Mary Jane Koren Named 2010 Terrance Keenan Award Winner

November 17, 2009-- Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce that Mary Jane Koren, M.D., M.P.H., assistant vice president at The Commonwealth Fund, has been named the 2010 recipient of The Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.  

GIH Announces New Board Members

November 17, 2009--Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce the addition of Anne Beal (Aetna Foundation), Billie Hall (Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans), Chet Hewitt (Sierra Health Foundation), Anne Warhover (The Colorado Health Foundation), and Wendy Wolf (Maine Health Access Foundation) to its board of directors. Their board terms begin after the GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy, March 10-12, 2010.

Be A Part of the Discussion

GIH's audioconference series keeps grantmaking colleagues engaged around issues of interest to them. If you are interested in participating in these calls, please send us an e-mail as noted below. 

Access:  Osula Rushing, access@gih.org
Disparities: Alicia Thomas, disparities@gih.org
Healthy Eating/Active Living (health promotion): Emily Art, heal@gih.org
Maternal and Child Health: Alicia Thomas, mchb@gih.org
Mental/Behavioral Health: Emily Art, mentalhealth@gih.org
Oral Health: Emily Art, oralhealth@gih.org
Public Health: Kate Treanor, publichealth@gih.org
Public Policy: Faith Mitchell, publicpolicy@gih.org
Quality of Care: Kate Treanor, quality@gih.org
Social Determinants of Health: Osula Rushing, sdoh@gih.org

Please note that, with the exception of invited speakers, audioconference participation is limited to staff and trustees of GIH Funding Partners

Coming Soon: Health Funders Guide to Mission Investing

GIH is preparing a practical guide on how funders with health missions and programs can use mission investing to drive and reinforce mission and goals. The guide aims to assist health funders to evaluate, design, and implement mission investing strategies.