2021 Annual Conference Quick Take: Measuring What Matters to Older Adults
This Quick Take will share and highlight key pillars for successful food system transformation using values-based procurement; stories of leadership, innovation, and perseverance; recommended actions and investments needed to accelerate change at the scale and pace we need; and a vision for movement building, policy, and action to transform our food system over the next ten years.
2021 Annual Conference Plenary Remarks: Carolyn Wang Kong & Tiffany Hall
Carolyn Wang Kong, Chief Program Director of Blue Shield of California Foundation, accepts the 2021 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy. Tiffany Hall, Executive Director of Recover Alaska, accepts the 2021 Andy Hyman Award for Advocacy.
2021 Annual Conference Plenary Remarks: Embedding Rural Issues in Equity Conversations
Tim Putnam, Chief Executive Officer of Margaret Mary Health, and Justin Maxson, Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture discuss embedding rural issues into equity conversations, in a conversation moderated by Nashville Health Founder and Chairman, Senator Bill Frist.
2021 Annual Conference Plenary Remarks: A New Behavioral Health Paradigm
Arthur Evans, Jr., American Psychological Association, discusses the need for a new behavioral health paradigm at the GIH annual conference, Building a Just and Equitable Future.
2021 Annual Conference Plenary Remarks: Reprioritizing Public Health
Mona Hanna-Attisha, Founder and Director of Michigan State University and Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative, and Tony Iton, Senior Vice President for Healthy Communities of The California Endowment discuss reprioritizing public health in a conversation moderated by Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust President Laura Gerald.
2021 Annual Conference Plenary Remarks: Centering Equity in Pandemic Response and Recovery
Marcella Nunez-Smith, Chair of the White House COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, discusses how to center equity in pandemic response and recovery at the GIH annual conference, Building a Just and Equitable Future.
2021 Annual Conference Plenary Remarks: Federal Opportunities to Improve Health and Health Care
David Blumenthal, President of Commonwealth Fund, and J. Nadine Gracia, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Trust for America’s Health discuss federal opportunities to improve health and health care, in a conversation moderated by Grantmakers In Health President and CEO Cara James.
Self-Assessment for Health Foundation Boards
This webinar explores why foundations should consider a board self-assessment process and how this practice contributes to organizational effectiveness.
Creating Resilient, Equitable, and Age-Friendly Communities
This in-depth conversation explored efforts to create more resilient, equitable, and age-friendly communities, including the evidence-based CAPABLE model.
Upcoming Events on Population Health
Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff
A growing number of health funders employ staff whose responsibilities focus exclusively or predominantly on public policy engagement. Do you lead your organization’s policy or government affairs work? Participants joined this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your experiences to engage communities in setting funders’ policy priorities. Agenda forthcoming.
GIH Health Policy Exchange 2025
The multi-day conference will provide opportunities for health funders focused on policy to network with policymakers and other funders, exchange ideas and best practices, and identify opportunities for collaboration. This year’s Health Policy Exchange will be held on November 19 – 21, 2025, at The Westin Arlington in Arlington, VA and will delve into how health philanthropy should address the unique policy challenges posed by our current moment.
Roundtable Discussion for Health Funders’ Policy Staff
A growing number of health funders employ staff whose responsibilities focus exclusively or predominantly on public policy engagement. Do you lead your organization’s policy or government affairs work? Join this informal roundtable discussion to connect with your peers, explore pressing issues, and share your experiences to engage communities in setting funders’ policy priorities.
On this webinar, we will hear from Sean McCluskie, Former Chief of Staff at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), regarding his reflections on the current health policy environment, as well as his advice for funders engaging in policy.