Investing in Latino Leadership for Health Equity and Justice

September 14, 2018

Rising inequality, shifting demographics, and current immigration policies have intensified efforts to promote health equity and social justice for Latinos. The second-fastest growing racial group in the United States, Latinos now make up 18 percent of the population (Flores 2017).

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2018 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy

June 20, 2018

The 2018 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy was held from June 20 – 22, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Philanthropy’s Role in Addressing Neighborhood Conditions That Shape Health

Philanthropy’s Role in Addressing Neighborhood Conditions That Shape Health

June 12, 2018

From sidewalks to toxic stress, evidence shows where people live has a greater impact on health than medical care, behavior, or genetics. As funders move upstream, there is increased interest in supporting efforts to build healthy places. This scan of the field explores how grantmakers are addressing neighborhood factors that shape health such as housing, community development, the built environment, and transportation.

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When Hospitals Deliver More Than Health Care

April 19, 2018

This webinar was a conversation with Randy Oostra, President and CEO of ProMedica, about how health systems translate understanding about the social determinants of health into action.

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Age-Friendly Communities and Rural America: The Transportation Challenge

January 18, 2018

This webinar taught us from two foundations and a local Association of Governments that have embraced the fundamental issue of rural aging transportation, how they have begun to build and fund programs, and discussed the importance of partnerships in rural America.

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