Investing in Legal Aid to Promote Individual and Population Health
On this webinar, participants learned more about how legal interventions connect to current investment priorities in health philanthropy.
Equity for All: Entry Points to Elevate LGBT Health
Health funders have provided limited direct philanthropic support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health. Many question whether LGBT issues should be integrated into mainstream systems and organizations or if they should be supported through targeted strategies. Since few health grantmakers are prepared to carve out a separate programmatic area focused on this issue, a growing opportunity exists for health funders to provide more purposeful support for LGBT health within existing grantmaking strategies to address health disparities and promote health equity.
Lessons for Strategic Health Equity Grantmaking
Over the past several years, a growing community of funders has begun to identify health equity as a grantmaking priority. No single roadmap exists for doing this work.
A Window of Opportunity: Philanthropy’s Role in Eliminating Health Disparities through Integrated Health Care
Can integrated health care, or systematically coordinated primary care and mental health services, help eliminate health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities and people with limited English proficiency? The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health posed this question at a roundtable discussion attended by national, regional, and local foundations that support integrated health care.
Investing in Opportunities and Assets: Lessons from the South for the Nation
Philanthropic organizations have important opportunities to make a difference in the South, and in the process, provide important lessons for the nation. To identify these opportunities, GIH convened philanthropic, civic, academic, and nonprofit leaders to discuss challenges and opportunities for philanthropy to promote health and equity in the region.
Social Connectedness and Health: A Fresh Approach to Community-Driven Grantmaking
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation sought to engage the public in learning about social connectedness and the impact those connections can have on health.
Equity for All: Elevating LGBT Health
Equity for All: Elevating LGBT Health was held in Chicago, Illinois on June 14, 2013.
Building a Strong Foundation: Creating and Communicating a Health Equity Grantmaking Strategy
Building a Strong Foundation: Creating and Communicating a Health Equity Grantmaking Strategy was held in Chicago, Illinois on June 13, 2013.
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: Assets and Opportunities in the South
Latinos and Health Care: Assets and Opportunities in the South was held from May 9-10, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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