The Farm Bill and Health: Understanding the Connections
Webinar participants learned about Creating Common Ground, a joint project of SAFSF, GIH, and the national Convergence Partners, and ways they can get involved in ongoing work.
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.
Myths and Facts about Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The world of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) may seem mystifying to funders. In this era of health reform – with a renewed emphasis on prevention and wellness – it may be the perfect time for philanthropy to explore its opportunities.
The Relationship between Food Access, Food Insecurity, and Obesity
On this webinar, Christine Olson of the workshop’s planning committee examined the evidence connecting food insecurity and food access to obesity, and Allison Bauer shared information on The Boston Foundation’s work related to food access and offered recommendations for addressing food insecurity.
Partnership for a Healthier America: A Briefing for Funders
This webinar reviewed the Partnership for a Healthier America’s activities to date, plans for moving forward, and ideas for engaging the private sector in your community.
Creating Common Ground: Working Together for Food Systems Change
A growing number of segments of the philanthropic community are paying attention to the food system and its interconnectedness with other major health, environmental, justice, and community issues.
It’s Never too Early to Prevent Childhood Obesity
This audioconference provided an overview of promising strategies for intervening as early as possible in efforts to prevent obesity in children.
2011 Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy
The 2011 Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy was held March 2-4, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act: A Briefing for Funders
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which covers all federal child nutrition programs (including school meals) and helps ensure that children from low-income families receive healthy food, has been signed into law. This webinar served as an update to the related webinar GIH held before passage, and included a briefing on what is in the bill and ways for funders to support implementation, fill gaps, and otherwise promote child nutrition.
Developing State-Level Healthy Food Financing Initiatives: New Examples from California and New York
Building on Pennsylvania’s well-established Fresh Food Financing Initiative and the federal government’s recently launched Healthy Food Financing Initiative, California and New York have developed similar programs in their own states to offer tax credits, below-market rate loans, loan guarantees, and grants to organizations providing healthy foods to under served communities.
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