Health Policy Update: April 17, 2025

April 18, 2025

In an effort to help our Funding Partners better understand the changing health policy landscape in the new administration and Congress, Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is expanding the GIH Health Policy Update newsletter to three issues per month. Working in collaboration with Leavitt Partners, a leading health care policy consultancy, we are adding new installments of the newsletter on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, while we will continue to partner with Trust for America’s Health on the installment released on the second Wednesday of the month.

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Beyond Grantmaking: Health Foundations as Policy Change Agents

March 3, 2015

This GIH report seeks to help the field of health philanthropy maximize its strategic potential and minimize the difficulties inherent in taking on new roles by both describing ways funders are directly engaging in policy change efforts and distilling the key lessons learned from these experiences.

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Healing All Sons and Brothers: Addressing Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Boys and Men of Color

January 20, 2015

Gay, bisexual, and transgender (GBT) boys and men of color face significant stigma and marginalization, based not only on race, but also on gender identity and sexual orientation. As a result, GBT boys and men of color face a number of health inequities, connected to limited access to health care, disproportionate HIV/AIDS rates, inadequate housing, and unsafe schools.

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Health in All Policies: What It Is and What It Means for Health Grantmaking

December 15, 2014

Health in All Policies (HiAP) is an emerging approach to public policymaking, grounded in recognition that the most important determinants of health are outside the reach of the formal health care system. This Issue Focus describes the HiAP concept, its history and evolution, and explores how this approach is poised to influence priorities and programs in the field of health philanthropy.

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Harnessing 21st Century Technological Innovation to Promote Health

October 20, 2014

Technology has progressed by leaps and bounds since the turn of the 21st century, especially for consumers. Digital health innovations are rapidly being imagined, developed, and explored worldwide. While the potential of these technological tools is exhilarating, many questions remain regarding their development, efficacy, implementation, and place in the larger scheme of health grantmaking.

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The Power of Voice: Plenary Addresses from the 2014 GIH Annual Meeting

August 18, 2014

Read the 2014 annual meeting plenary remarks by Nadine Burke Harris, Alan Jenkins, and Wayne Jonas.

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2014 Terrance Keenan Award Speech

May 28, 2014

The following remarks are from former California HealthCare Foundation President and CEO Mark Smith’s acceptance speech upon receiving The Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy on March 6, 2014.

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