Addressing the Health Needs of LGBT Elders
This webinar identified key health issues and disparities for LGBT older adults and explored strategies for addressing LGBT aging disparities.
2013 Fall Forum
The 2013 GIH Fall Forum was held from October 23-24, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Meeting Adolescents Where They Are: New Directions in Behavioral Health
Meeting Adolescents Where They Are: New Directions in Behavioral Health was held on October 23, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Outreach and Enrollment Learning Community – October
With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Grantmakers In Health convened a learning community for funders who are currently supporting ACA outreach and enrollment efforts.
Outreach and Enrollment Learning Community – Sept
With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Grantmakers In Health launched a learning community for funders who are currently supporting ACA outreach and enrollment efforts.
Advanced Old Age in America: What Can We Count On?
Advanced Old Age in America: What Can We Count On? was held on September 26, 2013.
Connecting the Health Workforce to Underserved Communities through the State Loan Repayment Program
On this webinar participants learned more about what the NHSC is doing to meet health care workforce needs, how states are managing these efforts, and what foundations are doing to support this work.
Addressing Behavioral Health Needs in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
On this webinar participants learned more about current philanthropic efforts to support both immediate and long-term mental health needs in the aftermath of a disaster.
ACA Implementation: How Will Children and Families Fare?
On this webinar, participants heard about two new efforts: one focused on messaging and the other focused on monitoring.
The Transformational Power of the Arts in Healthy Aging
This webinar focuses on the transformational power of the arts in healthy aging.
CMS Update on Health Insurance Marketplaces
On this webinar, participants heard the latest from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on their outreach, education, and enrollment plans for the health insurance marketplaces, including the newly available on-line educational tools at healthcare.gov.
Opportunities & Actions for Advancing Health Equity through the Affordable Care Act
This webinar provided participants with the opportunity to learn about potential leveraging roles that foundations and philanthropies have played to advance equity through the ACA.
High-Impact Prevention
Effective, evidence-based prevention programs are delivering results–preventing and controlling a range of chronic diseases, including high-cost, preventable conditions like type 2 diabetes and asthma. On this webinar we explored case studies from across the country that illustrate these strategies in action.
Access = Health: A Conversation on Funding Access to & Retention in Care with AIDS United
This conversational case study discussed ways to discover how new grantee collaborations reach beyond HIV/AIDS to improve the total wellness of communities and individuals most impacted by the epidemic.
Better Together: EITC and ACA
On this webinar, speakers discussed opportunities for health funders and economic security funders to complement one another’s outreach efforts.
How to Talk about Medicaid Expansion in Your State
On this webinar, Bruce Lesley of First Focus joined the GIST/GCYF/GIH Communications Collaborative to provide an update on the status of the Medicaid expansion, as well as advice about how funders might improve communication about Medicaid expansion in their states.
National Dialogue on Mental Health
This webinar discussed the Obama administration’s new national initiative to increase awareness of mental health and reduce the stigma that too often prevents people from seeking care.
Upcoming Events on Children and Families
SNAP Funder Working Group: Strategy Check In
One year after the passage of H.R. 1, analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that at least 1.5 million fewer children — and more than 4.5 million fewer people overall — are receiving SNAP food assistance. SNAP participation has dropped in every state except Alaska, and by as much as 10 percent in some states. The harms to communities will continue to grow as states fully implement eligibility restrictions. This Working Group Call will provide a space for funders to share where they are focusing efforts, where they see the biggest funding gaps, and where there are opportunities to align with other funders. We will also use this time to gather input on future discussion topics and determine the Working Group meeting cadence going forward.
GIH Health Policy Exchange 2026
The GIH Health Policy Exchange is held annually to provide policy-engaged funders with information on current issues, access to leading thinkers, and as a venue to make connections with grantmaking peers. The 2025 theme was Protecting the Freedom to Give. Against a backdrop of recent federal funding cuts, executive orders, and threats to philanthropy, it is more important than ever for health funders to educate, advocate, and collaborate to support the people, places, and things that are important to us.