral Health and Primary Care

Dental disease is one of the great preventable public health challenges of the 21st century. Labeled a “silent epidemic” by the U.S. Surgeon General, dental disease ranks high in prevalence among chronic health conditions (HHS 2000).

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Better Outcomes, Lower Costs: How Community-Based Funders Can Transform U.S. Health Care

In a newly available document from FSG, published in association with GIH, Mark Kramer and Dr. Atul Gawande discuss the untapped potential for community-based funders to transform the cost and quality of health care in the United States.

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