June 24, 2004 | Read Time: 1 minute
Healthy Behaviors: Addressing Chronic Disease at Its Roots examines how grant makers can support efforts to promote healthy behavior. This report by Grantmakers In Health, in Washington, begins with background information on chronic disease in the United States and the connections between illnesses and smoking, diet, and physical activity. The authors say that foundations and corporate-giving programs can help prompt behavioral change in many ways, including supporting community education, teaching health-care providers about health risks, and influencing public policies and legislation. The report includes lessons learned from efforts designed to curb tobacco use — for example, lowering out-of-pocket costs for services can increase the likelihood that individuals will participate in and complete smoking-cessation programs — and gives examples of health-promotion projects already in place.
Publisher: Grantmakers In Health, 1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1200, Washington, D.C. 20036; (202) 452-8331; fax (202) 452-8340; http://www.gih.org; 48 pages; available free on GIH’s Web site.
