2019 Fall Forum

GIH offers programming designed for funders with a strong interest in health policy.

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Including the Person in Person-Centered Care

On this webinar, funders discussed successful and effective strategies to authentically partner with people with complex needs and truly advance person-centered policy and programming.

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Policies to Support Caregivers: Opportunities for Philanthropy

On this webinar, participants learned about the current state of family caregiving policy and efforts to create new and innovative policies across the country.

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A Threat to Health and Wellbeing: Public Charge’s Expected Impact and How Philanthropy Can Respond

On this webinar, funders learned about current responses to the new “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” rule —ranging from local-level community education and state-level coordinated campaigns to national litigation efforts—and explored opportunities to support the protection of families and the advancement of belonging in both rapid response and long-term contexts.

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Rhetoric to Reality: Meaningful Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation

During this webinar, speakers shared lessons learned from the formal evaluation of the Consumer Voices for Innovation Project and from the grantees themselves.

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Beyond the Numbers: Rethinking Race, Research, and Health Equity

This webinar explored how philanthropy can use data and research to advance equity and address the intersections of race, culture, and health.

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Promoting Equity Through Workforce Innovations: Impact of Dental Therapy in Tribal and Indigenous Communities

This webinar discussed the historical and social contexts of oral health disparities experienced by tribal communities around the world and the evolution of dental therapy as a successful care model which supports locally representative, community-oriented, and culturally appropriate care for these populations.

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Applying Lessons from the HIV/AIDS Epidemic to the Opioid Crisis

This webinar covered how issues of access, equity, funding, policy, and stigma have impacted governmental and philanthropic responses to public health epidemics. The speakers provided an update on the current data related to the opioid and HIV syndemics.

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Dollar Stores’ Growing Impact on Local Food Environments

This webinar discussed the expansion of dollar stores and how funders might start to address the challenges that they present.

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CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage

Webinar and meeting resources for the CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage.

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2019 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy

The 2019 GIH annual conference, Ideas. Innovations. Impact., was held from June 12-14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington.

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Care Partners: Bridging Families, Clinics, and Communities to Advance Late-Life Depression Care

An important conversation discussed the successes and challenges in implementing collaborative care interventions and next steps to build on these models to improve late-life depression care.

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Seventh Annual Public-Private Collaborations in Rural Health Meeting

Seventh Annual Public-Private Collaborations in Rural Health Meeting was held from May 30-31, 2019 in Washington, DC.

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CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage

This CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage webinar was a timely, two-part discussion on Affordable Care Act litigation and Medicaid expansion.

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Moving Hospitals and Health Systems Upstream

This webinar shared how foundations are supporting initiatives that bridge the clinical and nonclinical; integrate social needs into medical treatment; and foster collaboration between health care institutions, communities, and cross-sector partners.

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Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: The Case for Funding Oral Health Programming

Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: The Case for Funding Oral Health Programming was held on April 18, 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Activity on Tap: Looking Across the Drinking Water Landscape

In this webinar, participants learned about a new funder guide on drinking water and discussed highlights from three hubs of activity tackling drinking water challenges.

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Upcoming Events on Health Equity and Social Justice

2025 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy

Every year, GIH brings together the bright minds, seasoned experts, and innovative practitioners working in health philanthropy to discuss the important issues facing the field.

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2025 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting

Grantmakers In Health (GIH), the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, the National Rural Health Association, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Rural Health will co-host the 2025 Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership Meeting, welcoming foundations, federal entities, and other partners to discuss how our combined efforts might produce better health outcomes…

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CEO Working Group Webinar

Grantmakers In Health is pleased to convene the CEO Working Group to discuss challenges in our work and opportunities for collaboration as we move forward to achieve our health missions under the new administration.

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