MetroWest Health Foundation: January 2023
Concerned about the health impacts associated with the lack of affordable housing, the foundation released a report detailing the affordable housing crisis in the MetroWest area of Massachusetts. The report, “Shut Out: Understanding the affordable housing crisis in MetroWest,” details the high costs of and instability in the region’s housing market over the past decade, and how the pandemic has intensified these issues.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina: January 2023
A recent external evaluation and new report from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, “Centering Equity in Grantmaking,” has identified several successes as well as lessons learned related to the foundation’s efforts to center equity and to design a grantmaking process that is inclusive and accessible.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation: January 2023
This report, “A Focus on Health Care: Five Priorities for the Next Administration,” synthesizes the findings from stakeholder interviews, describing five health care priorities for the new governor and legislative leaders to immediately pursue.
Philanthropy @ Work – Grants and Programs – January 2023
The latest on grants and programs from the field.
Cara V. James Interviewed by Off the Charts Podcast
Grantmakers In Health (GIH) President and CEO Cara V. James was interviewed on the December 26, 2022 episode of the Off the Charts podcast about health equity and social justice.
Grantmakers In Health Welcomes Five New Members to Board of Directors
Grantmakers In Health is pleased to announce the election of five new members to its Board of Directors. These include: Melinda Abrams, Tiffany Donelson, Britta Guerrero, Avenel Joseph, and Elizabeth Myung Sook Krause.
Cara V. James in Politico: Why So Many Black People Distrust the Health Care System
Grantmakers In Health (GIH) President and CEO Cara V. James was quoted in a December 18, 2022 Politico Magazine article about the Black community’s distrust of the health care system.
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Divests from Tobacco, Commits to Socially Responsible Investing
Recognizing the critical role midwives can play in combatting New Jersey’s maternal mortality crisis, the Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute are partnering to increase the role of midwives in New Jersey births.
Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Launch the Maternal Infant Health Hub Advisory Board
Recognizing the critical role midwives can play in combatting New Jersey’s maternal mortality crisis, the Burke Foundation and the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute are partnering to increase the role of midwives in New Jersey births.
Achieving Better Health for All Requires Transforming the Way We Do Business
This year has been an exciting time of renewal and transition at Grantmakers In Health. We celebrated our 40th anniversary and began implementing an ambitious five-year strategic plan, that included work to identify when and how GIH would use its voice to advance policies that support better health for all and at long last returned to in-person convenings with our annual conference, Fall Forum, and other events.