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Letter from the President, Views from the Field, Grantmaker Focus, and more…
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Supporting Community Health Workers to Achieve Their Full Potential: What Role Can Philanthropy Play?
Victoria Adewumi, MS, CHW, MPH, Co-Principal Investigator and Co-Executive Director, CHW Center for Research and Evaluation
Noelle Wiggins, EdD, MSPH, Co-Principal Investigator and Co-Executive Director, CHW Center for Research and Evaluation
Community Health Workers (CHWs)—frontline public health professionals who have a unique and trusted relationship with the communities they serve—have proven their ability to help create just, equitable, and thriving communities. As a CHW for over a decade and a CHW ally for over 35 years, we have never witnessed a time of greater interest and investment in the CHW workforce. Amidst a rapidly changing CHW funding landscape, the philanthropic community has an important role to play in assuring that CHWs are able to make an optimum contribution to communities and to the health system.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Ending Girls’ Incarceration in California is Possible When We Listen to Young People and Invest in Their Healing
Lindsay Rosenthal, Director, Ending Girls’ Incarceration Initiative at Vera Institute of Justice
Julia Arroyo, Executive Director, Young Women’s Freedom Center
The United States leads the world in incarceration rates of women and girls—we account for only 4 percent of the world’s population of women and girls but 30 percent of women held in prison and jails. Many girls are incarcerated not because they pose a threat to the public but because of concerns for their own safety in the community—such as abusive home environments. California incarcerates more girls than any state other than Texas and can lead the way on ending girls’ incarceration nationwide.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Safeguarding Health Care Access for Transgender Communities
Saida Agostini-Bostic, President, Funders for LGBTQ Issues
Hez Norton, Senior Portfolio and Partnerships Director, Laughing Gull Foundation
For decades, LGBTQ+ Americans have been at the forefront of powerful movements championing the freedom for all individuals to be themselves and pursue their dreams. This grassroots organizing has led to unprecedented public support for LGBTQ+ equality and increased visibility for transgender people within our society. However, despite growing acceptance, a dangerous political backlash threatens the progress made in securing health care access for transgender communities.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation’s Persistent Journey toward Equity: What We Did and What We Hope to Inspire Others to Do
Heather Higgins Alderman, President & CEO, Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation
Santrice Martin, Chief Operating Officer, Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation
Since 2019, the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF) has embarked upon a journey of perspective transformation—challenging ourselves to know, think, and believe differently so we will decide, engage, and act more equitably. Through consistent commitment and action, our Board of Directors, leadership, and staff have moved equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) work beyond “box checking” activities, institutionalizing long-term, individual, organizational, community, and cultural changes.
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VIEWS FROM THE FIELD
Health and Social Care Integration: Five Years of Progress on a National Academies Report
Alyssa McFadden, Research and Policy Associate, Center for Health and Social Care Integration, Department of Social Work and Community Health – Rush University Medical Center
Teresa Moro, Health Services Researcher, Center for Health and Social Care Integration, Department of Social Work and Community Health – Rush University Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, College of Health Sciences – Rush University Medical Center
Bonnie Ewald, Managing Director, Center for Health and Social Care Integration, Department of Social Work and Community Health – Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL
Robyn Golden, Policy-Director, Center for Health and Social Care Integration, Department of Social Work and Community Health – Rush University Medical Center; Associate Vice President of Social Work and Community Health, Rush University Medical Center
Historically, social determinants of health (SDOH) have not been addressed in health care visits. However, whether someone has a safe place to live or healthy food to eat directly impacts health. Other SDOH outlined by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion include economic stability, education access and quality, neighborhood and build environment, social and community context, and healthcare access and quality. It is critical that health care providers understand individuals’ experience of these domains; without this, the care provided is not patient-centered and does not fully address health and well-being.
