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Civic Engagement

Centering Equity in Sugary Drink Tax Policy: Tax Design and Policy Research Recommendations

February 23, 2021
May 21, 2025
Health Equity and Social Justice
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Healthy Food America has released the Sugary Drink Tax Equity Workgroup’s recommendations on how to design equitable sugary drink tax policy. Based on a year-long participatory process, the recommendations are focused on helping advocates and policymakers design sugary drink taxes that are centered in equity and benefit communities most negatively impacted by the beverage industry and sugary drink products.

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New State Palliative Care Budget and Policy Tracking Tool

February 23, 2021
May 21, 2025
Population Health
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The National Academy for State Health Policy has created an interactive map tracking new state palliative care legislation and related budget initiatives that are designed to promote and expand access to palliative care.

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Scan of the Field: Funder Approaches to Health Equity

February 4, 2021
May 21, 2025
Health Equity and Social Justice, Philanthropic Growth and Impact
Tracking the Field

Philanthropic investments in health equity are growing in response to increased national attention. In an effort to document and learn from this moment, GIH surveyed its Funding Partners at the end of 2020 to identify whether and how foundations altered their health equity programming and pivoted internally to foster more diverse and inclusive environments.

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The Commonwealth Fund’s Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

February 3, 2021
May 21, 2025
Health Equity and Social Justice
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The Commonwealth Fund has announced an agenda for its $15 million Health Equity Action Fund – a major new initiative to advance equity in U.S. health care. Its goal is to contribute to efforts to dismantle systemic racism in health care policy and practice and counter inequity in treatment, patient experience, and health outcomes for Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color.

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Views from the field by Patrick McNamara & Abigail Goodwin

Transforming Communities Through the Social Determinants of Health

January 15, 2021
May 21, 2025
Health Equity and Social Justice
Views from the Field

Six years ago, Palm Health Foundation made a risky decision. Dissatisfied with the short-term gains of traditional responsive grantmaking, we launched the Healthier Together initiative in an effort to forge a deeper connection to community through the social determinants of health.

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Post-Election Philanthropy

GIH Bulletin: November/December 2020

November 16, 2020
May 21, 2025

GIH is continuing to organize several post-election calls for health funders, as we have done in previous years. Join us on November 30 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern for Post-Election Discussion: Moving Forward on Health Care to gain key insights into the prospects for increasing health care access, advancing health equity, and improving the delivery system. In addition, check out these resources from our Philanthropy Support Partners…

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Maximizing Impact in a Limited Time: Time-Limited Programs and Foundations

November 13, 2020
May 21, 2025
Philanthropic Growth and Impact
Views from the Field

Some foundations institute time-limited initiatives to maximize resources. Others adopt a spend-down approach to have impact within a short organizational lifespan. Both situations provide opportunity for a health-focused foundation to accomplish goals with urgency, but pose the challenge of doing so without the luxury of time. ClearWay Minnesota and Missouri Foundation for Health have embraced strategic and tactical advantages of being life-limited and having time-limited programs, respectively, to address persistent health issues.

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Pioneering Health-Wealth Solutions for Children

October 16, 2020
May 21, 2025
Health Equity and Social Justice, Population Health
Views from the Field

Today, as we navigate the pandemic, deep racial and economic inequities in health and wealth outcomes have been revealed and amplified for children—especially children of color. Health and wealth are inextricably linked. Investments to improve health outcomes using the social determinants of health and to promote financial well-being across families are mutually supportive. The ultimate goal is to ensure that all children are healthy, financially secure, and live in families without daily financial stressors because of assets and wealth.

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Health Policy Exchange (Formerly Fall Forum) Video

2020 Fall Forum: Better Health, Stronger Democracy

October 1, 2020
November 16, 2020
Community Engagement and Empowerment
Health Policy Exchange (Formerly Fall Forum), Video

Better Health, Stronger Democracy explored how health funders are promoting civic engagement, protecting voter rights, and engaging in post-census electoral redistricting.

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Quick Poll Results: Voter Engagement Efforts

September 24, 2020
May 21, 2025
Philanthropic Growth and Impact
Tracking the Field

GIH’s August/September 2020 Quick Poll asked foundations if they fund voter engagement efforts.

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