Health Policy Update: July 2, 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.
Training the Health Workforce of Tomorrow
In 2001 GIH convened a group of grantmakers and national experts concerned about health workforce issues. This Issue Brief explores issues related to the supply, composition, and competency of the health workforce, and the role that these factors play in maintaining and improving the health status of individual patients and broader populations. Specifically, the report focuses on grantmaker activities in four areas: shifting the geographic distribution of the health workforce to ensure access in underserved areas; improving representation among racial and ethnic minorities; addressing the current shortage of nurses, particularly in inpatient settings; and improving health professionals’ competency in addressing the complex health care needs of the elderly.
Assets for Health: Findings from the 2001 Survey of New Health Foundations
This GIH report shares findings from a 2001 survey of new health foundations.
Collaboration: Building Relationships to Improve Health
This GIH Issue Focus on collaboration draws from President & CEO Lauren LeRoy’s remarks at GIH’s 2012 Meeting, Collaborating for Change: Exploring Health Partnerships That Work.
Promoting Diversity in the Health Workforce
This GIH Issue Focus outlines steps that health grantmakers can take to improve diversity in the health workforce.
Filling the Gap: Strategies for Improving Oral Health
Oral health is a critical component of overall health and well-being. Diseases of the mouth can reduce the quality of life for those who are afflicted and result in lost work and school days. This Issue Brief reviews the burden of oral disease for society’s most vulnerable populations, describes effective strategies for improving oral health, and highlights initiatives of foundations and corporate giving programs that are working to improve oral health.
Early Childhood Development: Putting Knowledge Into Action
Positive early development is essential to the health and well-being of children, and to promoting their success now and in the future. This Issue Brief presents the latest research on early childhood development and explores strategies and opportunities for grantmakers interested in improving the quality and availability of services for young children and their families.
Advancing Quality Through Patient Safety
The Institute of Medicine estimates that between 44,000 and 98,000 lives are lost annually as a result of preventable medical errors. This Issue Brief examines the response to the medical errors crisis across the health care delivery system, as well as how grantmakers working at the national, state, and local levels can contribute to advancing quality through reductions in medical errors and improvements in patient safety.
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