Reimagining Rural Health and Well-being
To inform positive change, Grantmakers in Health (GIH) and the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) are partnering to reimagine a unified vision for health and well-being in rural America. The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) was engaged to conduct a landscape analysis and facilitate listening sessions with rural health stakeholders at the local, state, and national levels.
GIH Health Policy Update Newsletter
An Exclusive Resource for Funding Partners
The Health Policy Update is a newsletter produced in collaboration with Leavitt Partnersi and Trust for America’s Health. Drawing on GIH’s policy priorities outlined in our policy agenda and our strategic objective of increasing our policy and advocacy presence, the Health Policy Update provides GIH Funding Partners with a range of federal health policy news.
Reflections on “Lead, Listen, Inspire”
Each year, GIH asks health funders to share their thoughts on our annual conference theme. This year we asked some of our Terrance Keenan Institute fellows to share heir reflections on what it means to lead, listen, and inspire.
Health Funders and the Fight for the Future of Health Care
As part of our 35th anniversary celebration, we reached out to GIH board members and board alumni to share their advice to health funders about the primary challenges that philanthropy should be tackling.
Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Challenges of and Recommendations for Tracking Local Policy
If you advocate for, research, evaluate, or fund policy change, a local policy database will enrich and facilitate your work.
Supporting Innovative Solutions to the Health Care Needs of Men and Women Released from Jail
Research shows that men and women admitted to jail have disproportionately higher rates of chronic illness than the general population, along with higher rates of early death.
Growing Old is Hard Enough: Prison, Jail, and Post-Release Life for Older Adults
Sometimes a shift in perspective leads to far-reaching innovations, whether in policy, programs, or grantmaking.
Margin and Mission-Related Investing: How Hospitals Can Help Build Healthy Communities
As anchor institutions, hospitals can drive place-based change and improve health outcomes through local hiring, procurement, and other efforts that address the social, economic, and environmental factors that shape health.