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Taking A cultivate approach to Improve Community Health

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Posted February 19, 2019
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Morgan-Hynd

Health foundations are increasingly recognizing that their mission is not simply to award grants to deserving nonprofit organizations, but rather to play a catalytic role in improving the conditions that influence health, especially at a population level. They no longer rely on grant making as their sole strategy, but are now using capacity building, awareness raising, policy advocacy, convening, and research to move agencies, institutions, and communities toward more effective programs and more health-promoting policies.

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