Setting the Conditions for Health: Promoting Equity for Boys and Men of Color

The health and well-being indicators for young men and boys of color fall at the bottom of nearly every scale. Increasing opportunities for this population will require holistic approaches that act on the root causes of inequity. This webinar highlighted strategies funders are using to improve the lives of young men and boys of color…

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Examining the Results: Children, Families, and the ACA

This webinar explored the latest research, and discussed challenges and opportunities for philanthropy regarding children, families and the ACA.

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Building a Movement to Improve the Lives of Boys and Men of Color

This webinar explored why there is an urgent need to bring attention to the life outcomes of boys and men of color and how health funders can connect their grantmaking to broader efforts across the country.

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White House Briefing: Low-Wage and Immigrant Women’s Work

White House Briefing: Low-Wage and Immigrant Women’s Work was held November 13, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

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Foundations and Health Reform

Foundations and Health Reform was held on November 6, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Foundation Roles in Policy Change

One Size Does Not Fit All: Foundation Roles in Policy Change was held on November 5, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

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Picking Up the Pace in Healthy Living Policy and Evaluation

Picking Up the Pace in Healthy Living Policy and Evaluation was held on November 5, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

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2014 Fall Forum

The 2014 GIH Fall Forum was held from November 5-6, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

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Warrior Wellness: Promoting Health for Veterans and Military Families

Warrior Wellness: Promoting Health for Veterans and Military Families was held on November 5, 2014 in Washington, D.C.

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Taking a Collective Approach to Reducing Diabetes Disparities

This webinar highlighted lessons learned and promising practices from Together on Diabetes, an initiative designed to reduce disparities in type 2 diabetes through strategic partnerships, community-based supportive services, and patient-centered models of care.

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Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living Outside the School Day

Listen to this webinar to learn about promising practices that school districts, national youth-serving organizations, and youth leaders are using to create health-promoting programs outside the school day.

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Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in New Mexico

Building a Legacy of Healthy Children in New Mexico was held on October 30, 2014 in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.

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Cooking Skills: An Ingredient for Healthy Eating

Listen to this webinar to learn about exemplary programs that are teaching young adults and children to use and eat fresh foods, and to discuss how grantmakers can incorporate cooking education into their healthy eating strategies.

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How Philanthropy Can Act to Stop the Ebola Crisis

This webinar described how international work is addressing the immediate needs of patients as well as long-term systems change, the ways in which philanthropy’s investments can make a difference, and how places like New York are preparing for the implications of the crisis.

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Advancing Health Equity through Digital Storytelling

This webinar examined how digital storytelling practices are being used to improve health outcomes, influence decision makers, and amplify the voices of vulnerable communities.

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ACA and Tax Time 2015: What You Need to Know

Listen to this webinar to learn what funders need to know for the upcoming tax season.

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Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breast Cancer

This webinar explored strategies aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer diagnosis, care, and mortality.

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Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization

Listen to this webinar to learn what funders need to know about reauthorization, including communications and messaging, and to hear discussion about what philanthropy might do.

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The Latest Research on Mind-Body Approaches

This webinar discussed the latest scientific research on the effectiveness of complementary health therapies.

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Prioritizing America’s Youngest Children

In this webinar, speakers discussed foundation strategies that address early childhood.

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Upcoming Events on Healthy Eating and Active Living

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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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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