Grantmakers In Health

Grantmakers In Health President and CEO Cara James will be a panelist on the Urban Institute’s webinar, “Using Demographic Data to Advance Health Equity,” on January 29 at 1:30 p.m. ET. The six speakers will discuss public and private opportunities to improve data collection and address health disparities. Register here:

GIH Funding Partner the Rasmuson Foundation announced 50 Tier One awards to nonprofit and local governments, such as Tribal organizations, in 26 Alaska communities.

Avenel Joseph, GIH Board Member and Interim Executive Vice President at the RWJF, is quoted in an article in The Hill about a potential rule to reduce the amount of nicotine in tobacco products. “We see this as a very important step for public health, but we are clear-eyed and knowing that this is just really the first step, because there’s going to be multiple efforts to try to either make the rule completely ineffective, to roll it back, to cancel it, to delay it. And we’ll be monitoring it at every step,” said Joseph. https://buff.ly/3DQQw6M

GIH Funding Partner LAUGHING GULL FOUNDATION was recently highlighted in Inside Philanthropy. The article explores the foundation’s support of progressive grassroots movements in the South, as well as Laughing Gull’s spend-down model.

KFF Health News published an article on the impact of climate change and the California wildfires on the mental health of young people.

The Bethany Legacy Foundation, a GIH Funding Partner based in Jefferson County, Indiana, recently announced two investments in mental health care, including $750,000 to the Jail Chemical Addiction Program and $192,000 to fund a new Jefferson County Behavioral Health Navigator.

Direct Relief, a GIH Funding Partner, provides masks, medicine, and other resources to health care organizations and first responders in California through the California Fire Relief program.

Nemours Children’s Health recently announced significant investments in pediatric and maternal and child health in Central Florida and Delaware. Access both announcements here:

The California Community Foundation has a Wildfire Recovery Fund that will help those most affected by the current fires and underserved populations both immediately and in the long term.

Dogwood Health Trust recently announced an additional $20 million in the third round of funding for Hurricane Helene relief. This round will prioritize small businesses, early childhood education, mental health services, housing, and more general support for nonprofit partners and individuals in need.