Policy Strategies to Reduce the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

This webinar covered the current state of sugar-sweetened tax campaigns and tax policy implementation, the returns on investment sugar-sweetened beverage policy efforts have for foundations and their communities, and how grantmakers of all sizes and levels of policy experience can become involved in efforts to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.

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Incorporating Harm Reduction Strategies in Behavioral Health Grantmaking

Funders on this webinar discussed best practices, gaps, and emerging issues in applying harm reduction policies to substance use grantmaking.

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CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage October Call

On this CEO Working Group on Access and Coverage call,  Lori Lodes of Get America Covered and Sue Sherry of Community Catalyst discussed the upcoming open enrollment period, outreach efforts, and available resources.

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Food Is Medicine: Research, Policy, & State of the Field

On this webinar, participants learned about the “food is medicine” approach and its historical roots, the state of the science, details of a new three-year study funded by California’s legislature, and how “food is medicine” has evolved into a national effort to make medically-tailored meals an essential health benefit.

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Measure Something: Evaluation for Everybody

This presentation takes as its starting point Dr. Atul Gawande’s charge: “If you count something you find interesting, you will learn something interesting.”

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Implementing Patient and Family Engagement

On this webinar, funders learned about the core principles and key elements of patient and family engagement, as well as new strategies for driving action towards effective implementation of this critical concept.

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The Cost of Unaffordable Water

In this webinar, participants learned about the threats of unaffordable water, how advocates have organized to confront the problem, and ways communities can pioneer solutions.

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Health Care for Immigrant Communities

On this webinar, legal and policy experts discussed the basics of immigrant eligibility, the barriers immigrant communities face, and what funders should consider doing at a time of major changes in immigration enforcement and widespread fear within immigrant communities.

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HEAL Learning Community Call

Listen to the Sept 21, 2017 HEAL Learning Community call.

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Addiction and Mental Health Policy Update

This webinar included an update on the latest federal and state behavioral health policy issues, as well as a discussion of how philanthropy can best respond in these uncertain times.

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Collective Impact: Lessons Learned for HEAL Funders

This webinar showed two experienced funders and their grantee partners about how they implemented an effective collective impact strategy in different contexts, the lessons learned and challenges met along the way, and the key takeaways they have for funders and communities looking to replicate their successes.

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Scaling Evidence-Based Programs to Address Chronic Illness

This webinar taught what the New York State Health Foundation and the National Council on Aging have learned about increasing the capacity and reach of promising programs for older adults, how these lessons are applicable to other people with or at risk for chronic illnesses, and the way this work can contribute to better outcomes for all.

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2017 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy

The 2017 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy was held from June 21-23 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Fifth Annual Public-Private Collaborations in Rural Health Meeting

The fifth annual Public-Private Collaborations in Rural Health meeting was from June 1-2, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

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Justice for All: Is Criminal Justice Reform Leaving Immigrants Behind?

On this webinar, funders learned more about the intersections between criminal justice and immigration systems, how the criminal justice reform and immigrant rights communities are responding, and what funders are doing.

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Supporting Improvements to the Health Insurance Market

Funders discussed potential improvements to the Affordable Care Act and how funders can provide leadership in these tumultuous times.

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HEAL Policy in Uncertain Times

This webinar taught us about recent trends and developments in federal and state HEAL policy and the impact on local efforts, how advocacy organizations are adjusting their strategies, the opportunities and challenges for the field, and what health funders can do to effectively support their grantees and HEAL policymaking going forward.

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Making Neighborhoods Healthy: Investing in Housing Affordability and Mobility

The webinar also explored how funders, advocates, and community development partners can collaborate across sectors to fuel investment in health and housing.

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Seizing the Moment: Using Pop Culture to Amplify Your Message

On this webinar, funders learned how Unbound Philanthropy leveraged the power of entertainment, advertising, and media to shift how people understand the present reality—and imagine the future—of American society.

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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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Upcoming Events on Population Health

Building Health and Wealth: A Memphis Case Study for Advancing Economic Mobility

Join us for a webinar exploring how cross-sector collaborations among neighborhood organizations, small businesses, and health care systems are driving measurable change to improve health outcomes and expand economic mobility. This session will spotlight a place-based approach anchored in the Memphis Medical District Collaborative, with insights from the Hyde Family Foundation and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. While rooted in Memphis, the strategies highlighted offer practical lessons for communities nationwide. Together, these organizations are investing in neighborhood revitalization, small business development, and health care workforce pipelines to create the conditions for health and economic opportunity for all.

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Safeguarding Medicaid and SNAP in the Wake of H.R. 1

As H.R. 1 begins to reshape the landscape of safety programs, charitable foundations face a pivotal moment. The legislation delivers sweeping tax cuts to corporations and high-income earners—while dramatically reducing funding for essential programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These cuts threaten the well-being of millions of families, children, and seniors, and shift the financial burden to already overstretched state and local governments.

Now more than ever, philanthropic organizations must act swiftly and strategically to mitigate harm. A key opportunity lies in supporting states as they navigate urgent administrative and implementation challenges—ensuring vulnerable populations don’t fall through the cracks.

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Funder Briefing: Nature as a Health Equity Tool

No matter what you fund, nature can be a powerful tool and ally in creating sustainable, long-term success and equity in your grantmaking.

Funders are invited to join a briefing on the power of nature-based solutions to achieving human and planetary health and justice. Hear the latest research and data on the connection between time spent outdoors and human health, and how climate change is impacting our emotions. Together, we’ll dig into existing solutions, including narrative change, community building, and data analysis, and co-create a network of aligned funders interested in using nature and the outdoors as a tool for health equity.

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