Grantmakers In Health: Publications

Publications

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GIH Bulletin

GIH's biweekly newsletter providing the latest news and information on the field including new grants, people, surveys and studies.

Inside Stories

Inside Stories is a publication series that uses narrative to create conversation around challenging issues facing health philanthropy.

Issue Focus

A monthly feature of the Bulletin, Issue Focus takes an in-depth look at a single health topic or philanthropic strategy.

Views from the Field

These occasional features in the Bulletin are written by grantmakers, providing a forum to share their opinions and insights on the practice of health philanthropy.

Tracking the Field

Since 1980, more than 170 foundations have been created as the result of the conversion of nonprofit hospitals, health plans, and health systems. GIH periodically surveys these organizations to learn about their grantmaking and operations.

Strategic Thinking for Health Funders

Publications that provide insight on critical challenges facing the field and lessons learned about various grantmaking strategies.

Issue Dialogue Briefs

These in-depth reports, developed for GIH's popular Issue Dialogue series, focus on a single contemporary health topic, providing a synthesis of available data and evaluation results, private and public sector activities, and opportunities for grantmakers.

Meeting Reports

Select proceedings and compilations of major speeches, presentations, and other relevant materials from GIH meetings.

Annual Reports

Publications documenting GIH's activities and operations. Available back to 1999.

Ordering Publications

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Featured Publications

Health Information Technology: Increasing Quality and Access within Safety Net Providers

Health foundations are uniquely positioned to help safety net providers reach their full health information technology (HIT) potential. Some foundations have focused on providing funds for capital investment, technical support, and ongoing HIT maintenance. Others have brought safety net providers, local or state health department representatives, and even vendors together to plan for and adopt HIT, helping lay the groundwork for interoperable information exchange across clinical sites. By providing various means of support, foundations can help to bridge the competitive tensions that often derail cooperation.

GIH Bulletin: May 5, 2008

Bridging, Building, and Beyond: Breaking Down Barriers to Health Improvement

Download the resource portfolio from GIH's 2008 annual meeting Bridging, Building, and Beyond: Breaking Down Barriers to Health Improvement.

Critical Services for Our Children: Integrating Mental and Oral Health into Primary Care

Grantmakers have long been interested in improving children’s access to health care. Yet, a number of services critical to children’s healthy growth and development—such as mental health and oral health services—fall outside the traditional primary care model. This fragmentation of services has contributed to access barriers and has compromised the quality of pediatric care. Growing awareness of the importance of mental health and oral health has resulted in a variety of innovative efforts to integrate these services into children’s health care.