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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Community Water Fluoridation: Lessons for Improving Philanthropic Policy Advocacy

This webinar discussed where community water fluoridation stands today, the lessons learned for philanthropy, how policy campaigns can successfully engage on public health issues in a bipartisan manner, and recommendations for next steps to continue moving community water fluoridation efforts forward.

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The Health Care Priorities of the New Administration

On this webinar, three of the nation’s foremost health care policy experts shared their thoughts on the federal government’s current health care priorities, as well as their recommendations for how philanthropy might contribute to the process.

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The Changing Health Policy Landscape

Attendees of ­the Families USA Heal­th Action Conference from February 16-18 in Washington, DC, were invited to sit down with GIH President and CEO Faith Mitchell and staff for an open dialogue about the changing health policy landscape.

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ACA Repeal and Replace: What Comes Next?

How can funders respond to the rapid changes being made to the Affordable Care Act? This call provided timely information about efforts to repeal and replace the health law and a conversation about the potential roles for philanthropy in continuing to support coverage and access.

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Advancing Mental Health and Addiction Solutions

Advancing Mental Health and Addiction Solutions was held on February 9, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

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Healthy Food, Healthy People: The Relationship Between Food and Real Estate

This webinar was an engaging discussion of how cross-sectoral partnerships among real estate developers, public sector institutions, universities, restauranteurs, chefs, farmers, and food retailers can support the health of people and the planet.

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Family Caregiving: New Horizons for Caring Across America

This webinar discussed a recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report Caring Across America, promising approaches and some ways in which we all can play a role in the solution.

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Looking Ahead to 2017: What’s in Store for Medicaid

This webinar took a deeper dive into the implications of eliminating the Medicaid expansion and capping federal Medicaid funding through block grants or per capita caps, highlighting potential implications for programs targeted to vulnerable populations, including those with substance abuse disorders and serious mental illness, former inmates, and a growing elderly population.

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The Election’s Implications for CHIP and Children’s Coverage

Attendees discussed the election’s implications for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and children’s coverage.

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Healthy Food Financing Initiatives: Lessons from Ohio on a Growing National Movement

On this webinar participants learned where the HFFI movement is today, how it has quickly adopted diverse and creative solutions to meet the unique needs of communities, how funders of all shapes and sizes can play an important role in developing and implementing HFFIs, and key lessons learned from Ohio’s experience in developing its Healthy Food for Ohio initiative.

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Funding Across Networks to Build Health Equity

Funding Across Networks to Build Health Equity took place on December 6, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

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Involving Youth in Efforts to Improve Population Health

In this webinar, listeners learned about how young people are catalyzing and contributing to initiatives that are focused on policy and community change.

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The Election’s Impact on Medicaid

In this webinar–given the results of the general election–the focus of this strategic conversation shifted to a preliminary discussion on the future of Medicaid.

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Upcoming Events on Advocacy Strategies

SNAP Strategy Funder Working Group: Training and Technical Assistance Opportunities

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health are forming a funder Working Group for a coordinated, strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R. 1. The Working Group comes as an actionable response to insights shared by field leaders in a SNAP-focused webinar earlier in October.

Recognizing the far-reaching implications of SNAP for food security, health, and economic equity, this Working Group will serve as an information hub and a strategic coordination space, designed to help funders act quickly, effectively, and in alignment with one another. We will organize three Working Group meetings to start and then assess next steps.

The second Working Group call will explore how funders can support training and technical assistance for state agencies navigating significant and sudden changes in how SNAP operates, including assessing the factors influencing error rates and technology solutions to reduce them. Tim Shaw, Director of the Benefits Transformation Initiative at the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program, will also provide a status update on state action and responses to H.R. 1 requirements.

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Communities Fighting Back to Prevent Firearm Violence

Can communities sustain the fight against firearm violence amid shrinking federal support? In Newark, New Jersey, local funders and advocates are showing what’s possible.

This panel brings together public health leaders, funders, and community advocates for a conversation on how democratizing access to data can empower community organizations as collaborators for public safety, and how funders can invest in, scale, and sustain these efforts. Although this discussion is rooted in Newark’s urban setting, the approaches highlighted offer valuable lessons for all funders interested in community safety.

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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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