GIH Bulletin: September 2026
In July 2026, the United States reached a grim milestone when the number of confirmed cases of measles exceeded the total for all of 2025. On August 10, 2026, the White House issued an executive order directing changes to the federal childhood vaccine schedule and categories, and calls for availability of separate measles, mumps, and rubella vaccines. The science has not changed, but the new framework could significantly slow down the delivery of protective immunizations from these serious diseases.
GIH Bulletin: March 2013
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.
GIH Bulletin: February 2013
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit) awarded two research grants to physicians from the University of Michigan to conduct pilot studies.
GIH Bulletin: January 2013
BHHS Legacy Foundation (Phoenix, AZ) awarded more than $4.6 million in grants to Arizona nonprofits to support health-related programs.
GIH Bulletin: December 2012
In 2011 Grantmakers In Health (GIH), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, launched the GIH State Grant Writing Assistance Fund.
GIH Bulletin: November 2012
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.
GIH Bulletin: October 2012
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.
GIH Bulletin: September 2012
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority (Anchorage) awarded $96,789 in grants for 10 projects statewide.
GIH Bulletin: August 2012
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.
GIH Bulletin: July 2012
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Detroit) awarded three research grants to Michigan-based physicians.