Positive School Discipline: Opportunities to Promote Behavioral Health

Concerns about school violence have heightened awareness of how schools maintain a safe and productive learning environment. Public discourse surrounding school safety has largely focused on security; yet school discipline policies have short- and long-term consequences for students and the school community.

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Linking Healthy Weight Interventions to School Readiness Initiatives

This webinar explored promising efforts that incorporate healthy eating and active living into school readiness initiatives.

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Teen Pregnancy: A Winnable Battle within Reach

Through both government and philanthropic funding, notable strides have been made in tackling teen pregnancy and birth rates across communities in the United States.

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ACA Implementation: How Will Children and Families Fare?

On this webinar, participants heard about two new efforts: one focused on messaging and the other focused on monitoring.

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Coordinated School Health: Opportunities to Support Healthy, Active Schools

This webinar discussed innovative approaches to promoting and implementing the coordinated school health approach, as well as opportunities for funders to support coordinated school health programs, especially those focused on promoting HEAL.

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2013 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy

2013 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy was held from March 13-15, 2013 in San Francisco, California.

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Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood

In October 2012 GIH convened a group of grantmakers, researchers, and practitioners for the Issue Dialogue Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood. This Issue Brief synthesizes key points from the day’s discussion with a background paper previously prepared for Issue Dialogue participants.

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February Kids’ Access Funders Network Call

On this Kids’ Access Funders Network call participants learned more about the framework that states will use to create EHB plans, the implications for children and families, including children with special health care needs, and next steps.

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Harnessing National Efforts to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce Infant Mortality

On this webinar, participants learned more about national initiatives working to improve birth outcomes and discussed how foundations might engage in these efforts as well as support complementary programs in their regions, states, and communities.

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Supporting Healthy Weight Interventions in Child Care Settings

Supporting Healthy Weight Interventions in Child Care Settings was held on December 5, 2012 in Washington, D.C.

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