Policy Strategies to Reduce the Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

October 30, 2017

This webinar covered the current state of sugar-sweetened tax campaigns and tax policy implementation, the returns on investment sugar-sweetened beverage policy efforts have for foundations and their communities, and how grantmakers of all sizes and levels of policy experience can become involved in efforts to reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.

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Food Is Medicine: Research, Policy, & State of the Field

October 13, 2017

On this webinar, participants learned about the “food is medicine” approach and its historical roots, the state of the science, details of a new three-year study funded by California’s legislature, and how “food is medicine” has evolved into a national effort to make medically-tailored meals an essential health benefit.

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HEAL Learning Community Call

September 21, 2017

Listen to the Sept 21, 2017 HEAL Learning Community call.

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Collective Impact: Lessons Learned for HEAL Funders

July 25, 2017

This webinar showed two experienced funders and their grantee partners about how they implemented an effective collective impact strategy in different contexts, the lessons learned and challenges met along the way, and the key takeaways they have for funders and communities looking to replicate their successes.

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Healthy Food Hits the Road: Making Good Food Available (and Affordable) in New England’s Food Deserts

July 13, 2017

As health care costs continue to rise, it is critical that players from every sector—public, private, and nonprofit—work collaboratively on solutions that address the health needs of low-income people and invest in preventative health measures.

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Philanthropy Talks to Philanthropy

July 13, 2017

The annual conference showed again this year why it is the premier opportunity for health funders to talk to their peers about challenges, lessons learned, and the path forward.

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2017 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy

June 23, 2017

The 2017 GIH Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy was held from June 21-23 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Reducing the Risk of Exposure to Lead in Drinking Water

June 8, 2017

Ensuring access to sufficient, safe drinking water has been an essential function of water utilities, public health, and health care professionals around the world for more than a century. The public health community is often on the front lines, responding to elevated blood lead levels—and can speak to the need for prevention.

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HEAL Policy in Uncertain Times

April 19, 2017

This webinar taught us about recent trends and developments in federal and state HEAL policy and the impact on local efforts, how advocacy organizations are adjusting their strategies, the opportunities and challenges for the field, and what health funders can do to effectively support their grantees and HEAL policymaking going forward.

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Healthy Food, Healthy People: The Relationship Between Food and Real Estate

February 2, 2017

This webinar was an engaging discussion of how cross-sectoral partnerships among real estate developers, public sector institutions, universities, restauranteurs, chefs, farmers, and food retailers can support the health of people and the planet.

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