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Episcopal Health Foundation releases Strategic Framework for 2024-2030

Learn why one of the largest health foundations in Texas – led by a physician – is doubling down on addressing non-medical factors impacting health, and will now target food and nutrition security, maternal health, and diabetes prevention as new priorities.

Grant Partners

EHF’s Grantee SPOTLIGHTS NEW VIDEO: Caring for Two at Santa Maria Hostel Texas Accountable Communities for Health Initiative Waco Family Medicine’s Culinary Roadshow Musa’s Story at Easter Seals Greater Houston AccessHealth and Community Sidewalks Grant Partners 2024 Grant Partners AccessHealth – $450,000American Heart Association, Inc – $200,000Angelina County & Cities Health District – $150,000AVANCE Austin … Read more

Strategic Framework

As an institution of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) is grounded in Christian beliefs that call for equity before God and a mission to serve those in need—especially in the promotion of health and well-being among the 15 million Texans in the 80 counties of the diocese. View our Stategic Framework … Read more

Hospital Engagement in the Social Determinants of Health in Texas: Insights from a National Survey of US Hospitals

This report analyzes results from 346 Texas hospitals that completed the survey examining three domains of SDOH engagement: screening of social needs, programs and interventions to address SDOH, and community partnerships with external partners.

Elena Marks: Shifting the Health Conversation

EHF’s founding president and CEO Elena Marks writes about her efforts to shift the conversation to HEALTH, not just health care and says serving at EHF has been the “highlight of my career.”

EHF’s Texas Health Policy Poll: Three-quarters of Texans say it’s “very important” for candidates to focus on making health care more affordable, accessible

A large majority of Texans say it’s very important for candidates to address issues that make health care more affordable, and more than half say state lawmakers should increase state spending on health care. Those are just some the results of EHF’s statewide poll on health care access and affordability in Texas.

Texas Health Policy Poll on Access and Affordabilty

A large majority of Texans say it’s very important for candidates to address issues that make health care more affordable, and more than half say state lawmakers should increase state spending on health care. Those are just some the results of a new statewide Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) poll on health care access and affordability in Texas.

EHF releases Texas Health Policy Poll focusing on access and affordability of health care across the state

A large majority of Texans say it’s very important for candidates to address issues that make health care more affordable, and more than half say state lawmakers should increase state spending on health care. Those are just some the results of a new statewide Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) health policy poll on health care access and affordability in Texas.