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🌟 Friendly Announcement: Excellus's 2024 Health Equity Innovation Awards are Open! 🌟 In Excellus BCBS's commitment to addressing health disparities, making care more accessible, and improving health equity they're now launching the 2024 Health Equity Innovation Awards! 🏆 Awards of up to $30,000 will be granted to nonprofit organizations within their service area--including greater Rochester, Central NY (greater Syracuse), Utica/North Country, and the Southern Tier--dedicated to reducing health disparities and improving equity in underserved populations. Priority areas include: ☑ Maternal health outcomes ☑ Behavioral & mental health ☑ Chronic disease management ☑ Social determinants of health 📅 Application portal opened: Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 10 a.m. ⚠ ❗ Deadline: Friday, October 4, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. 📌 Apply now to drive innovation and make a difference in healthcare equity! For details, visit: ExcellusBCBS.com/Community.

Hand in Hand, Healthier Lives is my newest endeavor, and I couldn't be more excited to announce its launch! This initiative stems from a deeply personal observation of the limitations that socio-economic factors place on access to quality healthcare in our communities, alongside the observation of how unhygienic health practices predispose underserved families to preventable sicknesses. Hand in Hand, Healthier Lives aims to bridge this gap by providing essential health education and implementing impactful outreach initiatives, particularly focused on empowering families, especially women and children. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to equip families in underserved communities with the knowledge and resources they need to make informed choices about their health and embrace healthy lifestyles. We believe that everyone, regardless of background, deserves the opportunity to live a long and healthy life, and we understand the power of unity. That's why we'll be working hand-in-hand with dedicated healthcare providers and fellow non-profit organizations to maximize our reach and create a lasting impact. Education is key to healthy living, so we'll provide workshops and materials to empower individuals. Through community engagement, we'll organize events promoting health and well-being. Our mission aligns with UN Goal 3: ensuring healthy lives for all. Access to quality healthcare is a human right, not a privilege. This journey wouldn't have been possible without the incredible support of the dedicated individuals at Catering to Africans In Need (CAIN) , who will be partnering with me for our first flagship program with Hannah Joy co-founder of Carespace Initiative! A huge thank you to Chinedu Isagbah for his unwavering support and patience – I truly appreciate him putting up with my endless questions! Hand in Hand, Healthier Lives is more than just an initiative; it's a call to action. If you're driven by the desire to make a difference, I encourage you to reach out and Together, let's build a world where everyone has the knowledge and resources they need to thrive! #SDG3 #Partnership #PublicHealth #communityhealth #togetherwecan

Read the newly published Coalition for Health Funding blog written by our Executive Director Dan Ignaszewski. Dan outlines why advocating for vision research and Non-Defense Discretionary (NDD) spending is imperative: https://bit.ly/3XM92oR NDD supports: 🔹 Research Funding: Supports agencies like NEI and DoD for innovative vision research. 🔹 Public Health: Funds programs promoting eye health and early treatment of vision disorders. 🔹 Education & Training: Ensures a skilled workforce for advancing vision research and eye care. Our advocacy efforts: 📈 Secures essential funding 📜 Shapes supportive policies 🌐 Raises public awareness Ensuring robust NDD funding is vital for sustaining vision research. Let's continue to advocate for vision research and NDD funding, preserving sight for future generations.

Dres, from the iconic hip-hop duo Black Sheep, has teamed up by MN2S with Men’s Health Network for a powerful award-winning campaign focused on health education and adressing vaccine hesitancy. Using the timeless anthem "The Choice Is Yours" as the foundation, the campaign encourages men to make informed decisions about their health, especially within communities of color. Founded in 1995, Men’s Health Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of men and boys through education, advocacy, and preventive care. This collaboration is an example of Men’s Health Network’s admirable commitment to creating impactful health campaigns that resonate with diverse audiences. MN2S - Connecting top talent with global opportunities. 🌐 Browse the MN2S roster to discover and book music artists and celebrity talent. 📧 info@mn2s.com #MN2S #TalentRoster #TalentBooking #HealthIsWealth #VaccineAwareness

