GIH Joins Amicus Brief Opposing New Citizenship Verification Requirements

GIH joined organizations filing an amicus brief for the case brought by NY and other states seeking to stop the administration’s attempt to expand citizenship verification requirements under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 for programs administered by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Justice.

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Remembering Patricia Mathews, Founding President and CEO of Northern Virginia Health Foundation

Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is saddened to learn of the recent passing of Patricia Mathews, a longtime fixture in health philanthropy and a former member of the GIH board of directors. Please join us in celebrating Patricia Mathews’ memory, as well as her many contributions to the field of health philanthropy and GIH.

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Responsible Exits: Insights from Three Funders

Grantmakers In Health’s Maya Schane spoke with Stephanie Teleki of The California Health Care Foundation, Laila Bell of The Skillman Foundation, and Jaime Vazquez of The Pew Charitable Trusts about their recently published article in The Foundation Review, “When Shift Happens: Navigating Toward a Framework for Responsible Philanthropic Exits.”

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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.

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Changing the Community Conversation on Health Care in Orange County, California

As the Health Funders Partnership of Orange County considered what its role would be in improving the health care needs of Orange County, it considered the question: How can this group of funders and health care systems change an entire health care ecosystem?

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Public Policy and the Equity Agenda

While a number of leading organizations have called for health in all policies, imagine if the field went a step further to call for health equity in all policies.

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Making Health Happen for Our Sons and Brothers

In April 2013, leaders from The California Endowment (TCE) and more than two dozen philanthropic foundations pledged to form an alliance to strengthen the sector’s investment in creating greater opportunities and wellness for black males and other males of color.

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A Lawyer’s Role: Ensuring the Health of Children and Youth in Foster Care

Too often, legal professionals only come into contact with children and youth when they are involved in some type of court action—whether before a judge independency cases, for delinquency or status offenses, or in domestic relations proceedings (such as custody, visitation, child support, and domestic violence).

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Mark D. Smith Selected 2014 Terrance Keenan Award Recipient

Mark D. Smith of the California HealthCare Foundation has been selected as the 2014 Terrance Keenan Award recipient.

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GIH Announces New Board Members

Patricia Baker, Patricia Doykos, Octavio Martinez, and Scott Moyer have been elected to the GIH Board.

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