Projects focus on low-cost, evidence-based ways to help parents/caregivers build their infants’ healthy brains

Two-thirds of Texans without health insurance live in working families and more than half are in families that include at least one full-time worker. These are just some of the findings from The Uninsured in Texas, a detailed report written by Urban Institute analysts and sponsored by Episcopal Health Foundation.

In 2019, the Episcopal Health Foundation will continue work aligned with a five-year strategic plan to improve health, not just healthcare in Texas.

EHF’s Grant Guidance for 2019 expresses our core beliefs and explains the commitment of our philanthropic giving to outcomes-focused approaches.

The first deadline to submit a Letter of Inquiry for a 2019 grant for Cycle 1/Goal 1 is
December 8, 2018.

A majority of Texans say that reducing the number of women who die from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth should be a top priority for state lawmakers, even though few correctly knew about a recent increase in the state’s maternal mortality rate. That’s one of the findings of a newly released report focused on women’s health that is based on a statewide Episcopal Health Foundation/Kaiser Family Foundation survey of Texas health policy issues.

Nearly a year after Hurricane Harvey swamped the Texas Gulf Coast, a growing share of affected residents say their lives are back on track, but three in 10 (30%) say their lives remain disrupted, finds a new Episcopal Health Foundation/Kaiser Family Foundation survey of residents in 24 hard-hit Texas counties.

Despite initial reports showing a drop in enrollment numbers, more than 1 million Texans have activated their Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance in 2018 – a 5 percent increase from 2017. That’s just one of the findings of an Episcopal Health Foundation analysis of new ACA health insurance enrollment data released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Affording health care ranks at the top of Texans’ financial concerns, with more than half (55%) say it is difficult for them and their families to afford health care, including a quarter (25%) who say it is “very difficult,” finds a new Kaiser Family Foundation/Episcopal Health Foundation poll of Texas residents.