Hospitals lift flu restrictions
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Mental Health America of Northeast Indiana announced that they received a $35,000 grant from the Parkview Community Health Improvement Program to fund MHANI's peer support program. The peer support...more

The Health 202: This abortion fight derailed a bipartisan Obamacare fix in spending bill
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A big part of the difference is due to new opioids funding, with lawmakers providing $2.6 billion in new funding specifically for HHS and doubling to $1 billion a state block grant program. Substance...more

This Health Funder Has Joined the Fight Against Opioids. Where Is Everyone Else?
Foundation: GE Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Most philanthropic work on the crisis is happening locally, led by foundations embedded in those communities, like the Colorado Health Foundation. ... Substance abuse officially became part of the...more

What an Equity Lens in Health Philanthropy Requires
Foundation: California Endowment, Colorado Trust, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Missouri Foundation for Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, California Wellness Foundation
A new report finds that, broadly speaking, health legacy foundations “are expanding the scope of their grant making and initiatives to focus on the social determinants of health…[seeking] to...more

Area earns low rating in health report
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
McCoy said participants at the event will better understand mental health issues through the life story of the keynote speaker, Rwenshaun Miller, a licensed professional counselor, mental health...more

County's health ranking holds steady at 58
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
“We are pleased to be holding the steady at this point in our efforts," Paul Kennedy, president of the Walker Area Community Foundation and HAP's 2018 chair, said in a press release after the...more

Coming to A City Near You: A Partnership to Improve Health Through Community Investment
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
LISC, a national community development nonprofit, and ProMedica, a nonprofit health system, have announced a $45 million project.The partnership will deploy $25 million in loans and $20 million in...more

County could be much healthier
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
For Allen County, this year's showing in the annual Robert Wood Johnson Foundation county health rankings is a mixed bag. Ranked against Indiana's 92 counties, ... Warren, Boone and Brown. The least...more

The New Nonprofit Economy: A Nonprofit-Backed Social Enterprise Grows
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
St. Vincent de Paul's economic development director, Susan Palmer, points out the three goals of the waste management program: to “divert materials from the waste stream, create jobs for the local...more

Rutgers launches effort addressing child nutrition
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The grant calls for the Rutgers University Foundation to raise an additional $1 million, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has agreed to match the $1 million, bringing the total funding for this...more