Grantmakers In Health Announces 2026 Award Winners

Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce Mark Constantine, Senior Vice President of Community Investment at the Dogwood Health Trust in North Carolina, as the 2026 recipient of the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health, and Gladys Vega, President and CEO of La Colaborativa in Massachusetts, as the 2026 recipient of the Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.

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Gladys Vega of La Colaborativa to Be Honored with the 2026 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy

Gladys Vega, President and CEO of La Colaborativa in Massachusetts, will receive Grantmakers In Health’s 2026 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.

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Mark Constantine of the Dogwood Health Trust to be honored with the 2026 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award

Mark Constantine, Senior Vice President of Community Investment at Dogwood Health Trust in North Carolina, will receive Grantmakers In Health’s 2026 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award.

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GIH Health Policy Update Newsletter

An Exclusive Resource for Funding Partners

The Health Policy Update is a newsletter produced in collaboration with Leavitt Partners 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.

Leading with Vision

Do we aspire to be the healthiest community in the state? Think bigger. Do we aspire to be the healthiest community in the nation? Keep going. Some days I ask myself if it is grandiose to hold a pie-in-the-sky vision during changing, uncertain times.

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From Nathan’s to a National Network: Celebrating GIH’s 35th Anniversary

As legend has it, GIH began as a conversation among foundation program officers at a Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs restaurant in New Jersey, in 1978.

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Reflections on a Life in Philanthropy

Almost twenty years ago, after a career in public health, I was offered the opportunity to bring my passion for population health improvement to philanthropy. Since then, I have had the unique privilege of leading two new health foundations—one in California, and one in Kentucky.

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Reducing the Risk of Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

Ensuring access to sufficient, safe drinking water has been an essential function of water utilities, public health, and health care professionals around the world for more than a century. The public health community is often on the front lines, responding to elevated blood lead levels—and can speak to the need for prevention.

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Philanthropy @ Work – Transitions – June 2017

The latest on transitions from the field.

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Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – June 2017

The latest on grants and programs from the field.

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