Philanthropy’s Role in Addressing Neighborhood Conditions That Shape Health
From sidewalks to toxic stress, evidence shows where people live has a greater impact on health than medical care, behavior, or genetics.
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Creating Effective Health Care Markets
Disagreement about the role of markets lies at the root of many of our fiercest health care controversies. One side believes that unleashing market forces will rescue our health care system. From this viewpoint, government involvement is inherently destructive, except in rare circumstances. Many opponents of the Affordable Care Act share this opinion.
Creating an Age-Friendly Public Health System: Challenges, Opportunities, and Next Steps
National, state, and local public health officials; aging experts, advocates, and service providers; and health care officials came together to discuss how public health could contribute to an age-friendly society and improve the health and well-being of older Americans.
Health Affairs: Community Care for High Needs Patients
Almost everyone wants to live in their own home and community as they age. Yet for many, later age brings frailty and the accumulation of chronic conditions. This month’s issue of Health Affairs examines how we can best provide care in the community for people with advanced illness.
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Including the Person in Person-Centered Care
Person-centered care by its very nature needs to engage care recipients as equal partners in the planning, developing, monitoring, and evaluation of care as well as in policy and programmatic discussions that impact delivery systems for high-need, high-cost individuals.
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Office Coordinator
The Trust is seeking an experienced administrator to join their team as an Office Coordinator at the Trust’s offices in Asheville, NC. The Office Coordinator is the first point of contact for the Trust with many of its constituents and coordinates many of the Trust’s activities relating to facilities, office services, and related functions. The…
Human Resources Director
The Trust is seeking an experienced HR management professional to join their team as the Human Resources Director at the Trust’s offices in Asheville, NC. The Human Resources Director will direct the development and implementation of foundation-wide programs for multiple human resource functions including recruitment, training, benefits, compensation, employee relations, organizational development, and HRIS.
Communications Manager
The Trust is seeking an experienced communications professional to join their team as the Communications Manager at the Trust’s offices in Asheville, NC. The Communications Manager will assist with the strategy for all communications to consistently articulate the Trust’s purpose, values, and guiding principles.
Program Officer, Consumer Empowerment
If you want to make a meaningful difference in the health and lives of New Yorkers, the New York State Health Foundation may be the right place for you. The Program Officer position is an ideal fit for a candidate who is mission-oriented, strategic, creative, and collaborative, and who cares deeply about making the health care system work better for patients and their families. In this role, you will join our dedicated staff in a collegial atmosphere and work with grantees and partners to advance our work to empower health care consumers.
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Office Coordinator
The Trust is seeking an experienced administrator to join their team as an Office Coordinator at the Trust’s offices in Asheville, NC. The Office Coordinator is the first point of contact for the Trust with many of its constituents and coordinates many of the Trust’s activities relating to facilities, office services, and related functions. The…