A new strategy will guide work over the next five years to support 460+ #ChildAndFamilyHubs 🌈 across Australia 📑 https://bit.ly/3Ak1qAr #Hubs provide a local, welcoming ‘front door’ for families to access the care they need, all in one place. At Hubs, families connect with services and support in health, education and social care. Families can also build new social connections at their local Hubs. The #NationalChildAndFamilyHubsNetwork unites service providers, community-based organisations, advocates, researchers and policymakers to build the capacity of Hubs. Following strategy consultation with a diverse cross-section from 950+ members, the Network has identified six priority areas for action:  ⭐ Invest in the National Child and Family Hubs Network ⭐ Secure long-term funding to support Hubs ⭐ Build workforce capability and culture ⭐ Use evidence to inform Hub implementation and evaluation ⭐ Develop and implement an advocacy plan ⭐ Partner with, learn from and support Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations The Network is collaborating with the many organisations working in Hubs settings and people attending Hubs to bring the strategy to life. Read the strategy and learn more about Hubs at https://lnkd.in/g7UpkywY The Network acknowledges the support of the The Ian Potter Foundation, ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Life Course Centre) and Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service. In case you missed it, our recent Setting up Child and Family Hubs webinar recording is now available to watch and share. The discussion featured practitioner perspectives on co-design and #implementation, as well as some great questions from audience members. 💻 https://bit.ly/3XXDFb6 Suzy Honisett Sharon Goldfeld AM Sydney Local Health District Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) The Royal Children's Hospital Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE) Telethon Kids Institute ARACY Social Ventures Australia Anne Hollonds SNAICC - National Voice for our Children Karitane Our Place

My friends and colleagues Julia Fursova, PhD and Gillian Kranias have just published a fascinating paper in which they discuss the tension between funders’ reporting requirements and the priorities of health promotion practitioners. Their study reveals the challenges of balancing accountability to funders with the need for community-driven solutions. They propose a new "wholistic accountability model" to address these issues. This paper is a must read for anyone interested in health promotion and relationships with funders. Please read the full paper to learn more about their findings and recommendations!

I'm so proud to introduce our organization BERO NGIMA – meaning “improving lives” in the Luo dialect is a Community-Based Organization (CBO) founded in January 2022, by a small group of like-minded individuals. These are mainly young professionals who felt disillusioned by lack of tangible response by the government to address the deteriorating lot of fisher-folks around Lake Victoria; despite there being considerable potential for profitable and sustainable exploitation of the lake. It is for this reason that the CBO was founded to provide a vessel through which those who care can join hands to improve lives of fellow citizens. Whereas at its inception Bero Ngima was somewhat eyed with some skepticism; given the peoples experiences with the largely dysfunctional public services. However, over time it has been hailed by residents as a ‘God-sent’, and a timely intervention that continues to positively impact the lives of the impoverished community. Indeed, this very positive view and feedback by the Community; is a source of much fulfilment and encouragement to our sponsors, partners, and operatives; and a strong motivating factor for us to do more. The Mission of Bero Ngima CBO is to create a Healthy Community and Improve the Lives of the people by Improving Access to Clean Water, Improving Access to Quality Health Care; Reducing incidence of Alcohol, Drugs and Substances Abuse; Improving the Standards of Hygiene and Sanitation; Carrying out Women and Social Empowerment Programs; Reducing Teenage Pregnancies and Fishermen and finally by Promoting Education and Learning activities; Reducing incidence of Sexual and Gender Based Violences in the community. We aim to do achieve these goals through programs focused on community Sensitization and Advocacy, financial literacy, entrepreneurship and leadership, mental health, and wellness. So please join us and together we can make a difference.

