Erasing the Color Line: Philanthropy’s Role in Eliminating Health Disparities

November 12, 2003

This resource portfolio on racial and ethnic health disparities contains two-page articles on the following topics: poverty, racism, environmental health, access, healthy behaviors, mental health, workforce diversity, cultural competency, men, women, children, and aging populations.  It also includes a resource list of organizations working on health disparities, key Web sites, and articles.

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The Nation’s Leading Health Indicators: Measuring Progress, Taking Action

April 15, 2003

This resource portfolio provides profiles on each of the nation’s leading health indicators, as well as an overview highlighting GIH resources on this topic.

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On Solid Foundations: Strengthening the Future of Health and Philanthropy

July 17, 2002

This report features keynote addresses by Lauren LeRoy, Bruce Vladeck, Ian Morrison, Steven Schroeder, and Martha Katz.

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Spanning the Generations: Putting Health Grantmaking in an Intergenerational Context

February 16, 2000

This report features keynote addresses by Marian Wright Edelman, John W. Rowe, and Gene Cohen.

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Social Inequalities in Health

February 16, 1999

This report featuring keynote addresses from the February 1999 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy by Nicole Lurie, Robert G. Evans, Velvet Miller, and John W. Murphy.

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The Interface Between Public Policy and the Private Sector

November 30, 1998

Read the keynote speech from GIH’s Washington Briefing by Mark Smith, president and CEO of California HealthCare Foundation.

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Call to Action: Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health

September 25, 1998

GIH produced both a chartbook and proceedings from this national leadership conference cosponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  The proceedings highlight keynote remarks from Surgeon General David Satcher.

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