Health foundations can play an important role in restoring trust in our nation’s public health system. They are well-positioned to strategically deploy a variety of resources and engage myriad stakeholders to ensure accessible, accurate health information.
To foster connection and information sharing among health funders, GIH created a community of practice for communications staff designed to foster peer relationships, accelerate the sharing of innovative and effective communications approaches, and identify strategies to combat misinformation and disinformation. The community of practice offers virtual and in-person learning opportunities; connects peers in the field; and acts as a hub for resources, including sample documents, tool kits, and templates.
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Recently Featured - Misinformation
Our information environment is transforming—including the places and people who help us make decisions about our health. Those health information ecosystems are fragmented; filled with information from a wide range of expertise and sources; and platform algorithms exert tremendous and unseen control over what messages are seen, shared, and amplified. These changes have many of our traditional health information sources racing to learn new skills to ensure they remain trusted and relevant.
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KFF’s Health Misinformation Monitor will be released every two weeks, and will detail recent developments and research on health misinformation.
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The Journalist’s Resource’s article about visual health misinformation acts as a primer and research roundup. The article includes links to articles and additional research.
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We have compiled a collection of public statements from foundations to provide communications staff with examples of responses to various issues.
- Maine Philanthropy Center statement in response to the mass shooting in Lewiston.
October 2023 - The California Wellness Foundation statement denounces SCOTUS’s decision on Affirmative Action.
June 2023 - The California Endowment statement regarding SCOTUS decision on Affirmative Action.
June 2023 - The John A. Hartford Foundation Statement on the Biden administration executive action to support care workers.
April 2023 - Missouri Foundation for Health statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
June 2022 - Interact for Health’s position statement on the tobacco tax.
February 2018
Previously featured public statements
Upcoming for this Community of Practice
Every year, GIH brings together the bright minds, seasoned experts, and innovative practitioners working in health philanthropy to discuss the important issues facing the field.
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If you would like to join the Communications Community of Practice, please contact Katherine Treanor for more information.
