Healthcare Georgia Foundation

Our Director of Programs, Lisa Medellin, joined Arlene Parker Goldson from @PSEquityMatters and Tara Gardner from Clay County Health Partnership on the @ruralhealthinfo podcast to discuss the origins of The Two Georgias Initiative and more! ruralhealthinfo.org/podcast/two-ge…

Today, we honor and uplift the incredible legacy and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In observance of the holiday, our offices will be closed on Monday, January 16th.

Meet Laura Register! Along with being a rural advisor to multiple state campaigns, Laura served for 13 years on the Grady County BOE. She's also presented on panels with the University of Georgia Archway Program and the Carter Center at the United Nations. Welcome to the Board!

Meet Dr. Natalie D. Hernandez! She is an NIH-funded researcher and founding Director of the MSM Center for Maternal Health Equity. She has obtained diverse extramural funding to develop lines of research to advance science toward eliminating women’s health inequities. Welcome!

Meet Dr. Kavanaugh Chandler! As the CEO of Coastal Community Health, he pursues his passion of working with Federally Qualified Health Centers to provide a wide range of affordable and quality services to those living in Coastal Georgia. Welcome to the Board, Dr. Chandler!

Join us in welcoming our new Board members! We're so excited to have Dr. Kavanaugh Chandler, Dr. Natalie Hernandez, and Laura Register join our Board of Directors as they bring their unique perspectives and thoughtful insight to our work. Welcome to Healthcare Georgia Foundation!

ICYMI: The winner of the 2022 Truist Promise Award is @HealthcareGA's Two Georgias Initiative! Read about the foundation's work and leadership in its effort to promote health equity in rural Georgia: ow.ly/J35S50MlJAN

Happy New Year from Healthcare Georgia Foundation's Board and Staff! Our offices will be closed from Friday, 12/23 - Friday, 12/30, and will reopen on Monday, January 2. Enjoy this time with your loved ones!

Our Director of Programs, Lisa Medellin, attended the swearing in ceremony of @KevinKTanner alongside members of @namigeorgia and the Jesse Parker Williams Foundation! Tanner will now serve as the new Commissioner for @DBHDD.

The Biden Administration has reopened online ordering for free COVID-19 tests, and all U.S. households can order a total of four at-home tests that will be mailed directly to them for free. To place your order, click here: covid.gov/tests

We're honored to receive the 2022 Truist Promise Award for The Two Georgias Initiative! Thank you to @PhilanthropySE for uplifting our work in rural Georgia, and thank you to all who partnered with us in this work. philanthropysoutheast.org/BLOG/View/Arti…

Georgia hospitals are bracing themselves against the triple wave of RSV, flu season, and COVID-19. Learn more here from @gpbnews: gpb.org/news/2022/12/1…

Tuesday, December 6th is the runoff election for the Georgia Senate race! Polls are open from 7am - 7pm for in-person voting, and you can find additional details about the voting process here: georgia.gov/vote-in-person…

Today is #GivingTuesday! Check out the GAgives website to find nonprofits and fundraisers that you can support this year! gagives.org/search

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at Healthcare Georgia Foundation! In observance of the holiday, our office will be closed on Thursday, 11/24 and Friday, 11/25. Enjoy this time with your loved ones!

On Monday’s edition of “Closer Look,” the president and CEO of the Healthcare Georgia Foundation talked with @waberosescott about the moment she received notice that the organization was receiving a $9 million gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. wabe.org/healthcare-geo…

In case you missed it - check out the interview our President & CEO, Kristy Klein Davis, had with Rose Scott (@waberosescott) yesterday! wabe.org/healthcare-geo…

Be sure to tune in to @wabenews Closer Look with Rose Scott (@waberosescott) this Monday, 11/21 at 1pm to hear our President & CEO Kristy Klein Davis discuss HGF's work to advance health equity in Georgia! You can listen at 90.1 FM or via streaming on WABE's website.

Exciting news! The Foundation has received a $9 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. To learn more, check out our full press release here: healthcaregeorgia.org/pr-11-11-2022/

Early voting is in full swing! To learn more about how to find your polling location, as well as absentee ballot information, visit the @georgiagov website here: georgia.gov/vote-early-per…