Cecilia Stancell Promoted to Director of Programs at Dyson Foundation
Release Date:
08/17/2015
Stancell was most previously a program officer for the foundation.
Health
Commonwealth Fund Finds Mixed Views of PCPs Towards New Payment Models
Release Date:
08/14/2015
The Commonwealth Fund's new brief finds PCPs mixed on ACOs and PCMHs--but largely positive on healthcare IT.
Aetna Foundation Encourages Using Data to Help Tackle Healthcare Disparities
Release Date:
08/11/2015
If population-level healthcare disparities were eliminated, up to 80,000 early deaths in the United States would be prevented each year.
To Boost Job Prospects, Younger Americans Seek Dentures
Release Date:
08/10/2015
For many, tooth lost is a symptom of poverty. Statistics from the Commonwealth Fund report that nearly one in five working age adults in some Southern and Appalachian states have lost at least one tooth.
Reader's Digest Partners for Sight and Research to Prevent Blindness Launch Low Vision Research Initiative
Release Date:
08/07/2015
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) is launching a new research initiative to address urgent needs in understanding and treating low vision. The $1.2 million, two-pronged initiative involves funding partnerships with Lions Clubs International...
United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving
Release Date:
07/31/2015
AARP reports caregivers devote an average of 18 hours per week to medical needs and the work is worth $470 billion annually.
Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?
Release Date:
07/31/2015
The study was funded by AFAR, the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Atlantic Philanthropies, and the Beeson Career Development Award Program.
Morgan Stanley Helps Address Housing, Health and Employment Needs in Washington D.C.
Release Date:
07/30/2015
Morgan Stanley is among the financial supporters of the $34 million initiative facilitated by the Healthy Futures Fund.
Milbank Memorial Fund Releases Transgender Health Discrimination Study
Release Date:
07/29/2015
Discrimination experienced by transgender and gender-nonconforming people in public settings like bathrooms and health care facilities results in adverse health outcomes.
Simons Foundation Among Backers of $28 Million Autism Treatment Study
Release Date:
07/29/2015
Researchers will collect data from children over a 24-week period and evaluate key facets of social communication in those with autism spectrum disorders.
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