Health Policy Update: May 15, 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.
Too Few Choices, Too Much Junk: Connecting Food and Health
GIH convened a group of grantmakers, researchers, and practitioners for an Issue Dialogue discussing the intersection of food and health. The program focused on the current U.S. food system and approaches that foundations can employ to improve food access and nutrition. This Issue Brief incorporates the background paper written for this meeting, as well as key points from the day’s discussion.
Safety Net in the Era of Health Reform: A New Vision of Care
As part of its continuing mission to serve trustees and staff of health foundations and corporate giving programs, Grantmakers In Health convened a group of grantmakers and safety net experts on November 3, 2011, to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the safety net system as the Affordable Care Act is implemented. This Issue Brief incorporates the background paper written for this meeting, as well as key points from the day.
Public Policy Engagement During an Election Year
Political elections create both challenges and opportunities for foundations seeking to inform and influence the public policy process. Philanthropic organizations have broad latitude to conduct or sponsor a variety of policyrelated activities, and this flexibility includes the ability to promote civic engagement and encourage informed participation in democratic elections.
GIH Bulletin: February 2012
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Foundation (Jacksonville) has awarded a $125,000 grant to ChildObesity180 to support its Active Schools Acceleration Project Innovation Competition.
Forging Stronger Relationships with State Title V Agencies
Although philanthropy has a long history of working with state government to advance health goals, partnerships with Title V agencies appear to be relatively uncommon. Shared strategic vision between the two sectors can lead to collaborations to improve the health of women, children, and families.
Shedding Light on Maternal Mortality
This Issue Focus discusses maternal mortality in the United States, its rising rate in recent years, and key disparities in the rate based on race/ethnicity and class. It will also offer strategies and examples for funders to improve and promote the health of women and children before, during, and after pregnancy and childbirth.
Covering Children Under the Affordable Care Act: Minding the Gaps
While millions of children and their families stand to gain access to affordable coverage through the Affordable Care Act, a significant subset of children is vulnerable to being excluded. Nearly 20 million children live in nontraditional family arrangements that potentially create barriers to accessing health coverage.
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