Philanthropy @ Work

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation released the results of a comprehensive mixed-methods study, Access to Outpatient Mental Health Services in Massachusetts.

An analysis produced by the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) concluded that if the Community Health Center Fund is not restored, millions of patients served by community health centers may lose access to crucial health care and up to 161,000 jobs could be lost in communities across the nation.

A new New York State Health Foundation-produced data snapshot examines opioid prescribing trends by county in New York from 2010 to 2015. New York is taking numerous steps to combat the opioid crisis.

The proposed public charge rule, issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on October 10, 2018 is likely to have a significant spillover effect on community health center services and capacity.

The Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) significantly expanded the variety and geographic reach of its investments in 2016, including overseeing nearly $30 million total in community investments. That is just one of the conclusions of EHF’s 2016 Evaluation Report, which measured the impact and effectiveness of the foundation’s wide range of investments across 57 Texas counties.

Blue Shield of California Foundation sponsored a survey of adult Californians to understand their views on sexism, inequality, and domestic violence.