The Vital Ingredients to Better Health for All

Reporting on the final day of the conference, the focus shifted towards recognizing the immense opportunity for philanthropy to make progress through collaboration. We can take inspiration from the people who united 250 years ago to work together in the service of a greater vision: a nation of the people, by the people, and for the people.

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Getting in Formation: Working Together to Build Healthy Communities

From breakout sessions to quick takes and wellness activities to two inspiring plenary sessions, every corner during day two of the Grantmakers In Health (GIH) Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy, Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Health was filled with conversation and connection. The day’s agenda focused on how funders can find and use their voices to stand up in this moment of change, including doubling down on their values; taking bigger, bolder risks alongside grantees; and seeking partnerships spanning the private and public sectors.

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Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Health in Action

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Health is more than this year’s Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy theme; it is the foundation for every planned session, unexpected learning moment, and conversation in Baltimore from June 8-11. The pre-conference kicked off with a range of discussions centered on the theme, including the state of Medicaid after H.R. 1, the connection between democracy and better health outcomes, and collaborations in public health funding.

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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.

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Integrative Medicine: Rethinking Health Care Delivery

Fifteen years ago I was a consulting psychologist with a newly minted doctorate, happy, and engaged in checkbook philanthropy on the side. But in the deep of winter, a diagnosis of breast cancer upended my world.

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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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