Recent storm damage across Texas highlights how non-medical factors have a direct impact on our health
May 23, 2024
EHF’s continued thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by recent storms across the state.
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Episcopal Health Foundation releases its first-ever poll on health experiences of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in Texas
May 20, 2024
Nearly half of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in Texas say they skipped or postponed medical care in the past year because of cost. In addition, the vast majority of AAPI Texans say that they live in communities without adequate non-medical resources that impact their health. Those are just some of the findings of EHF’s first-ever statewide survey of AAPI health experiences in Texas.
EHF’s Grantee SPOTLIGHT: Strengthening skills to promote healthy early relationships and brain development for children at The Georgetown Project
April 23, 2024
New video shows how EHF’s investments are being used at TGP’s community-based Parent Center program.
Dr. Ann Barnes: Advancing maternal health equity during Black Maternal Health Week & beyond
April 17, 2024
As we end #BlackMaternalHealthWeek (BMHW) 2024, we’re faced with alarming data that is a call to action. In Texas, Black Texans die from pregnancy-related causes at twice the rate of White Texans and four times the rate of Latino Texans. This is an inequitable and unacceptable health disparity for our entire state.
Report: Texas economy could save billions in losses by breaking the cycle of preventable health differences
April 3, 2024
Preventable differences in health outcomes – which are closely linked to income, zip code, and race – are driving up health care costs and reducing work productivity across Texas, and the state’s economy is suffering more than $7 billion in annual losses because of it. For the first time, researchers estimate the local impact and county-level cost estimates of health disparities across the state.
EHF offers unique capacity building opportunities for smaller Texas nonprofits
April 2, 2024
Learn more about how your organization can join the program designed to support nonprofits with smaller budgets that historically may not have been able to access support to strengthen operational work.
Celebrating a year of growth: Texas health coalitions forge ahead with renewed purpose
April 1, 2024
EHF wraps up the latest cohort of the Collaborating for Healthy Communities Initiative.
Barnes: Celebrating Black History Month by recognizing and tackling health disparities
February 1, 2024
EHF’s Dr. Ann Barnes says by going beyond the doctor’s office to impact the non-medical factors that impact health, EHF aims to address preventable health differences that are too often prevalent in Black communities.
TACHI receives $4.7 million in new funding
January 31, 2024
Philanthropic partners announce continued commitment to advance community health through the Texas Accountable Communities for Health Initiative.
EHF’s Grantee SPOTLIGHT: Hope and healing through health benefits at Memorial Assistance Ministries
January 31, 2024
See how helping families address health challenges and navigate a complex health system made a difference in the health and well-being of a Houston-area teen and his family.
Barnes: Victory for Maternal Health in Texas – Celebrating a Year of Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
January 22, 2024
EHF’s Dr. Ann Barnes says that Texas has made a groundbreaking stride for maternal health, but there’s more work to be done.
EHF research team launches Digging Deeper series
January 1, 2024
See how the new project works to prompt conversation and innovation on important health issues with in-depth analysis from EHF’s research staff.