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Letter from the President, Views from the Field, Grantmaker Focus, and more…
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March 2023
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Spring in DC means the cherry blossom trees, daffodils, tulips, and other flowers are in bloom. For GIH, this spring also means new relationships are blooming. We have welcomed a few new Funding Partners, and it is my pleasure to announce the addition of three new colleagues at Grantmakers In Health.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
PrEP in Black America: A New Approach to Biomedical HIV Prevention Advocacy
Michael Chancley, Communications and Mobilization Manager, PrEP4All
Jeremiah Johnson, Acting Executive Director, PrEP4All
In the U.S., Black communities have been disproportionately impacted by HIV. Between 1981 and 2019, an estimated 2.2 million people have been diagnosed with HIV, an overwhelming number of whom have been Black. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 42 percent of people diagnosed with HIV in 2019 were Black despite Black people comprising under 14 percent of the US population. In 2019, Black same-gender loving men comprised 25 percent of all new diagnoses while Black women represented 55 percent of new diagnoses among women. Similarly, Black transgender women were overrepresented among incident HIV diagnoses.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
The Reimagining Nursing Initiative: Creating an Equitable Future by Investing in Nurse-Driven Solutions
Michelle Greanias, Program Director, American Nurses Foundation’s Reimagining Nursing Initiative
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, 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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“Equity is important for our work. The people we serve tell us so. That is why Arcora strives to demonstrate a greater capacity for equitable practices and policies to better engage with communities as an authentic partner. One way we worked toward this goal in 2022 was through our community learning grants. We deepened relationships with five community-based organizations across Washington state—four of them focus their work on specific ethnic populations. Through focus groups and conversations, we learned about communities’ strengths, challenges, and solutions to address oral health issues. Key insights included hearing about the communities’ value of whole person health, the importance of prevention, and the desire to integrate oral health into community building and cultural events to ‘make fun events healthy, and healthy events fun.’ What we learned will inform our work with these organizations and beyond.”
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GIH NEWS
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Register Now for the 2023 Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference
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Register today for the largest gathering of health funders in the country! Learn, connect, and grow with seasoned experts and the brightest leaders working in health philanthropy from June 7-9, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Hilton Minneapolis. This year’s range of in-person sessions, speakers, and site visits will focus on Advancing Philanthropy’s Commitment to the Long Game. Hear from peers and practitioners who are supporting long-term engagement and innovative strategies for sustained giving to achieve better health.
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PHILANTHROPY
@ WORK
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Grants & Programs
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation (Boston, MA) • California Wellness Foundation (Los Angeles, CA) • Con Alma Health Foundation (Santa Fe, NM) • Health Foundation for Western & Central New York (Buffalo and Syracuse, NY) • Point32Health Foundation (Canton, MA)
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Transitions and Appointments
Emilia Cobbs and Lamont Morales (NYHealth Foundation) • Mark Constantine (Dogwood Health Trust) • Luis Granados, Lucia Corral Peña, and Maricela Rios-Faust (Blue Shield of California Foundation) • Wenora Johnson and Jeanne M. Regnante (Health Literacy Media) • Caprice Taylor Mendez (Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut) • Nora OBrien-Suric, PhD (Health Foundation for Western & Central New York)
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Awards
Health Literacy Media (St. Louis, MO) • Michelson Medical Research Foundation and Human Immunome Project (Los Angeles, CA and New York, NY)
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