Courageous Action for the Health of Our Communities
The final day of the 2025 Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy focused on milestone moments in health like the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and elevated the philanthropic partnerships already inspiring a better tomorrow. While much of the conference was spent reflecting, today was marked by action and what comes next: standing firm in values, being courageous, and co-creating a vision for the future.
Reimagining Health Philanthropy, Together
During Day 2 of the 2025 Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy, attendees across sectors worked together to identify the intersections of their work and co-created solutions for healthier, thriving communities. Sessions spanned a wide range of topics, from exploring business’ role in health equity to strategies for supporting staff in uncertain times.
Remarks on Defending Philanthropy’s Freedom to Give
President and CEO of Grantmakers In Health (GIH), Cara V. James, delivered opening remarks at the 2025 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy in New Orleans.
RCHN Community Health Foundation and Kaiser Family Foundation Reports: October 2018
The nation’s community health centers play an increasingly visible role in the maturing, post-Affordable Care Act (ACA) market and continue to show major growth, according to two new studies issued by the Geiger Gibson / RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Blue Shield of California Foundation Report: October 2018
Immigrant families are in peril; as is the future of myriad immigrant children. A new Blue Shield of California Foundation-supported report from Kaiser Family Foundation affirms that current threats are emotionally and financially overwhelming for undocumented residents, and they will have far-reaching consequences.
The New York State Health Foundation Report: October 2018
The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) issued a new report: “The Future of Family Caregiving: Leading the Change.”
Dentistry’s Newest Profession: Expanding Access, Creating Equity, Improving Health
Dental therapists are oral health care’s newest professionals. In the same way that physician assistants work with medical teams, dental therapists are supervised by dentists and expand the reach of the dental team, which allows people to get dental care in communities that have long gone without it.
DC in Color
Washington, DC is one of the most segregated cities in the United States, with many of its Black residents living east of the Anacostia River and its white and Hispanic residents living west of the river.
Latino Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health
Earlier this year, with the goal of generating new insights and ideas about the role funders can play to advance health equity for Latinos and other people of color in California, GIH and Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP) convened a meeting in San Francisco for funders and community partners on building a movement for Latino health equity.