Who We Are
Isabella Health Foundation, Inc. is a woman and minority founded nonprofit organization. We are based in Coastal Virginia, in the United States, but we take a global focus.
Our mission is to promote and advance health equity and social justice and to eliminate health disparities for all.
We believe it is an undeniable right for all persons to attain the highest level of health regardless of social factors such as wealth, race or gender.
We believe health equity is social justice…without equity in social conditions everyone cannot achieve the highest attainable standard of health.
What We Do
We take a cross-cutting approach to address all social determinants of health.
With this in mind, Isabella Health Foundation, Inc., has several programs. You can learn more about them on our programs page.
- Global Education
- Global Nutrition
- Global Health Delivery
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Community Outreach and Awareness
Through these programs we promote and advance health equity and social justice to eliminate health disparities for all.
How We Do It
Our approach is:
Multidisciplinary: Our team’s experience collectively covers health sciences, behavioral health, research, education, program evaluation and management, informatics and community advocacy.
Community led: We begin our projects with community needs assessments and involve local people throughout — we believe global change starts with change within our communities.
Data driven: We identify gaps and focus on making measurable improvements through evidence based solutions, serving the most disadvantaged first.
Built on partnerships: We forge relationships with communities and local governments, and contribute to research.
How to Get Involved
MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND DONATE TODAY
Help us make a more equitable future for all. “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane”-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
BRIDGING GAPS: CULTURAL COMPETENCE
As a culturally competent organization, we have a robust, diverse Volunteer program with rich opportunities for cross-cultural immersion. Join us and volunteer.
IMPROVING LITERACY FOR HEALTH EQUITY
The IHF Literacy Project was one of our first health equity programs with an aim to close the literacy gap at the most vulnerable time during a child’s development.
Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman. –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
