How Grant Makers Can Promote Healthy Behaviors

By Jessica Kronstadt

Healthy Behaviors: Addressing Chronic Disease at Its Roots examines how grant makers can support efforts to promote healthy behavior. This report by Grantmakers In Health, in Washington, begins with background information on chronic disease in the United States and the connections between illnesses and smoking, diet, and physical activity. The authors say that foundations and corporate-giving programs can help prompt behavioral change in many ways, including