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Improving Access to Care: New Solutions to an Old Problem

This GIH Issue Focus looks at some of the more recent and creative efforts to make sure that people can get health care when they most need it.

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GIH 1998 Survey of Foundations Created by Health Care Conversions Sheds New Light

This GIH Issue Focus presents a summary of the preliminary findings of GIH’s 1998 Survey of Foundations Created by Health Care Conversions.

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Strategies for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health

This Issue Brief, based on a May 2000 Issue Dialogue, begins by documenting disparities for six health conditions targeted by the federal government and explores some of the underlying causes of health disparities. The report presents examples of philanthropic strategies, as well as federal and state initiatives, and offers conclusions about the challenges foundations are likely to face in working to eliminate health disparities.

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Childhood Immunization: Protecting Individuals and Communities

Childhood immunizations are one of the greatest public health achievements in modern times. Questions, however, have been raised about the value and safety of specific vaccines – underscoring the need for balanced, accurate information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent. 

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