title: Philanthropy at the intersection of health and the environment.
abstract: Scores of foundations are supporting efforts to improve the environmental conditions that affect health outcomes. Environmental health philanthropy has grown from a few foundations in 1999 to more than 100 today, and to annual investments of at least $70 million. This dynamic area of philanthropy is assisting disaster-stricken communities in the Gulf Coast, supporting a national movement to reform chemicals policy, defending clean air and water standards, and underwriting environmental justice work in low-income communities and communities of color. We argue that these investments are yielding sizable returns, but more funding opportunities exist to deepen understanding of hazards, clean up communities, reform policies, and embed environmental health in new economic development.
authors.affiliation: Health and Environmental Funders Network, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. kfortunato@hefn.org
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fortunato
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sessions
mesh_terms: D004782:Environmental Health / Q000191:economics*; D005653:Fund Raising / Q000191:economics*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000191:economics; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States