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From Emergencies To Equity: The Growing Role Of Hospitals In Community Health
By Jason Lacsamana, Sandra Viera, Katie Miller, and Sonja Lockhart (10/1/19)

The St. Joseph Health Community Partnership Fund has been working with Prevention Institute in seven California communities. The two organizations aim to support hospitals and their community partners in pursuing upstream causes of, and solutions to, community-level health problems. It is critically important to address the root causes of health problems and eliminate health inequities, because clinical strategies alone won't lead to healthier outcomes. Read More >>

A Civic Duty To Improve Access To Generic Pharmaceuticals
By Shelley Lyford (9/26/19)

Seven health care systems and three philanthropic organizations launched a nonprofit generic drug company in 2018 with a mission to ensure that essential generic drugs are both accessible and affordable. The focus is on improving hospitals' access to generics. The president and CEO of the Gary and Mary West Foundation and West Health explains why and how Civica Rx was established and provides some updates. Read More >>

Cultural Competence Is Key To Meeting Patients' Needs: One Perspective From New York City
By Hewett Chiu (9/19/19)

Cultural competence is essential to providing high-quality care and is a bedrock for meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse patient population. Throughout his career, this author has set out to change the health care system at the community level to better meet the needs of patients facing language or cultural barriers to care. Key to helping him on this path was his participation in the United Health Foundation's Diverse Scholars Initiative. Read More >>

Scientific Excellence Is Just The First Step To Optimal Care
By Richard I. Levin and Brianne Alcala (9/5/19)

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a nonprofit, has championed humanism—that is, putting human interests, values, and dignity at the core of health care—for years. Health care companies have been slow to incorporate humanism, though. And payments for care, which often include incentives for improved outcomes, don't acknowledge such critical factors as careful listening and compassion, which have been shown to affect healing. Five corporations have joined the Gold Corporate Council to promote humanism. Read More >>

People Post: Foundation Staffers’ Goings and Comings; Job Openings
By Lee-Lee Prina (8/29/19)

Who has a new job or has received a promotion in health philanthropy? Read news from foundations around the country. Read More >>

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Funding To Improve Social Determinants Of Health
By Lee L. Prina

The GrantWatch column in the September 2019 issue describes foundations’ funding addressing either of two social risk factors: food insecurity and inadequate housing. For example, the Common Market is “a regional food distributor [that] works to strengthen regional farms while making local produce available to underserved areas,” says the Kresge Foundation, which is among the funders that have recently supported this innovative model. And the Montana Healthcare Foundation is a funder interested in housing and health. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is well known for its funding to improve various social determinants. A number of other funders, including the Humana, Colorado Health, and Vitalyst Health Foundations, have awarded grants focused on one or more determinants. Read More >>

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