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Journal Covers Philanthropy on Health Disparities
Funders
concerned about vulnerable populations, low-income communities and communities
of color – or interested in bridge-building across environmental and health
philanthropy -- may be interested in the October 2011 issue of Health Affairs, which has a thematic
focus on health
disparities. Read the table of contents for the October
issue here,
or see an overview in a piece "From
the Editor-in-Chief." The Aetna Foundation funded the October issue.
This October 2011 issue of Health Affairs also contains an article on "Philanthropy and Disparities: Progress, Challenges, and Unfinished Business," a peer-reviewed GrantWatch paper by Faith Mitchell of Grantmakers In Health (GIH) and Kathy Sessions of the Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN). They write about "how philanthropy has addressed health disparities over the past decade, with a focus on accomplishments, the work remaining to be done, and how funders can help advance the disparities agenda." The efforts of numerous foundations are mentioned, including several tackling health disparities upstream through investments in environmental health and environmental justice.
New Resources
- Taking the Handle Off the Fracking Pump: Human Rights and the Role of Public Health Inquiry in an Age of Extreme Fossil Fuel Extraction (Hydrofracking)
- This new report from Sandra Steingraber discusses the public health threats posed by hydrofracking--and the human rights dilemma posed by researching them. It represents the expanded and footnoted version of the talk Ms. Steingraber gave on January 9, 2012 at a national conference on the public health effects of fracking that was convened by the Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy (PSE).
- AARP Blog on Healthy Aging and the Environment
- AARP has just launched a blog on Healthy Aging and the Environment. The inaugural piece links to a number of resources that can help educate AARP’s 35 million members on environmental influences on health, including a report on the environmental threats to healthy aging and EDF's web site on toxic chemical impacts and TSCA reform.
- Food & Environment Reporting Network Launches
- The Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN) is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan news organization that produces investigative reporting on food, agriculture, and environmental health for distribution to major media outlets. You can sign up for their free newsletter on their website.
Events
- HEFN/GIH Funder Webinar - Investing Upstream and Downstream: Broadening Collaboration to Tackle Health Disparities
- This webinar will discuss current research and efforts to reduce health disparities among poor and minority populations in the United States. GIH and HEFN are pleased to offer this webinar for funders across portfolio interests for a shared look at federal actions, research findings, and philanthropic opportunities on health disparities. (January 31, 2012; Funder Webinar)
- Introduction to the Alaska Native Fund
- Join The Christensen Fund and Alaska Conservation Foundation(ACF) for an introduction to the Alaska Native Fund. ACF Staff and Alaska Native Fund Steering Committee members will share the genesis of this innovative grantmaking program that supports Indigenous priorities for addressing climate change, protecting food security in the marine environment, and drawing connections between environmental and human health. (February 9, 2012; San Francisco, CA)
- Environmental Grantmakers Association State of the States Briefing (Hydrofracking)
- This funder briefing will explore a variety of environmental concerns facing our nation’s states and localities, and how models from the state and local scale can be employed in a global framework. The briefing includes a session on hydrofracking entitled, The Fracking State: Policy Challenges and Interventions. (February 28-29, 2012; San Diego, CA)
- Inaugural National Health Impact Assessment Meeting
- This meeting will capitalize on the burgeoning national interest in Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and convene policy makers, public health professionals, HIA practitioners and anyone with an interest in learning more about HIA. It also will offer a special, one-day forum tailored specifically to decision makers at all levels of government in the U.S. (April 3 - 4, 2012; Washington, DC)
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