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I hope to share reflections, stories, and experiences on how the interplay between the legitimising power of measurement as evidence, the nature of expertise versus experience lead to informing how resources are distributed. While I hope to focus largely on public health, I hope to connect these reflections to larger trends in philanthropic practice globally. How do genealogies of knowledge travel between sectors and communities of practice? And how can focused approaches to measurement connect to larger structural, macro-level shifts needed to address growing inequalities, a topic much debated in global public health?

Quality in health care and equity in health outcomes are inextricably linked. Our team, along with taskforce members, have compiled practical approaches to demystifying bringing together quality and equity.

I recently joined a World Health Organization webinar about the role civil society organisations play in addressing the commercial determinants of health, and to hear from others doing great work in this space. Here are some of my reflections from the webinar: ➡️ A key role of civil society organisations is to amplify the voices of people with lived experience. We need strong, well-funded civil society organisations that are able to freely advocate for change. ➡️ We hold power even when it seems like the road ahead is impossible. When one door closes, we get creative. For example, if we’ve exhausted all pathways around government and legal processes, we pivot to corporate campaigning, taking our advocacy straight to the board room, urging directors to take accountability for their commercial decisions. ➡️ Influence is like a cloud that hangs over all policy decisions – whether it’s via political donations, corporate gifts, or who politicians choose to meet with. It exists in the background of all decision making. ➡️ Governments have a choice about who gets invited into the corridors of power. Access should not just be granted to lobbyists and corporations with deep pockets. Decision makers should ask themselves who are they not hearing from? ➡️ And finally, it’s important to have hope. Hope is the cornerstone of any movement for change. Thanks to Monika Kosinska for convening this important conversation and to my fellow speakers Labram Musah, Simone S., Simon Barquera, Gaudenz Silberschmidt, Jeff Collins and Alison Cox, and to the moderator Tamsin Rose.

The Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) is hosting a free event on "How social prescribing is revolutionising the way we look at health and wellbeing". They will explore how social prescribing can support patients to improve their health and wellbeing, with an emphasis on the function that it provides within a healthcare setting. You'll gain an increased understanding of the role that social prescribing has in providing a truly person-centred approach within health by exploring the evidence, case studies and innovations across the country. So what does this mean for planning? Simple, when planning your health hubs, don't just calculate GP space requirements, include space for Allied Health Care Practitioners and Social Prescribing. This way you are increasing capacity but also enhancing and expanding care in the community that would be best placed to tackle current and looming health and social care service challenges. It also increases the long term viability and sustainability of community health care (yes, GP's and Pharmacies do close and consolidate), and you create improved working conditions helping to retain and entice staff. Sign up now, they have limited places. https://lnkd.in/eJ67Sa3G

When a flashy grant opportunity opens like Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million global open call connected to Melinda French Gates, it can be tempting "to squeeze your square peg in their round hole." My professional advice? 🙅♀️ The website below provides so much information about the type of work and organizations they're trying to support. If your organization or proposal are not a fit for this opportunity, I challenge you to note where you need to build capacity. Use staff and board time to strategize how to be ready for the next opportunity rather than cobbling together a weak application that won't compete with the robust, transformational, equitable and extensive applications that will be submitted by NPOs that are ready. https://lnkd.in/gSH5GF3t #grantwriter #nonprofits #sharing #experience #funding

Funding Alert: Pivotal has launched a $250 million global initiative to fund organizations that are improving women’s mental and physical health! 🌟 Selected organizations will receive $1M to $5M USD in flexible funding to scale their impact. They looking for organizations that: ✔️ Serve women and have a proven record of improving women’s health ✔️ Center equity in their approach ✔️ Are poised to scale their work globally 🌐 Open to organizations around the world! 🗓 Key Dates: Register by: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 (4 p.m. U.S. Central Time) Apply by: Friday, January 10, 2025 (4 p.m. U.S. Central Time) Applications will undergo a Participatory Review in March 2025, and top applicants will move on to an Evaluation Panel Review. Awardees will be announced by the end of 2025. Complete the Organizational Readiness Tool and check out the Open Call Rules before applying. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gd-f5rk7 #WomensHealth #GlobalFunding #Nonprofits #HealthEquity #Impact #Grant #GlobalChallenge

The world is taking the next step forward to progressing women’s health 💪 On Monday, March 18th, 2024, President Biden signed the executive order to expand and boost women’s health research. He announced 20 new actions and commitments for federal agencies, including $200 million for The National Institutes of Health. We are so glad to see more being done to encourage more research into women’s health research and spur more innovation with more federal funding dedicated to this field 🔬 Read the full article by NBC News > https://lnkd.in/efuQuRp5 Reach out to begin your journey to driving women’s health, and health in general, forward by allowing us to guide you through the grant application process to achieve non-dilutive funding to fund your R&D> https://lnkd.in/dEGv96bG #Funding #WomensHealth #NonDilutiveFunding #NIH #Grants #LifeSciences #ResearchandDevelopment

Do you know someone who has shown a commitment to dismantling healthcare inequities for people of color and other underserved communities? Now is the time to honor their achievements by nominating them for the Pantheon Awards - Champion of Health Equity Award 🏆 The Champion of Health Equity award is an opportunity to honor an organization or individual identifying and removing barriers to healthcare access and quality by advocating for healthy policies and driving system and environmental changes. Don't wait submit your nominations now! For more information on the nomination process and criteria, visit our Awards Methodologies & Disclosures: https://bit.ly/3yq49aT 🔗 Submit your nominations today and help us recognize the leaders of tomorrow: https://bit.ly/3WUjji7 📅 Deadline for nominations: August 15th Let's recognize those who are shaping the future of life sciences! 🚀 #PantheonAwards #LifeSciences #Innovation #Research #Academia #Nonprofit #CaliforniaLifeSciences

There is a very interesting and free course coming up at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) on Social Prescribing, and the value this has on preventing, reducing and delaying the need for clinical intervention and social care, and the health and wellbeing it can deliver. For the public health teams and planners amongst us, this will help you better understand the enduring health and social value it can deliver, and how it can be easily built into new Health Hubs to further compliment the increased diagnostic and secondary care they are providing, improving their viability and success, while improving health, and tackling inequality. https://lnkd.in/e5_PYm8f That, and the RSM building is amazing.

Join the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative at the 10th Annual Conference, Aligning for Whole Person Health. The KHC is a non-profit coalition of businesses and healthcare stakeholders working to solve the complex health problems that face our local communities with the goal of improving the health status and healthcare delivery in Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, and throughout Kentucky. The conference will emphasize applying a whole person health approach to the KHC's strategic focus areas of maternal health, mental health, and obesity. The KHC will be featuring keynote speakers Dan Gorenstein and David R. Willams, PhD, MPH. By attending the conference you will: -Understand the components of whole person health and a holistic approach to healthcare; -Learn about pressing healthcare policy priorities and initiatives; -Recognize the state of and opportunities for improving the quality, affordability, and equity of maternal health, mental health, and obesity; -Engage and network with leaders and thought experts in healthcare value and equity; and -Assess opportunities to implement whole person health in their own organizations. Register to attend or sponsor: https://lnkd.in/gPg8m57V