PHM-Exch> Corporate-based foundations and public health agenda

[José Utrera]

Philanthropic Foundations and the Public Health Agenda<http://www.corporationsandhealth.org/news/202/62/Philanthropic-Foundations-and-the-Public-Health-Agenda/d,Article>
By Bill Wiist, CHW Contributing Writer
http://www.corporationsandhealth.org/news/202/62/Philanthropic-Foundations-and-the-Public-Health-Agenda/d,Article

In 2009, there were 2,733 corporate foundations with assets of more than $10 billion and an annual donation of $2.5 billion. In that year foundations made grants of more than $38 billion of which $15.41 billion was from family foundations. In 2009, the 50 largest contributors to health donated more than $3 billion through almost 5,000 grants. The extent of corporate-based foundation funding in public health raises two critical questions for public health policy, research, and programming. First, should corporate-based foundations be setting the public health research and program agenda? Second, is the corporate business model appropriate for guiding foundation public health grants and programs?

In this commentary, I seek to answer these questions to focus our attention on fundamental philosophicaland ethical issues about the causes of disease and injury and the approaches we take to addressing the root, social determinants of health.

Bill Wiist
Professor, Health Sciences
Sr. Scientist, Interdisciplinary Health Policy Institute
Northern Arizona University



José L. Utrera

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