Expiring Federal Health Program Authorizations

This resource provides an overview of federal health programs whose authorizations have expired or are set to expire. As Congress considers whether and how to reauthorize these programs, funders have an opportunity to understand what is at stake and help inform policymakers about those affected by potential changes or inaction. It explains how the congressional authorization and appropriations processes shape program funding, and highlights opportunities for funders to inform policymakers about community needs, program impact, and priorities for reauthorization or continued funding.

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Select Legal Challenges Relevant to Health Funders in 2026

This resource highlights key court cases that could affect health funders, their communities, and their partners. It focuses on legal challenges to changes in federal programs and policies implemented by the current Administration. The brief also highlights significant cases related to health funders’ priorities. Understanding these cases can help funders anticipate changes in federal policy, assess potential implications, and identify opportunities to support or protect health programs and services.

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Terrance Keenan Institute

2026 Terrance Keenan Institute Fellows Named

GIH is delighted to announce the 2026 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy class of fellows.

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Elevating Community Priorities to Shape Georgia’s Health Policy Agenda

Georgia stands at a pivotal moment that will shape the direction of health policy in our state. With an open governor’s race in 2026, along with other open seats, we’re on the cusp of significant political transition. While new leadership introduces uncertainty, it also creates opportunity. This moment opens the door for nonpartisan, nonprofit, private foundations like our team at Georgia Health Initiative to play a constructive role in elevating community priorities to shape a health policy agenda designed to work for all Georgians.

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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.

Rethinking Juvenile Justice: Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Crossover Youth

Over the past decade, the Sierra Health Foundation has invested in community efforts to improve the health and well-being of youth. As they focused efforts around juvenile justice, the foundation believed it to be a critical and opportunity-laden moment in which a regional funder could influence juvenile justice policy and practice across the entire state and perhaps the nation.

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Health Foundation for Western and Central New York’s Maternal and Child Health Initiative

Central New York has long struggled with the issue of poor maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes. While there have been some real successes over the years, poor MCH outcomes persist in the eight central New York counties served by the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York.

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Call for GIH Board Nominations

GIH seeks nominations for its board of directors for terms beginning immediately following the annual meeting in March 2013. Nominations are due September 6.

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Another Call to Go Upstream: Housing Is Health

Research over the decades has indicated that factors, such as education, income, occupation, housing, neighborhood environment, race, and ethnicity, have a powerful influence on health and are often referred to as the “root cause” of poor health.

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Integrating Health Services for People with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Care for people with co-occurring conditions remains terribly fragmented. Three separate systems exist—health, mental health, and substance use services— to care for each individual problem, each one with its own set of norms, culture, regulations, reimbursement process, and accountability.

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2012 Terrance Keenan Institute Fellows Announced

GIH is pleased to announce the 2012 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy fellows.

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