Results List
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Betting Big on New Leaders in Health Equity
This is an historic year for The Atlantic Philanthropies. In 2016, we have reached our 35th year of grantmaking, and also our last. In recent updates, I’ve discussed our culminating grants that build on our three and a half decades of work to address…
Author: Christopher G. Oechsli, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
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GW Health Workforce Institute Receives $5.5 Million to Advance Health Workforce Equity Issue
WASHINGTON, DC (March 9, 2016)— Researchers at the George Washington University’s (GW) Health Workforce Institute today announced a $5.5 million award from The Atlantic Philanthropies to promote health workforce equity by identifying, connecting and preparing leaders in the field to advance social mission in health professions education.…
Author: The George Washington University
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Transformative Leaders for Health Equity in Southeast Asia
Fellows join Lincoln Chen in launching the initiative. Source: China Medical Board At the Prince Mahidol Award Conference in Bangkok on January 29, CMB announced an unprecedented partnership with the Atlantic Philanthropies to launch an ambitious program to nurture an entire generation of health leaders…
Author: China Medical Board
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Atlantic Announces $40 Million Health Equity Initiative in SE Asia
Atlantic Philanthropies has announced a $40 million investment in a new fellowship initiative aimed at increasing access to affordable, quality health care in Southeast Asia. In partnership with the China Medical Board (CMB) — which will contribute an additional $10 million to the effort — theTransformative…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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The Next Generation of Leaders Advocating for Brain Health
By Dana Smith A monologist, a musician, an event producer, and an animal behaviourist are working to change how society thinks about aging and dementia. These individuals are part of the first cohort of Atlantic Fellows at the Global Brain Health Institute and are using…
Author: The Lancet
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Atlantic Awards Community Catalyst $14.8 Million to Strengthen the Voice of Consumers in Health System Transformation
Legacy grant will support new Center for Consumer and Community Engagement Community Catalyst has been awarded a five-year $14.8 million legacy grant by The Atlantic Philanthropies to develop and promote a consumer agenda around “health system transformation,” fundamental changes in the health system that are…
Author: Community Catalyst
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity: Leading the Way to a More Just Future
Photo: Getty Images Dismantling anti-black racism to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies for all The Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity is one of an interconnected set of fellowship programs – the Atlantic Fellows – launched by The Atlantic Philanthropies as part of the…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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Tekano: Novel Leadership Programme to Tackle South Africa’s Health Gap
By Dianne McAlpine A generous grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies, a US-based limited-life foundation, has given rise to a South African organisation dedicated to reducing the social inequalities that condemn large segments of the population to poor health. More than two decades after the end…
Author: LeadSA
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Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity FAQ
If you have questions about the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity program, hopefully they’ve been answered below. Why did Atlantic and its partners launch the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity? What is anti-black racism? Why does it matter? What is the Atlantic Fellows for Racial…
Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies
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A Laughing Matter: SF Comedian Looks to Tell the Stories of Dementia Patients, Caregivers
Josh Kornbluth is Among the Global Brain Health Institute’s 32 Inaugural Atlantic Fellows Artist Josh Kornbluth (left), a comedic autobiographical monologist, participates in a clinicopathological section with Lea T. Grinberg, MD, PhD, as part of his fellowship at the Global Brain Health Institute. Photo by…
Author: University of California San Francisco