Health & Human Services

NYTimes Examines Hartford Foundation Work on Geriatrics

Release Date:

01/29/2016

Terry Fulmer, president of the Hartford Foundation, observed, in the New York Times article noting the foundation's work, how support is needed for a high quality of life for the elderly.

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Aging

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David Sandman Named President and CEO of New York State Health Foundation

Release Date:

01/25/2016

Dr. Sandman has been the Foundation's Senior Vice President since 2008, after serving as Executive Director of the Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century (the "Berger Commission") and in senior positions at Manatt Health Solutions...

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Hartford Foundation Funds New Geriatric Workforce Center

Release Date:

01/21/2016

The John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) a $3 million grant to establish a Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program Coordinating Center. The center will serve as a strategic resource for 44 organizations...

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With Major Grant from Simons Foundation, New York Genome Center Announces $100 Million Matching Campaign

Release Date:

01/21/2016

The New York Genome Center has announced a $100 million matching grant from the Simons Foundation and Carson Family Charitable Trust.

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PhilTV: Funders, “Blow People’s Minds” on Gender Norms to Reduce Teen Suicide

Release Date:

01/15/2016

Carlie Steen, Program Manager at Stonewall Community Foundation, calls on funders to focus on dismantling gender norms to reduce teen girl suicide. WATCH the 2 minute clip!

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Women & Girls

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Largest-Ever Study of Cornea Condition Reveals Hidden Risk Factors, U-M Team Reports (Research To Prevent Blindness)

Release Date:

01/13/2016

A large new study reveals previously unknown risk factors associated with an eye condition that causes serious progressive nearsightedness at a relatively young age. The findings, made through the largest-ever clinical study of the condition called...

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Scientists Find Key Driver for Treatment of Deadly Brain Cancer (Helmsley Charitable Trust)

Release Date:

01/11/2016

Glioblastoma multiforme is a particularly deadly brain cancer. Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a key to how these tumor cells proliferate so quickly --and ways to turn this engine of tumor growth into a target for cancer treatment.

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United Hospital Fund Issues Report on Pediatric Primary Care

Release Date:

01/08/2016

Pediatric primary care is of utmost importance, ensuring that young children have his or her acute needs met, but also promoting the child’s full development—including physical, mental, and cognitive health.

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Education & Youth

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United Hospital Fund

Commonwealth Fund Finds Both 'Private Option' and Traditional Medicaid Expansions Improved Access to Care

Release Date:

01/06/2016

Low-income adults in Kentucky and Arkansas, which both expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, were more likely to be insured and less likely to have problems paying medical bills, compared to others in states which did not...

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Rippel Foundation: What We Discovered at “The Frontiers” about Financing and Leading Improvements in Health

Release Date:

12/18/2015

Laura Landy, founder & chair of ReThink Health and president & CEO of the Rippel Foundation, writes about understanding the frontiers of health policy and practice, while boldly pursuing a vision: a United States in which all the sectors...

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