Applying Equitable Grantmaking Practices to Address Funding Disparities in Gun Violence Research

Gun violence is the leading cause of death for youth in the United States and has disproportionately impacted communities of color for decades. In response to this public health crisis, the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education funds equity-centered research, educates the public on gun violence causes and solutions, and embraces community knowledge to address gun violence and firearm suicide.

In establishing its processes as a funder, the Center collaborated with the Grantmaking Department at Health Resources in Action (HRiA) to leverage its expertise in applying equitable grantmaking practices to advance health equity. Read the resource below to learn more about implementing fair and inclusive grantmaking to support the most impacted communities in researching, implementing, and scaling solutions to gun violence.

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Addressing Gun Violence Through Equitable Research and Collaboration

On April 11, 2024 at Kaiser Permanente's Health Action Summit, Fatimah Loren Dreier (r), Executive Director, Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI) and the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence moderated a discussion on "Addressing Gun Violence Through Equitable Research and Collaboration" with panelists: Ruth Abaya, MD, MPH, Attending Physician and Practice-based Scholar, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Kristen Mizzi Angelone, Project Director, Pew Charitable Trusts; Joseph Richardson Jr., PhD, MA, MPower Professor of African American Studies and Anthropology, University of Maryland; and Daniel Webster, ScD, MPH, Bloomberg Professor of American Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Watch the insightful conversation here