Health, Housing, and Homelessness

Specifically designed for funders, this webinar explored the intersection of health care and homelessness and the role philanthropy can play in establishing supportive housing as a cost-effective solution to one of our nation’s most pressing policy problems—rising public spending with poor outcomes for homeless individuals with chronic health conditions.

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Healthy Places NC: Better Results through Place-Based Philanthropy

Place-based philanthropy brings together a wide range of local actors around an ambitious community-change agenda, with the foundation providing resources to implement key components in whatever strategy the community develops.

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Going Beyond Grants to End Health Disparities

Several years ago, Hallmark Health System, which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital and is located north of Boston, realized it had a substantial challenge: while its patient population had changed dramatically in terms of language and culture, its staff and management had not.

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Reducing Health Disparities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Americans

This audioconference highlighted recent developments in identifying and reducing health disparities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Americans.

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Disparities in Food Access and in Opportunities for Physical Activity

This article discusses the causes for the rising tide of preventable chronic disease, not only in Massachusetts but across the country. It also highlights some of the key factors that have produced this change and the parts of the population that are often more affected.

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Weaving Together Prevention, Health Care Delivery, and Community Change

Participants joined this audioconference to learn about a new model—the community-centered health home—in which community health centers are engaged as active change agents, even as they deliver high-quality medical services.

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An Unprecedented Health Challenge Working with Border Communities

The Paso del Norte region is experiencing an unprecedented public health challenge – over the past three years, more than 8,000 individuals were murdered in Ciudad Juárez.

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The NPA: Supporting Collective Impact on Health Equity

This webinar provided an overview of the NPA, including discussions regarding how philanthropic organizations can engage with other entities and sectors through the NPA for greater collective impact on achieving health equity.

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Supporting Children’s Healthy Development: Place DOES Matter

There is increasing recognition that children and their families are generally as safe, healthy, and productive as the communities in which they live, work, and play. As a result, there is more focus on improving community conditions and mitigating negative influences on people’s health and well-being.

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