The Northern Virginia Health Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and health care of residents of Northern Virginia, with a particular emphasis on the health needs of the uninsured.
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Health expert Steven Woolf, MD, MPH, and NVHF's Patricia Mathews spoke with the Washington Business Journal about the opportunity and responsibility businesses have to address health disparities in the region.
Former NVHF Board chair Jane Woods passed away on July 18, 2022. She will be remembered for her many years of public service and dedication to health care, especially for seniors.
For all of the resources and affluence found in Northern Virginia, what explains the large inconsistency in health across the region? And how did these health differences come to be? VCU's Steven Woolf explains.
The Northern Virginia Health Foundation makes strategic grants to nonprofit organizations that address the health care needs of residents of Northern Virginia, with particular emphasis on those who live in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park. The Foundation focuses its grantmaking on those organizations that address the Foundation’s priorities and promote its values.
VIEW ALL GRANTEESThis report reflects on NVHF's grantmaking, the unique impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the priorities that will guide NVHF for the future.
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Northern Virginia's 15 “islands of disadvantage” did not come into existence by accident. They are products of history. "Deeply Rooted" shares some of that history and shows how policies adopted long ago concentrated wealth in a privileged population and blocked opportunities for others.
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