Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy Report
This resource provides an overview of the Department of Health and Human Services report on children’s health released on September 9, 2025.
Department of Health and Human Services Reorganization and Reductions: Explaining the State of Play
This issue brief provides an overview of the current status of the reorganization and Reductions in Force (RIF) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help funders understand the impact on their work and engage in the current policy landscape.
The Importance of Ballot Measure Access and Race-Conscious Policymaking
In this interview, Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Elizabeth DiLauro and Giridhar Mallya of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation about the importance of race-conscious policymaking and protecting access to ballot measures as key tools for advancing health and racial equity.
2014 Terrance Keenan Institute Fellows Named
GIH is pleased to announce the 2014 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy class of fellows.
Health Impact Assessments– A Pathway to Health Equity
Health impact assessments offer an approach that helps build robust collaborations between health and other sectors by providing timely, accurate, and relevant information intended for use in real-time decisionmaking.
Call for Nominations: 2015 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy
Nominate an outstanding health grantmaker to receive the 2015 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy. The Nomination deadline is Friday, September 5, 2014.
Stepping Out: One Foundation’s Lessons Learned from Leading a Ballot Initiative
The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) shares lessons learned from an evaluation of its involvement in Missouri’s 2012 tobacco tax ballot initiative, one of the first times when HCF stepped into the public sphere in support of an issue.
Reclaiming Futures, Rebuilding Lives
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust has learned that although direct service grantmaking can yield immediate results, it often cannot address the underlying causes of poverty or make a lasting impact. To better address these challenges, the Trust has shifted the focus of some of its grantmaking to efforts designed to change the systems serving these populations.
The Fine Awards: Rewarding Great Teamwork across the Continuum
In 2008 the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and The Fine Foundation and launched The Fine Awards for Teamwork Excellence in Health Care. Each year, the awards celebrate health care teams in western Pennsylvania who achieve significant quality improvements.