On December 4, 2025, Cara V. James, President and CEO of Grantmakers In Health (GIH), was featured in an episode of The Rural Impact podcast. She joined Michelle Rathman, host of The Rural Impact and strategic communications advisor in health care policy, for a conversation on the intersections of policy and philanthropy, challenges with rural health funding, and more.
“Policies that are impacting rural communities are not being developed or informed by people from rural communities,” said James. “There is great work happening in rural communities, and we need to listen to [them] and empower [them] to do the things they know need to be done to reduce barriers.”
Focus Area(s): Community Engagement and Empowerment, Population Health