Bridging, Building, and Beyond: Breaking Down Barriers to Health Improvement
This resource portfolio from GIH’s 2008 annual meeting Bridging, Building, and Beyond: Breaking Down Barriers to Health Improvement, features six essays written by GIH staff.
GIH Bulletin: February 2009 (2)
The Atlantic Philanthropies (New York, NY) awarded a $3.5-million grant to Boston College’s Center for the Study of Home and Community Life (Boston, MA).
GIH Bulletin: February 2009 (1)
The 2009 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy Seeing the Future with 20/20 Vision will take place in a fitting location: New Orleans, Louisiana.
GIH Bulletin: January 2009 (2)
Seeing the Future with 20/20 Vision will feature more breakout sessions, site visits, and networking opportunities than ever before.
Establishing Public-Private Partnerships for Maternal and Child Health
Established in 1935 under Title V of the Social Security Act, the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant is one of the largest federal block grant programs and a critical source of flexible funding for public health. Commonly referred to as Title V, the MCH block grant is used to support core MCH public health functions in states, assess needs, and identify and address gaps in services.
GIH Bulletin: January 2009 (1)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation (Eagan) awarded state-based organizations a total of $450,000 in grants under two initiatives focused on improving health in Minnesota – Growing Up Healthy: Kids and Communities and Healthy Together: Creating Community with New Americans.
Strengthening the Performance and Effectiveness of the Public Health System
The public health system is the backbone of our nation’s health, but the existing public health infrastructure is inadequate to address the health challenges currently facing this country. Strengthening the Performance and Effectiveness of the Public Health System shares how health funders can improve the functionality of the public health system and develop capabilities, services, and competencies that enhance public health practice.
Connecting the Dots: Developing a Holistic Picture of Children’s Health
Health care services are one of many supports and resources needed to support healthy children. In recognition of the need to take a more comprehensive approach to child health, health funders are being challenged to work outside traditional purviews.
Pediatric Medical Homes: The What and Why of It All
The “medical home” encompasses the places, people, and processes involved in providing comprehensive primary care services. Medical homes replace episodic patient care with a holistic approach fostering ongoing physician-patient relationships, systematic care coordination, and addressing the “whole person.” They also must deliver physician-directed patient care that is accessible, family-centered, comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, compassionate, and culturally effective.