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.
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.
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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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.
GIH Celebrates 30 Years of Helping Grantmakers Improve the Health of All People
In 2012 GIH celebrates its 30th anniversary. Ever since our modest beginnings as a three-year trial program of the Foundation Center, our charge has been straightforward: serve the field of health philanthropy to improve the health of all people. Today, GIH continues to carry out this challenging and rewarding mission, thanks in no small part to the ongoing support of our Funding Partners.
Making the Connection with HIT
Health information technology (HIT) is now widely regarded as a promising tool for improving the quality, safety, and efficiency of the health care delivery system – largely due to a major influx of federal funding and the Affordable Care Act. Despite its newfound prominence, the benefits of HIT were only championed by a small cadre of health care professionals a mere six year ago.
The One that Got Away: Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy on Moving up and Moving on
Does philanthropy in the 21st century offer a viable career path for rising leaders with fresh visions and several decades of potential contributions before them, or is it a significant, yet temporary stop on what is sure to be a varied career journey?
GIH President and CEO Lauren LeRoy to Step Down October 2012
Lauren LeRoy, who since 1998 has led Grantmakers In Health through a period of transformative growth and change, will step down as president and CEO in October 2012.