Humana Foundation Advances Equity Through Community-Engaged Research Practices

Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Heather Hyden and Soojin Conover of the Humana Foundation about the Foundation’s recently published report, Strengthening Science and Community Impact Through Equitable Research Practices. The report examines innovative research methods adopted by the Foundation’s partners to promote health equity in public health research through community-engaged research practices.

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Collaborating for Impact: Providing Trust-Based Grantmaking and Technical Assistance to Support Local Resilience to Extreme Weather Events

In the last few years, there has been an increased number of extreme weather events, including wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and heatwaves in the United States. In 2023, the United States experienced 28 disasters that cost at least $1 billion, the largest number of billion-dollar disasters in a single year on record (Smith 2024). While some areas of the country are more susceptible to these threats, there are no regions immune to disasters. According to a recent Gallup poll, 37 percent of adults in the United States report they have been personally impacted by at least one extreme weather event in the last two years, which is higher than the 2022/2023 survey result at 33 percent.

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Working Through Challenges to Sharing Power With Community: Highlights from a session at Grantmakers in Health’s Annual Conference

The people closest to the issue best know the solutions. For health funders, sharing power with community could mean giving residents a voice in shaping your grantmaking priorities or where grant dollars are spent. Many funders understand that solutions are more likely to be successful when the people who are most affected have a voice in shaping them. But when it comes to including that voice, the work often stalls before it starts.

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The Value of Health Impact Assessments in Housing

Although many of the links between unsafe housing conditions and health—such as lead paint, mold, and rodents—are well-known, there are other, less obvious, connections between the places people live and their health.

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In 2017, Boston Will Be the Place to Be

2017 is GIH’s 35th anniversary, and leadership is on our minds. In the 35 years since we were founded, the landscape of health philanthropy has changed dramatically.

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2017 GIH Annual Conference: Call for Proposals

We invite you to help shape GIH’s 2017 annual conference. Proposals must be submitted by Friday September 30, 2016.

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Call for Nominations: 2017 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy

GIH invites you to nominate individuals for the 2017 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.

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Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – August 2016

The latest on grants and programs from the field.

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Philanthropy @ Work – Awards – August 2016

The latest on awards from the field.

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