Maternal and Child Health
There is much work to be done to ensure that every child has a bright future. Health foundations are interested in a broad array of issues affecting the health and lives of women and children, from the perinatal to early childhood period, through the school-aged years, and on into adulthood. GIH designs programming to help funders make better informed, strategic funding decisions regarding policies and programs to address maternal and child health-related needs.
- The California Wellness Foundation Providing $7 million in Grants
May 2013The California Wellness Foundation has announced board approval of up to $7 million in grants to be distributed to 45 organizations throughout California. The grants will address the foundation’s eight priority areas, as well as other emergent health issues. As part of their mental health grantmaking, a total of $640,000 will be provided to agencies over the next two years to incorporate housing strategies into efforts to improve the mental health of homeless and runaway youth and youth transitioning out of foster care.
Learn More > - The Pew Charitable Trusts Awards Nearly $8.5 Million to Improve Lives of Poor Children and Their Families
May 2013With two out of five Philadelphia children living in poor families, The Pew Charitable Trusts announced that it will provide nearly $8.46 million in grants over the next three years to serve the Philadelphia region’s most disadvantaged children and their families. Grants, awarded to 46 organizations in Philadelphia and four surrounding counties, will support the work of these agencies in assisting children and families with a range of services, including expanding the attendance of high-quality child care and education programs and out-of-school time programs and obtaining behavioral health services and public benefits.
Learn More > - 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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- New Study Examines National Health Benchmarks for Children with Special Health Care Needs
May 2013
A new study published in the American Journal of Public Health finds that during the past decade, children with special health care needs were generally worse off than those children without a special health care need in many of the leading health benchmarks promoted by the national Healthy People 2010 initiative.
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- Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood
March 2013
In October 2012 GIH convened a group of grantmakers, researchers, and practitioners for the Issue Dialogue Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood. This Issue Brief synthesizes key points from the day’s discussion with a background paper previously prepared for Issue Dialogue participants.
Learn More > - Conceptualizing Best Practices for Maternal and Child Health
October 2012
By Kate Howe, Program Manager, Child Health, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Learn More > - Improving Systems of Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs
October 2012
By David Alexander, President and CEO, and Edward L. Schor, Senior Vice President, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
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