Grantmakers In Health Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors

Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to announce the elections of David Jordan, President and CEO, United Methodist Health Ministry Fund; and Regan Gruber Moffitt, Vice President of Community Investments, St. David’s Foundation; to its Board of Directors.

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Deadlines in Health-Related Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda

This GIH policy resource details many of the health-related executive orders issued by the administration and includes a calendar of upcoming implementation deadlines.

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GIH President and CEO Cara V. James Joined The Rural Impact Podcast for a Conversation about the Intersections of Policy and Philanthropy

On December 4, 2025, Cara V. James, President and CEO of Grantmakers In Health (GIH), was featured in an episode of The Rural Impact podcast. She joined Michelle Rathman, host of The Rural Impact and strategic communications advisor in health care policy, for a conversation on the intersections of policy and philanthropy, challenges with rural health funding, and more. “Policies that are impacting rural communities are…

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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.

Margaret O’Bryon Selected 2012 Terrance Keenan Award Winner

Margaret O’Bryon, president and CEO of the Consumer Health Foundation, has been named the 2012 recipient of Grantmakers In Health’s Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.

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Jandel Allen-Davis and Anthony Iton Named to GIH Board

Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce the addition of Jandel Allen-Davis and Anthony Iton to its board of directors. Their board terms begin after the 2012 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy.

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Grant Agreements and Lobbying

Have you read your grant agreement or grant award
letter recently? Not just scanned it to make sure the
reporting dates have been updated, but read every
paragraph or clause to make sure the agreement says what you
think it says…and what you want it to say? If not, it is time to
do it now.

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Changing Expectations for Care at the End of Life

The culture and system of care at the end of life present unnecessary emotional, physical, and financial burdens for patients and their loved ones. Although this is what we have come to expect, other realities are possible.

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Disparities in Food Access and in Opportunities for Physical Activity

This article discusses the causes for the rising tide of preventable chronic disease, not only in Massachusetts but across the country. It also highlights some of the key factors that have produced this change and the parts of the population that are often more affected.

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Race to the Top: Is Children’s Health in the Running?

The Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTTELC), jointly administered by the U.S. Departments of Education, and Health and Human Services, is the latest federal opportunity for states to receive grants to transform education systems and improve achievement outcomes for children.

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