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“Food insecurity is a critical issue in the communities we serve. While we work at the most basic level to provide healthy foods to those in need and to ensure our local food pantries are stocked, we realize much more needs to be done to make a lasting impact. Through our partnerships with nonprofits and other health funders, we work in a more systemic way to improve access to nutritious foods for everyone, regardless of where they live or their socioeconomic status.”
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GIH NEWS
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Supporting Communities Recovering from Hurricanes Helene and Milton
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Grantmakers In Health is saddened by the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Helene and Milton in communities across the southeastern United States, affecting many of our Funding Partners and the people they serve. However, we are heartened to see the strong show of support from philanthropy, government, businesses, and individuals to help those affected by the storm recover. But this is not an isolated event—climate change is intensifying hurricanes, fires, and other forms of extreme weather, with their effects felt by more communities than ever before.
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New Grantmakers In Health Survey Finds Leadership and Staff of Health Funders More Diverse than Broader Philanthropic Field
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A new Grantmakers In Health survey of health funder leadership, staff, and boards found that health funder organizations are more racially and ethnically diverse than the broader field of philanthropy. According to the survey, 31 percent of Chief Executive Officers and Executive Directors leading health funder organizations identify as Black, Indigenous, or Other People of Color (BIPOC), compared to 14 percent from philanthropic organizations focusing on other priority areas. In addition, 49 percent of staff employed by health funders identify as BIPOC compared to 31 percent from the broader field of philanthropy.
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Join us at the 2024 Health Policy Exchange in Washington, DC
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We are excited to announce that the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) Fall Forum has been rebranded as the Health Policy Exchange. The new name reflects the multi-day conference’s purpose: to provide opportunities for health funders focused on policy to network with policymakers and other funders, exchange ideas and best practices, and identify opportunities for collaboration.
The theme of the 2024 Health Policy Exchange is Beyond the Ballot: Advancing Policy in a New Administration. Taking place just one week after the presidential election, we will discuss the outcome’s impact on philanthropy’s work advancing better health for all, delve into critical policy issues that affect the country, as well as share updates from the Hill.
Here's what you can expect from November 11-13, 2024, at our Health Policy Exchange in Washington, DC:
- Dynamic discussions on the election’s impact on philanthropy
- Thought leadership on critical policy issues
- Updates from the Hill
- Opportunities for philanthropic action, public-private partnerships, and policy change
Join policy-engaged funders and policymakers at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill this November for three days of connection in a moment of change and possibility.
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Philanthropy Careers
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Grantmakers In Health offers a listing of current professional opportunities in health philanthropy on the GIH website. |
Recent opportunities:
Click here to view the full list of opportunities
Submit an Opportunity to the GIH Career Board
Posts are free for GIH Funding Partners; for all others the cost is $99 for a 90-day post. At this time, we only accept positions based in health, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector. GIH retains the right to review all posts for appropriateness and relevance to our community. Please contact us at info@gih.org with any questions.
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PHILANTHROPY
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Grants & Programs
Blue Shield of California Foundation (San Francisco, CA) • The California Wellness Foundation (Los Angeles, CA) • CDC Foundation (Atlanta, GA) • Cleveland Foundation (Cleveland, OH) • Community Foundation for Livingston County (Detroit, MI) • Dogwood Health Trust (Asheville, NC) • The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey (Millburn, NJ) • The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (New York, NY) • Kresge Foundation (Troy, MI) • Michigan Health Endowment Fund (Brighton, MI) • Natrona Collective Health Trust (Casper, WY) • Nemours Children’s Health (Orlando, FL) • RRF Foundation for Aging (Chicago, IL) • St. David’s Foundation (Austin, TX) • Virginia Health Care Foundation (Richmond, VA)
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Transitions and Appointments
Nicole Sherard-Freeman (Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan) • Aurea Montes-Rodriguez (First 5 LA) • Andrea Perdomo-Morales (REACH Healthcare Foundation) • Tanner Wealand and Robert J. Morris (United Methodist Ministry Health Fund)
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Awards
Highmark Foundation (Pittsburgh, PA) • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Princeton, NJ)
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