Gail Christopher to Be Honored with Terrance Keenan Award

Gail Christopher, Vice President for Policy and Senior Advisor at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, will receive GIH’s 2015 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy.

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Aetna Foundation

Learn more about Aetna Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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Building the Evidence: Investing in Research Supporting the Need for Healthy and Active Schools

Those leading our education system today face an enormous amount of pressure, from funding issues to curriculum changes, from absenteeism to state assessment scores. With so much to consider and so much to fit into each school day, leaders are often forced to make decisions that de-prioritize an important aspect of a child’s development: physical activity. Following discussions with numerous stakeholders, the Kansas Health Foundation found that a critical missing piece in making the case for the importance of physical activity at school was timely, state-specific data linking student fitness and academics.

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GIH Announces New Board Members

Antony Chiang, Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, Garth Graham, and Brenda Sharpe have been elected to its board of directors. Their terms begin immediately after the GIH annual conference in March.

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Demonstrating Behavioral Health Impact Using Intensive Community-Based Services

Individuals experiencing an acute episode of mental illness often face challenges navigating a fragmented health care delivery system and overcoming barriers to access appropriate medical and mental health services.

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What We Learned from the First Open Enrollment Period, and What to Expect from the Second

As work gets rolling for the second open enrollment period, it is an opportune time to reflect on lessons learned from the first open enrollment period, especially since the second one is shorter and there are fewer navigator resources available from the federal government.

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Starting Early: Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood

In late 2009 The Boston Foundation shifted its health grantmaking focus from access to prevention in order to address the rising tide of preventable chronic illness and the escalating health care costs stemming from the obesity epidemic.

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Consumer Health Foundation

Learn more about Consumer Health Foundation’s mission, vision, and approach in this Grantmaker Focus profile.

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The Legacy of The Bravewell Collaborative: Transforming Health Care through Integrative Medicine

A sea change is well underway in the United States regarding health, medicine, and health care delivery. By the early 2000s it was inescapable that obesity rates were climbing while medical costs were becoming unsustainable.

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Supporting ACA/Medicaid Expansion Enrollment in Essex County, New Jersey

The goal of the Affordable Care Act—to provide access to health care to virtually all Americans through affordable health insurance that covers all essential services—coincides with The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey’s mission to bring quality, affordable health care to the most underserved and vulnerable people in its community.

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