Time for a reality check on health insurance
January 12, 2016
Health insurance costs are going up, but it’s time to inject some reality into the national conversation about health care and how we pay for it.
Category: Articles
My road to strategic philanthropy
December 15, 2015
Dr. Shao-Chee Sim, EHF’s new VP for applied research, shares how working in strategic philanthropy continues his lifelong interest in helping communities.
Can philanthropy and government work together?
December 3, 2015
EHF explores how working with a government agency can impact social issues.
Video Blog: Getting the complete picture of community health
November 10, 2015
In a video blog, EHF’s community engagement officer Troy Bush-DiDonato explains the reasoning behind our latest research project looking at community health needs in three neighborhoods across Southwest Houston.
Philanthropic dollars are no substitute for good policy
October 26, 2015
Funding from the Episcopal Health Foundation and other philanthropies can provide a launching pad for a nascent idea, build the capacity of a long-standing organization, and absorb risk for high-risk but high-reward initiatives. But our dollars cannot — nor should they have to — compensate for a faulty system.
In 2015, we need “different” not just “more”
September 15, 2015
Access to health care alone does not create healthy communities, nor will more access to more care. We need something different: we need to set our sights on health, not just health care.
Suicide is everyone’s problem
September 8, 2015
September 7th through September 13th is our nation’s 41st Annual Suicide Prevention Week. I couldn’t let these dates go by without taking the time to talk to you about the most preventable form of death: suicide.
Access Denied
August 12, 2015
Two patients in Houston face the same condition. But the difference in the health care each patient receives is worlds apart and tells the real story of what happens when someone doesn’t have access to health services in Texas.