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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Adapting Your Health Reform-Related Grantmaking Post-Election

Funders participated in a strategic call and heard early thinking on health reform-related grantmaking in the wake of the recent election.

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Strength in Numbers: Building Coalitions to Advance Policy Change

The 2016 GIH Fall Forum was held on November 15, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

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Connecting the Dots between Transportation and Health Equity

This webinar explored how foundations, local communities, and other cross-sector partners are working together to address the intersections of health and transit.

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Chronic Absenteeism: What Are We Missing?

This webinar explained why chronic absenteeism is of interest to health funders, how philanthropy and federal agencies are tackling the issue, and how foundations and corporate giving programs can become involved in driving solutions.

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Accountable Health Communities

This webinar discussed the “accountable communities of health” model, examples of projects that embrace it, and how its development and implementation is being supported by both public and private funding.

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Community-Based Health Systems: Using Housing as a Platform

This webinar explored how housing-based service models address the social determinants of health, promote population health, and advance health care systems change.

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Community Health Needs Assessments that Advance the Social Determinants of Health

This webinar explored the range of strategies hospitals are using to incorporate the social determinants of health into CHNAs and discussed how funders can partner with hospitals to support these efforts.

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Improving Health Outcomes for Seniors in Rural Communities

In this webinar, participants learned about an innovative telemedicine program supporting optimal healing and wellness for older adults in seven states that focuses on providing proactive medical care to avoid unnecessary transfers, hospitalizations, and read missions.

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Meeting Substance Use Needs with Medicaid Expansion

Thirty-one states have expanded Medicaid eligibility as outlined in the Affordable Care Act. This second strategic conversation in a series discussed progress in the 19 remaining states.

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Upcoming Events on Children and Families

Steady Voices in Unsteady Times: Strategies for Communicating in Crisis

Communicating effectively in times of crisis is essential for maintaining public trust and organizational reputation. It can also minimize the spread of false or misleading information. This virtual workshop is designed to support health funders’ efforts to effectively communicate while managing potential risks of ideologically- and politically-driven threats. Beth Tritter and Chrystal Okonta from FGS Global will lead the program. Participants will learn how to prepare for a communications crisis and test drive practical tools for managing and responding. Working in groups, participants will also work to address a plausible and timely challenge using best practices and core principles of effective crisis response.

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CEO Working Group Webinar: New CEOs

It is a difficult time for many, but especially for those who are new to their role. Grantmakers In Health is pleased to convene the CEO Working Group in October, to offer foundation leaders who have been in their position for less than five years the opportunity to discuss the challenges they are facing as new CEOs with one another and seasoned leaders in the field. These calls are open to GIH Funding Partner CEOs, Presidents, Executive Directors, or the highest-ranking health staff at multi-issue foundations. During these candid, confidential conversations, philanthropic leaders share information, swap strategies, raise concerns, and ask for one another’s advice.

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Funder Collaborations to Protect Science

Scientific research is the foundation of public health, driving innovation, policy, and life-saving interventions. But deep federal cuts and workforce reductions threaten to unravel decades of progress. In response, funders are organizing and taking action to protect the scientific enterprise. This webinar spotlights two funder collaborations: FACTS—a table for learning and discussion and the Portfolio to Protect Science—a coordinated effort to secure key parts of scientific research. Speakers will share how these collaborations emerged and opportunities for funders to engage.

Speakers include Caroline Montojo, President and CEO, Dana Foundation, Sam Gill, President and CEO, Doris Duke Foundation and Julie Morita, President and CEO, The Joyce Foundation. The conversation will be moderated by Cara James, President and CEO of Grantmakers In Health.

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