Issue Focus

2013

• Gun Control: A Health Policy Issue?
  May 20, 2013
  Although the health-related consequences of gun violence are undeniable, the need for stronger gun control policies to address these health outcomes is hotly contested. Is the field of health philanthropy particularly “gun shy” about engaging in the contentious policy debate surrounding gun control?
  
  Issue Focus: 5-20-13 (Gun Control)
  
  Subject Areas: Public Policy Strategies

2012

• Innovations in Care for Chronically Ill Patients
  December 17, 2012
  Caring for patients with one or more long-term health conditions is the bread and butter of our health care system; yet innovations in care for the chronically ill do not always receive the attention they deserve. In this Issue Focus, promising paths to care improvement, challenges, and areas for future exploration are discussed.
  
  Issue Focus 12-17-12
  
  Subject Areas: Health Reform

• Using Media to Fight Obesity
  November 19, 2012
  Efforts to market foods of minimal nutritional value are believed to have significantly exacerbated the obesity epidemic. This Issue Focus describes research regarding anti-obesity media messaging and provides examples of campaigns that are providing reliable, healthful information to counteract such marketing.
  
  Issue Focus 11-19-12
  
  Subject Areas: Healthy Eating / Active Living

• Reducing Hospital Readmissions: What Is at Stake and What Will it Take?
  October 22, 2012
  With the view that many rehospitalizations could be averted through improvements in health care delivery, finding the path to reduce readmissions and capture the resulting savings has seized the imagination of many policy wonks and spurred attention, along with some action, on the front lines.
  
  Issue Focus: 10-22-12
  
  Subject Areas: Health Reform, Quality

• The Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act: Forging Ahead
  September 17, 2012
  On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered its decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. Following the decision, GIH held several webinars analyzing the implications of the ruling. This Issue Focus summarizes highlights from the calls and provides guidance for funders as they forge ahead with health reform implementation.
  
  Issue Focus 9-17-12
  
  Subject Areas: Health Reform

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