Major Global Funding Opportunity for Nonprofits Improving Women’s Health Action for Women’s Health: $250 Million Global Funding Opportunity Lever for Change has launched Action for Women’s Health, a $250 million global open call supporting organizations worldwide that are advancing women’s mental and physical health. Awardees will receive flexible funding ranging from USD$1 million to $5 million. Eligible organizations serve women and have a record of improving women’s mental or physical health. They should center equity in their approach and be poised to scale their work to strengthen the health of more women. Organizations from around the world are invited to apply. Interested Puerto Rico 501(c)(3) organizations must register to apply before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Complete applications are due before 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time on Friday, January 10, 2025.  Awardees will be announced by the end of 2025. For detailed information and to apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/eQyq24Mz   #WomensHealth #NonprofitFunding #PuertoRico #Mujerpuertorriqueña #Saludmujer #Saludmental #Saludfísica #Grants #Fondos #Notforprofits #ONG Action for Women’s Health is made possible by Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates to advance social progress. Pivotal Ventures works to accelerate momentum where progress has stalled and use philanthropic and investment capital to substantially improve people’s lives. Las convocatorias de subvenciones facilitadas por IMAGINE Consultores, LLLC, se ofrecen como un servicio público. Síganos en las redes si desea mantenerse informado sobre las oportunidades de subvención. Imagineconsultores.com

An invitation to practitioners and funders in community development, health promotion and a broader ‘systems change’ work. 🌟 Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you felt you were not quite fitting in? Such as when everything that matters and is unique about you must be tucked away and hidden. Or when you are invited to tell your story, yet the questions being asked are not central to your story at all?  ❔This is a common challenge for many non-profits working in community development, health promotion, and social justice. Their stories, values, and impacts often don’t align with funder-driven reporting systems. 📝 In our recent paper, Round Peg in a Square Hole, published in the Journal of Public and Non-profit Affairs, we explore the tension between funders’ reporting requirements and the priorities of health promotion practitioners. Our research revealed a troubling pattern: 1️. Reporting requirements in health promotion often embed a clinical and biomedical view of health. 2️. Evaluation methodologies are shaped by funder-driven pressures and organizational capacity limits. 3. Community participation in evaluation is weakened, sidelining diverse voices and local knowledges. These tendencies create an accountability system that is heavily skewed towards funders and that emphasizes numbers at the expense of capturing the true dynamics and impacts of programs. Such a system sidelines other important orientations for accountability, namely accountability to communities, organizational values, and peers.  💡We propose ways for re-balancing accountability system toward a wholistic model that balances the four orientations of accountability. ✨ This work calls for rethinking evaluation frameworks to prioritize what truly matters: community participation, empowerment, and context-appropriate methods. It’s time to align reporting and evaluation systems with the equity goals of systems change.  💡 How can we shift the focus of reporting to honor the stories and impacts that matter most? Let’s start this conversation. 🎓 Here is the link to the full article https://lnkd.in/gi7pHewa #evaluation #community #systems #accountability Gillian Kranias Transform Practice Kisa Hamilton Yvette Bailey Jen Quinlan Jennifer Rayner Julia Lalande Sarah Morton A. Katz Jennica Nichols Maya Lefkowich Gladys Rowe, PhD Vidya Shah Carol Nemeroff Ola Tjornbo Maleda Mulu Kendall Kadatz Vanessa Paesani Jules Maitland Sarah Flicker Michael Johnny Dina Taha, PhD Liz Forsberg, MES Serah Gazali

Indeed, it’s time (overdue) to « align ⚖️ reporting and evaluation systems with the equity goals of systems change » ! https://lnkd.in/gi7pHewa Here’s my reveal: It's been one of my greatest honours to collaborate with Julia Fursova, PhD on this work. 💫 Julia led a rigourous case study approach to questions that nag so many nonprofit staff (frontline and management), directors, funders… and we meticulously edited our paper to articulate and reference the insights shared. Here’s my call to action: Relocate accountability onto a wholistic 🌻 circular axis. In particular, people and institutions in positions of power can create openings for transformative impacts when you shed evaluative control and deeply embrace evaluative learning. My next steps: This publication links with our work at Transform Practice Cooperative (Denise Bishop-Earle was also on the research advisory). We will be sharing and using the wholistic accountability framework tool in future workshops and services. 🥘