Protecting Our Nation’s Public Health Successes: Community Water Fluoridation

Using fluoridation as an example, this webinar explored how funders can address these real challenges to our nation’s public health institutions and build support for their continued existence and expansion.

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The Sustainability of School-Based Health Care

On this webinar, speakers discussed the variables–and vagaries–associated with school-based health care sustainability, including which program characteristics and public policies best assure long-term fiscal health.

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Forging Common Ground in Oral Health

On this webinar, Alliance Founding Board members Ralph Fuccillo of the DentaQuest Foundation and Steve Kess of Henry Schein, Inc. shared more about the work of the Alliance and why their organizations have contributed to support the common ground mission.

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Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood

Start Smart: Healthy Weight in Early Childhood was held on October 16, 2012 in Washington, D.C.

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Investing in Adolescent-Centered Health Care to Address Risk Behaviors

On this call, Harriette Fox and Peggy McManus of The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health reviewed what is important to adolescents when it comes to their primary and behavioral health care, innovative models that address multiple risk behaviors, and priority areas for related research.

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Innovating Care for Chronically Ill Patients

This webinar described the different populations of chronically ill patients, what we know about innovating quality care for them, and new opportunities within the Affordable Care Act to enhance outcomes and slow the growth in costs.

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2012 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy

2012 Terrance Keenan Institute for Emerging Leaders in Health Philanthropy was held October 2-3, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

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Aligning Our National Narratives During an Election Year and Beyond

The Communications Collaborative held a webinar to share the alignment of larger narratives around government and the economy and to provide state policy and advocacy networks access to the information and tools available to support their work.

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Roots of Health Inequity

This webinar introduced health funders to Roots of Health Inequity, a Web-based course developed by the National Association of County & City Health Officials.

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50+ and Hungry in America: Funders’ Briefing Call

This call featured short overviews of the AARP Foundation’s research into older adult hunger, its work helping older adults enroll in benefit programs like the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and its grantmaking/funding programs.

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A Strategic “Field Building” Approach to Advocacy Investments

This webinar examined the key dimensions of a strong advocacy field, reviewed how funders can diagnose gaps or weaknesses in an integrated field, and explored grantmaking strategies that help grantees contribute to and benefit from the field’s collective capacity.

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Innovations Summit: Understanding and Addressing Population Health

Innovations Summit was held on September 19, 2012 in Washington, D.C.

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From Awareness to Action: Building Greater Public Will for HEAL

On this call Jennifer Messenger Heilbronner of the Metropolitan Group and Tracy Faigin Boyle of LiveWell Colorado discussed social marketing and public will building for HEAL.

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Investing in Opportunities and Assets: Lessons from the South for the Nation

Investing in Opportunities and Assets: Lessons from the South for the Nation was held September 6-7, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Briefing on Striving for Health Equity: Opportunities as Identified by Leaders in the Field

This audiconference focused on GIH’s latest report, Striving for Health Equity: Opportunities as Identified by Leaders in the Field, which highlights funder strategies along a continuum of upstream and downstream approaches to address health disparities.

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State Innovation Models Initiative

This webinar looked at the State Innovation Models initiative and offered time for funders to reflect upon upcoming opportunities for coordination and collaboration.

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Addressing the Dental and Medical Workforce Needs of Rural Communities

On this webinar, we explored how the health and dental workforces in rural communities can be improved through innovations in programs and policy, including the role of funders and the promising areas they can consider for investment.

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What Health Funders Need to Know About HIV/AIDS: Part I

This webinar was the first in a two-part series to explore the challenges and opportunities for addressing the impact of HIV/AIDS on vulnerable communities.

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How Health Reform’s Medicaid Expansion Will Affect State Budgets

In this webinar, Bob Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities discussed the decision facing states, and what recent estimates suggest about the fiscal implications of the Medicaid expansion.

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The Supreme Court’s ACA Decision: What It Will Mean for the Advocacy Agenda

This webinar discussed the implications of the Supreme Court’s ACA decision for the advocacy agenda, the types of activities that advocates are considering, and the ways in which foundations might help inform reform.

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Upcoming Events on Health Equity and Social Justice

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, Enhancing Rural Health Across Lifespan through Collaboration and Partnership, welcoming foundations, federal entities, and other partners to discuss…

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CEO Working Group Webinar: December Convening

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. These calls are open to GIH Funding Partner CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, or the highest-ranking health staff at multi-issue foundations.

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CEO Working Group Webinar: August Convening

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. Experts will provide an overview of recent legislation, the impact on health and health care, and what foundation leaders can do to support communities and nonprofits in the next six months. Speakers include Joan Alker of Georgetown Children and Families and Sara Singleton of Leavitt Partners.

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