GIH Bulletin

Philosophers and sociologists have written about the essential role social engagement and good connections between people play in building strong communities. At this year’s annual meeting I was reminded of this by all three plenary speakers.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit) awarded two research grants to physicians from the University of Michigan to conduct pilot studies.

BHHS Legacy Foundation (Phoenix, AZ) awarded more than $4.6 million in grants to Arizona nonprofits to support health-related programs.

In 2011 Grantmakers In Health (GIH), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, launched the GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund.

Aetna Foundation (Hartford, CT) awarded a $40,000 grant to The Center Helping Obesity In Children End Successfully (C.H.O.I.C.E.S.) (Atlanta, GA), a nonprofit organization that works with communities in metropolitan Atlanta to fight childhood obesity.

Austin-Bailey Health and Wellness Foundation (Canton, OH) approved funding totaling $167,530 to support 12 nonprofit organizations located in Ohio’s
four-county area of Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne.

The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (Anchorage) awarded $96,789 in grants for 10 projects statewide.

BHHS Legacy Foundation (Phoenix, AZ) and its affiliates announced that they have awarded $2,361,533 in grants in the greater Phoenix region and $956,352 in grants in their tri-state region (Bullhead City, Mohave Valley, and Topock, AZ; Needles, CA; and Laughlin, NV) during the first half of 2012.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit) awarded three research grants to Michigan-based physicians.