A Healthier West Georgia
Foundation: Community Foundation of West Georgia, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The following year, Tanner received initial funding from the Community Foundation of West Georgia to support Get Healthy, Live Well. In April 2012, the Get Healthy, Live Well Coalition was born, and...more

A Mental Health Funder Shifts Focus from Illness to Wellness in a Look Upstream
Foundation: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is welcoming letters of interest for community-based projects that tackle mental health disparities in rural Texas. People in Texas experience more mental health...more

Applications open for inaugural Health Equity Fund grants
Foundation: Community Foundation of Louisville, Humana Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2018) – The Community Foundation of Louisville, in partnership with the Center for Health Equity, Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence, the Humana Foundation, and Metro...more

A Regional Funder Gives Big to Upstream Solutions to Chronic Illnesses
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
While big, national funders like the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Kresge have long grabbed headlines with their groundbreaking work to take healthcare philanthropy upstream, many state-based...more

The Latest Funder Tackling Disparities To Improve Health Outcomes
Foundation: Cooper Foundation, Cooper Foundation, Cooper Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The (BMS) recently gave $982,000 to the Cooper Foundation, the philanthropic arm of one of the largest healthcare systems in southern New Jersey, for better care for heart disease for vulnerable...more

SMPA professor receives grant to study political 'bubbles' dividing US
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
This month his “brain child” received a $699,600 grant – awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – to map how health, economic standing and media consumption impact life in American...more

Vanderbilt's Mellon-funded humanities partnership expands
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The project began in 2013 when the Mellon Foundation awarded a $1.475 million grant to Vanderbilt and its partner schools. The initial grant was led by Lauren Benton, former dean of the College of...more

Special-needs transportation focus of conference
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Support for the event was provided in part by funding from the Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, Lyft and by the New Jersey Health Initiatives, the statewide grant-making program of the Robert Wood...more

Community Health Improvement Plan reviews its first year in effect
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
“We can only really improve health when we care outside of our silos,” said Franklin Regional Council of Governments Director of Community Services Phoebe Walker, who leads the group. The CHIP is...more

Improvements in mortality rates are slowed by rise in obesity in the United States
Foundation: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The research was supported by Grant Numbers R01AG040212 and R03AG05572401 from the National Institute on Aging, Grant Number R03SH000037 from the National Center for Health Statistics, Grant Number...more