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“GRAND CHALLENGES FOR SOCIAL WORK” IDENTIFY 12 TOP SOCIAL PROBLEMS FACING AMERICA

Initiative to galvanize social work, related fields and communities across the country, accelerating “social progress powered by science”From mass incarceration, climate change, and an aging population to immigration, mental illness and rising income inequality, the most pressing issues facing America have something fundamental in common: the social factor.  As a call to action on these and other urgent problems, the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW)  is launching the Grand Challenges for Social Work 

Hillman Foundation Announces 2015 Innovations in Care Winners

Two nursing-driven programs targeting vulnerable populations receive $600,000 each to expand effortsThe Rita & Alex Hillman Foundation  today announced the 2015 recipients of the Hillman Innovations in Care Program, a multi-year initiative created to expand leading edge, nursing-driven programs that address the healthcare needs of vulnerable populations.  The winning projects – a community-integrated public health nursing/legal partnership serving low-income mothers and babies, and a nurse-led transitional care program for homeless persons – were selected from a

PBS’S NEXT AVENUE REVEALS “2015 INFLUENCERS IN AGING” HONORING 50 THOUGHT LEADERS WHO ARE REDEFINING AGING

Dr. Atul Gawande (“Being Mortal”) Named Influencer of the YearWhat do activist Maria Shriver, cartoonist Roz Chast and NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe have in common with musician Glen Campbell, explorer Dan Buettner and bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel? They are all among the 50 remarkable people named as the first Next Avenue Influencers in Aging.  The list, which is being published today, includes thought leaders, executives, writers, artists, researchers, experts and everyday people who are changing how we age and think about aging in America. Next

THE JOHN A. HARTFORD FOUNDATION AND THE Y TO SERVE MORE THAN 31,000 ADULTS THROUGH THE YMCA’S DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM

The Y  has received a two-year, $860,500 grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation   (JAHF) to deliver the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program  to older adults. The program applies research that has been shown to reduce the number of new type 2 diabetes cases among Medicare-age individuals by nearly 70 percent, also offering the possibility for lowering health care expenditures. With funding 

National Program to Improve the Quality of Geriatric Surgical Patient Care Announced by American College of Surgeons and John A. Hartford Foundation

Today, the American College of Surgeons  (ACS), in partnership with the John A. Hartford Foundation  (JAHF), announced it will conduct a four-year initiative that will lead to improved care of older surgical patients through a standards and verification program for hospitals. The respective leaders for this initiative are pioneers in the field of geriatric surgery and long-time Hartford grantees, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, FACS, Director of the ACS Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care, and Ronnie Rosenthal, MD, FACS, Chair of the ACS

MARGARET L. WOLFF BECOMES NEW CHAIR OF THE JOHN A. HARTFORD FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Retiring chair Norman H. Volk led board for thirteen yearsThe John A. Hartford Foundation  today announced that Margaret L. Wolff has become the chair of its Board of Trustees. Ms. Wolff was elected to the Foundation board in 2004 and, more recently, led the search committee that selected Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, as the Foundation’s new president. Ms. Wolff succeeds Norman Volk, who retires from the board after 36 years of dedicated service, including 13 years as chairman. “The board is deeply appreciative of Norman Volk’s outstanding service, and I join

THE JOHN A. HARTFORD FOUNDATION AWARDS THREE MORE SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND SUB-GRANTS FOR DEPRESSION CARE TO CLINICS IN WESTERN STATES AND ALASKA

Funds will increase access to mental health care in medically underserved, rural, low-income communitiesTo improve care for depression  – one of the most common and disabling, but under-diagnosed and ineffectively treated health conditions - the John A. Hartford Foundation  has awarded grants to a second cohort of nonprofit community health clinics in the WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska,

Grantmakers In Aging receives $1.3 million grant renewal from the Pfizer Foundation to help communities become more “age-friendly”

Grant will support five communities in second year of Community AGEnda: Great Places to Grow Up and Grow OldWashington, DC/New York, NY (October 16, 2013) ― Grantmakers In Aging  (GIA), a national association of funders, and the Pfizer Foundation today announced a second year of funding totaling $1.3 million for Community AGEnda , an initiative aimed at helping American communities become more age-friendly, meaning great places to grow up and grow old. The award will support grants up

ASCE Blends Engineering and Art, Announces Winners of International Bridge Photography Contest

October 2, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Kevin Higgins, khiggins@asce.org The American Society of Civil Engineers is pleased to announce the winners of its first annual international bridge photography contest. ASCE received nearly 1,400 submissions from civil engineers and photographers in 55 countries. Expert judges—three civil engineers, two photographers, and one designer—selected 13 winners across several categories, including “green” bridges, new bridges, bridges in small communities, and High Dynamic Range images. Over 6,000 bridge enthusiasts voted to select a

THE JOHN A. HARTFORD FOUNDATION AWARDS FIVE GRANTS FOR DEPRESSION CARE TO CLINICS IN WESTERN STATES AND ALASKA

Funds will increase access to mental health care in medically underserved, rural, low-income communitiesNew York, NY (May 20, 2013) – To improve care for depression  - one of the most common and disabling but under-diagnosed and ineffectively treated health conditions - the John A. Hartford Foundation , an intermediary of the Corporation for National and Community Service,

CREATING AN AGE-FRIENDLY AMERICA

New online database, research, and tools from Community AGEnda will help cities and towns prepare for, benefit from growing number of aging BoomersWith America’s population aging fast, most communities still have work to do to become “age-friendly”  – that is, great places to grow up and grow old. To accelerate efforts underway in five communities and to encourage others across the country, Community AGEnda, an initiative of Grantmakers In Aging (GIA)  supported by the Pfizer Foundation,

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