Health Funding Watch

August 20, 2008

In this issue of Health Funding Watch, the Foundation Center's newsletter devoted to health-related topics, you'll learn about one foundation's "call to arms" to address the social challenges that continue to face people living with HIV/AIDS. You'll also find links to other health-related news, resources, funding opportunities for individuals and organizations, and job listings. Health Funding Watch is available exclusively to visitors who register at the Foundation Center's Web site.

Ford Foundation Calls for Increased Focus on Social Dimensions of HIV/AIDS

On the second anniversary of the launch of its Global Initiative on HIV/AIDS, the Ford Foundation issued a call for donors, government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and other stakeholders to match global investments in medical and technological breakthroughs with an equally significant focus on the social dimensions of the disease. According to the foundation, while people around the globe are living longer than ever with the disease, deeply entrenched social taboos continue to stand in the way of AIDS sufferers living lives characterized by dignity, purpose, and access to opportunity. The foundation is asking global leaders to come together around the issue. Read the article»

Recent Health News from Philanthropy News Digest

Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards $4.3 Million to Young Scientists
Designed to encourage the most innovative thinkers to continue their careers in prostate cancer research, the program will award three-year grants totaling $225,000 to nineteen scientists, most of whom are 35 or younger....
Posted: 8/20/08

University Hospitals in Cleveland Receive $22.6 Million Gift
The gift from the Harrington and McLaughlin families will support the development of innovative technologies and clinical advancements for the early diagnosis and prevention of heart disease at University Hospitals' Heart and Vascular Institute....
Posted: 8/18/08

Open Health Tools Receives Code Donation From California HealthCare Foundation
The donation of key software components from the $10 million Open Health Information Exchange Project is expected to help accelerate the creation of regional health information data exchanges....
Posted: 8/17/08

Regional Foundations Collaborate to Close Gap on Nationwide Nursing Shortage
The ten grants awarded as part of the Partners Investing in Nursing's Future initiative will support the involvement of eighteen local foundations and other diverse funding sources in nine states and the western Pacific Islands....
Posted: 8/13/08

More health news»

Funding Opportunities

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Invites Proposals for Health Disparities Research Program
Grants of up to $275,000 will be awarded to nonprofits working to improve health care for patients with racial disparities....
Deadline: 9/18/08 (Brief Proposals)

Delta Dental Foundation Seeks Applicants for Annual Community Mini-Grant Program
Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded to community-based oral health programs in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana working to improve the dental health of low-income children....
Deadline: 9/30/08

Foundations Invited to Apply for Partners Investing in Nursing's Future Program
Ten awards of up to $250,000 with matching funds provided by participating foundations will be made to community grantmaking foundations working on projects addressing the long-term needs of the nursing workforce....
Deadline: 10/02/08

Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Announces Breast Cancer Funding Opportunities
Awards of up to $100,000 will be given to nonprofits, governmental agencies, and educational institutions in Maryland working to decrease breast cancer disparities in education, screening, treatment, direct services, and survivor needs to underinsured and underserved womens....
Deadline: 11/03/08

More requests for proposals»

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Better Salud in the
Latino Community

To help address disparities in health and health care between Latinos and non-Latino whites, the National Council of La Raza and Eli Lilly and Company have published a free, pocket-size resource guide in English (A Healthy You! America's Guide to Healthy Living, 75 pages, PDF) and Spanish (Buena Salud, Buena Vida: Su Guía de Recursos de Salud, 148 pages, PDF). The books emphasize preventive health measures and offer lists of health-related programs and agencies in each state, including some that specifically target the Latino community.

Creating a Healthier
Silicon Valley

Health Trust has committed $30 million over the next three years to three initiatives that promote the health and wellness of Silicon Valley residents: Healthy Living, Healthy Aging, and Healthy Communities. Through its Grantmaking Program, the trust also awards $3 million a year in short-term and multiyear grants to regional nonprofits.

Did You Know…?

…that twenty-
five states launched pilot projects or created a task force in 2007 to try to improve nutrition and physical activity for children? The finding was published in a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded report, Balance: A Report on State Action to Promote Nutrition, Increase Physical Activity, and Prevent Obesity (130 pages, PDF) by the Albemarle State Policy Center, which noted that further efforts are needed.

Job Opportunities

Education Technical Coordinator
Cancer Care
New York, New York
Posted: 8/19/08

Membership Associate
AcademyHealth
Washington, D.C.
Posted: 8/19/08

Communications Director
Breast Cancer Action
San Francisco, California
Posted: 8/15/08

CEO
New Phoebe House Association
Tacoma, Washington
Posted: 8/12/08

More job opportunities»

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