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Social Determinants of Health
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HIV/AIDS and Women of Color: Changing the Conversation
By: Jacquelyn Brown, Program Officer; Diane Lewis, Trustee; and Margaret O'Bryon, President and CEO, Consumer Health Foundation
Changing the Conversation: Taking a Social Determinants of Health Approach to Addressing HIV/AIDS among Women of Color
This piece was written in conjunction with an October 1, 2009 GIH strategy session to understand HIV/AIDS prevention among women of color through a social determinants lens and explore the possibilities this approach presents.
We Must Promote Health Equity in Spite of Current Economic Challenges
By Rene Cabral Daniels, Vice President Grant Programs, Williamsburg Community Health Foundation, and Karen Reed, Director, Division of Health Equity, Office of Minority Health and Public Health Policy, Virginia Department of Health
It's Not Just Black and White: Health Disparities in Other Racial and Ethnic Groups
Though discussions of race often center on the experiences of African Americans, other racial and ethnic groups, such as Hispanics, Asian Americans, and American Indians, have also experienced systematic racism and disparities in health status and health outcomes.
Seeing the Future with 20/20 Vision: Michael Marmot Plenary Address from the 2009 GIH Annual Meeting
Read the 2009 annual meeting plenary address "Building a Global Movement for Health Equity" by Michael, Marmot, Chair of the Commission on Social Determinants on Health, World Health Organization.
Initiatives in Education, Economic Development Present Challenges, Yield Big Rewards
By Joseph Rosier, Jr., C.P.A., C.F.A., President and CEO, The Rapides Foundation
Expanding the Circle of Allies
By Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A, President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Social Policy Is Health Policy
Decades of research and practical experience in the United States and other countries have shown that a number of economic and social factors – education, income, occupation, wealth, housing, neighborhood environment, race and ethnicity – have a powerful influence on health. This link between social position and health status is predictable, persistent, problematic, and – we hope – preventable.
Improving the Health of Vulnerable Children with Medical-Legal Partnerships
By: Albert K. Yee, M.D., M.P.H.; Program Director; W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Pathways Out of Poverty: Exploring New Directions for Health Funders
The links between poverty and poor health are undeniable, yet complex. While health funders recognize poverty as a root cause of poor health, some may be unsure about how to translate that knowledge into action. This portfolio, prepared for GIH's 2007 Fall Forum, provides information and resources to help grantmakers learn about how health intersects with poverty, education, employment, the environment, housing, and criminal justice and how partnering with these sectors can affect public policy at local, state, and national levels.
Closing the Health Status Gap in the Nation's Healthiest State: Paddling Upstream in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
By: Joan Cleary, Vice President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation