By M. Ryan Barker, MSW, MPPA, Director of Health Policy for Missouri Foundation for Health
In the year of a presidential election it is always interesting for a policy wonk like me to listen to the candidates and hear how they frame the issues that are being debated.
I just returned from a Grantmakers in Health (GIH) Conference in San Francisco. (The stairs in the picture to the left welcomed our HCF contingent to the conference.) I am honored to be on the board of directors of this national philanthropic organization. I am also honored to serve on the GIH board with Bob Hughes of the Missouri Foundation for Health out of St.