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EHF invests more than $22 million to address non-medical drivers of health and strengthen access to comprehensive health services in Texas.

Carcedo shaped and guided the foundation’s grantmaking efforts since its launch in 2014 and has overseen the selection and distribution of almost $500 million in grant awards.

EHF research helped provide evidence to pass HB 1575 that addresses gaps in maternal health care and reimburses workers for impacting crucial non-medical drivers of health.

EHF’s new Grantee SPOTLIGHT series highlights the incredible work of EHF’s grantees and the individuals whose health and communities have benefited from their efforts. In this SPOTLIGHT, see how AccessHealth discovered the importance of sidewalks to community health.

StayCoveredTexas.org is designed to help Texans enrolled in Medicaid and the community organizations working with them know what to do to keep their health insurance after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The study by the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health looked at a partnership between Prospera Housing Community Services and Superior HealthPlan.

The new report from the Center for Health Care Strategies shares experiences from the variety of platforms designed to connect Medicaid populations with community resources related to food insecurity, housing, transportation and much more.

The Sunshine Calls study, funded in part by EHF, shows the impact of finding new ways to improve HEALTH, not just health care outside of the doctor’s office.

Learn more about EHF’s effort to strengthen existing health-focused coalitions across Texas.

Barnes writes that addressing racial disparities in maternal mortality rates requires changes that fix both the health system and the non-medical factors that impact Black women’s health and well-being.

See how EHF is participating in the state’s groundbreaking plan that focuses on addressing food insecurity, housing, and transportation issues through Medicaid and CHIP programs.