Leveraging the BP Settlement Health Outreach Program to Address Disparities in the Gulf Coast
On this webinar, funders learned more about the opportunities to leverage the BP investment to promote health among those affected by the oil spill.
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.
2013 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy
2013 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy was held from March 13-15, 2013 in San Francisco, California.
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?
Roots of Health Inequity
This webinar introduced health funders to Roots of Health Inequity, a Web-based course developed by the National Association of County & City Health Officials.
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.
Investing in Opportunities and Assets: Lessons from the South for the Nation
Investing in Opportunities and Assets: Lessons from the South for the Nation was held September 6-7, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Briefing on Striving for Health Equity: Opportunities as Identified by Leaders in the Field
This audiconference focused on GIH’s latest report, Striving for Health Equity: Opportunities as Identified by Leaders in the Field, which highlights funder strategies along a continuum of upstream and downstream approaches to address health disparities.
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.
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.
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