Georgia Health Initiative: September 2025
A new report, “Progress Towards Vitality: A 10-Year Retrospective Analysis of Systems Focused Efforts to Improve Maternal Health in Georgia,” analyzes a subset of recommendations put forward by the Georgia Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) and the Georgia House Study Committee on Maternal Mortality to improve maternal mental health in the state.
How to Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts
Grantmakers In Health has compiled a list of resources for funders interested in supporting Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
Building Bridges, Eliminating Walls: Why Philanthropy Should Care about Domestic Violence
Though domestic violence touches so many lives, there are still too few who are working to prevent its detrimental effects on those who struggle the most.
How a Small Craft Navigates Shifting Tides
With services and supports to our community’s most vulnerable residents repeatedly at risk over the last several months, we have found ourselves wondering: is this the new reality? And as a relatively small local foundation, how can we most effectively target our resources to make a difference?
Health and Housing: Empowering Older Adults
As growing evidence shows how profoundly our health is shaped by upstream factors, numerous foundations have focused their attention on the links between health and housing.
Health, Housing, and Civil Rights Strategies
Grantmakers, practitioners, and advocates have recognized the role of place in shaping health, and know that there is a growing urgency to respond to inequities related to housing, residential segregation, and neighborhood conditions.
Connecting the Dots: Equitable Local Economies Create Healthy People
The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) has spent the last 17 years working with thousands of local businesses, investors, and civic leaders who are strengthening local economies and communities across the United States and Canada.