NYS Health Foundation Report: Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care and Why They Matter

A new report by the United Hospital Fund, supported by NYSHealth, examines the challenges faced by patients and their families when arranging post-acute care.

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Episcopal Health Foundation Report: November 2017

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.

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Blue Cross of California Foundation Report: November 2017

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

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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Report: October 2017

Health Disparities in Appalachia, a new report issued today by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, documents dramatic disparities in health outcomes and other health-related factors in the Appalachian Region when compared with the nation as a whole, as well as substantial variations in health throughout the region’s 420-county footprint.

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Mary Black Foundation Report: October 2017

Mary Black Foundation presented data demonstrating the efforts of seven case managers across Spartanburg County, South Carolina after July 31, 2017 marked the end of a three-year federal grant through the Office of Adolescent Health’s Pregnancy Assistance Fund.

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Interact for Health Report: September 2017

A project of Interact for Health, the Community Health Status Survey (CHSS) gives an in-depth look at the self-reported health of tri-state residents.

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Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky Report: September 2017

A study published in the August 2017 issue of Health Affairs found that the infant mortality rate in Appalachia is 16 percent higher than in the rest of the country, and that the life expectancy for Appalachians is 2.4 years shorter than for those living elsewhere in the United States.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation Report: August 2017

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation released a primer designed to increase understanding of the behavioral health care system in Massachusetts and the issues affecting access to care for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders.

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New York State Health Foundation Report: August 2017

The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) has released a snapshot of health and demographic information on the more than 800,000 veterans that call New York state home.

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RCHN Community Health Foundation Report: July 2017

Compared to doctors’ offices and other providers, community health centers lower the cost of children’s primary care by approximately 35 percent, according to an analysis published by researchers at the Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health.

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