The Reimagining Nursing Initiative: Creating an Equitable Future by Investing in Nurse-Driven Solutions

When you think about improving health care, who do you envision leading the charge for a more equitable future? There are no wrong answers, but perhaps one that does not immediately come to mind—nurses. Representing the largest number of providers and serving as the most-trusted health care professionals (Brenan 2023), nurses’ front-line role in patient care makes them a natural force for expanding access to care and reducing health care disparities.

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Reports

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation: January 2023

This report, “A Focus on Health Care: Five Priorities for the Next Administration,” synthesizes the findings from stakeholder interviews, describing five health care priorities for the new governor and legislative leaders to immediately pursue.

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Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Launch the Maternal Infant Health Hub Advisory Board

Recognizing the critical role midwives can play in combatting New Jersey’s maternal mortality crisis, the Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute are partnering to increase the role of midwives in New Jersey births.

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Reports

The Burke Foundation: November 2022

In this Health Affairs article, authors share the challenges faced by the two pilots that the Burke Foundation has funded, and the lessons learned to create working conditions where community doulas can thrive.

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Reports

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation: November 2022

A new report, “Creating a Robust, Diverse, and Resilient Behavioral Health Workforce in Massachusetts” describes challenges that have put the behavioral health workforce in crisis and outlines seven recommendations.

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Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Health Care Workforce

The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is the only national foundation solely dedicated to improving the public’s health by advancing change in the education of health professionals. The Foundation’s current focus is the clinical learning environment where the health care workforce both acquires skills and delivers care.

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Tools that Heal: Core Competencies for Frontline Complex Care Providers

In this webinar, Grantmakers In Aging and Grantmakers In Health discussed recommendations for strengthening the complex care field and opportunities for health and aging philanthropy to support complex care providers.

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