What Do We Stand For?

One year ago, as we were just one month into the new administration, I wrote that “At a moment when so much has been described as ‘unprecedented,’ and so much of what we value is being attacked, we need to ask ourselves as individuals, organizations, and a field, what do we stand for? What values do we hold, and what will we do and say to defend them?” Today, the answers to these questions are needed more urgently than ever.

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Medicaid and Community Violence: Pathways to Sustainable Care

American cities are witnessing historic declines in gun violence. In recent years, cities like Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Chicago have all seen precipitous drops in homicides, with some reaching multi-decade record lows (Washington Post 2025). While there are many causes of this decline, experts in the field point to community violence intervention as driving the trend.

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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.

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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 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.

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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