Public Health

Today’s public health system faces many challenges as it struggles to provide essential public health services, meet emergency preparedness requirements, and tackle emerging diseases—all in an atmosphere of shrinking budgets and intense scrutiny. Foundations fund a variety of initiatives that address the heart of the issue: the infrastructure of people, systems, and organizations. GIH is uniquely positioned to help funders from across the country discuss this topic’s most important emerging issues.

What's New

• The Rockefeller Foundation Commits $100 Million to Build Resilient Cities
  June 2013
  To commemorate its inception 100 years ago, the Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $100 Million commitment to building 100 resilient cities across the world.
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• Kaiser Permanente Joins HBO and Other Leading Health Organizations for New Childhood Obesity Documentary
  May 2013
  Premiering this month on HBO, Kaiser Permanente is sponsoring a three-part film series, The Weight of the Nation for Kids. This film series features the efforts of America’s youth who are taking leading roles and making a difference to alter the food and physical activity environments in their communities.
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• A New Video, Superbugs Are Closer Than You Think, Chronicles the Rise of the Superbugs and How We Can Fight Back
  May 2013
  A new video produced by Extending the Cure and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation chronicles the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (referred to as “Superbugs”) and how it has become a serious public health problem.
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Spotlight on Public Health

• New Report Assess Hurricane Sandy-related Deaths
  June 2013
  Hurricane Sandy, which bore down on the mid-Atlantic U.S. coastline in late October 2012, caused billions of dollars in damages, left millions of residents without power and thousands without their homes or businesses, and led to 117 deaths.
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Publications of Interest

• Giving Voice: The Power of Grassroots Advocacy in Shaping Public Policy
  November 2010
  By Billie Hall, President and CEO, Sunflower Foundation
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• Lights, Camera, Take Action: Spotlighting Public Health for the Next Generation
  October 2010
  By Thomas Aschenbrener, President, Northwest Health Foundation
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• It Takes Many Villages to Create a Public Health Improvement Plan
  June 2010
  By Chris J. Wiant, President and CEO, Caring for Colorado Foundation
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• Access
• Aging
• Behavioral Health
• Disparities
• Foundation Operations
• Health Reform
• Healthy Eating/Active Living
• Maternal and Child Health
• Oral Health
• Public Health
• Public Policy Strategies
• Quality
• Social Determinants of Health