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.
Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – May 2017
The latest on grants and programs from the field.
Mat-Su Health Foundation Report: May 2017
The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) has released the third and final report of its Behavioral Health Environmental Scan. The new report focuses on prevention of child maltreatment.
New York State Health Foundation Report: May 2017
A new NYSHealth-funded report by the Manhattan Institute finds that user-generated ratings of hospitals in New York State do align with more objective quality measures and that Yelp star ratings can be a valid proxy, providing free, accurate, and easy-to-understand quality indicators for hospital care.
Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Report: May 2017
Kentuckians who are familiar with needle exchange programs are more likely to favor them, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll (KHIP), an annual poll of Kentucky adults about health issues, funded jointly by the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky and Interact for Health.
New York State Health Foundation RFP: April 2017
The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) announced an upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) to support hospitals in New York State in adopting OpenNotes.
The Benefits of External Eyes
How is our work going, really? Can staff answer that question with a sufficient degree of critical appraisal? Can we rely on the complete honesty of funded partners, who are thrilled that we have recognized their causes as ours, to gain a sense of our impact? Is our board prepared, engaged and yet distant enough to provide a wise response to this fundamental question of success?