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Fast Company Names James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies 'The Most Creative Person of 2017'

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05/16/2017

Innovative leaders are changing the world through their work in tech, fashion, food, entertainment, and more. James Anderson of Bloomberg Philanthropies, is using technology, data, and a focus on sharing to spread best practices among cities.

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Commonwealth Fund, NY State Health Foundation, Peterson Center Noted as the Funders Behind the Movement for Open Notes

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05/16/2017

Can the simple act of sharing a healthcare provider's notes with a patient improve health outcomes? The OpenNotes movement thinks it can and, today, millions of patients in 37 states have access to notes in their medical records.

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HSBC Gives $1.5M to Scale Up Horizons Learning Programs

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05/16/2017

To bring educational support to low-income and underserved communities, HSBC will make a grant of $1.5 million to help bring Horizons multi-year learning programs to new communities and serve more low-income children across the country.

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Helmsley Foundation Funds New York Common Pantry’s Opening of a New Satellite Location

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05/16/2017

New York Common Pantry (NYCP), the largest community-based food pantry in the state, wiil open a new Choice Pantry in the Bronx, which has a high rate of food insecurity.

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The Peterson Center on Healthcare Aims to Transform U.S. Healthcare

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05/15/2017

Looking to improve healthcare quality while lowering costs by bringing out the best in doctors, health systems, insurers, patients and employers, the center reports there are many opportunities to transform American healthcare.

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Top Science Foundation, Simons, Latest Endeavor is its Most Ambitious Project Yet

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05/15/2017

New ideas could form as computer scientists and researchers from a variety of fields hold meetings, chat over lunch, or just run into each other in the hallways. That’s the kind of research environment the Simons Foundation is trying to cultivate...

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Darren Walker Writes on Lessons Learned from Rikers Island

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05/15/2017

The NYC jail is a microcosm of everything wrong with America’s criminal-justice system—but may also offer a model for how it can be righted.

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United Hospital Fund Report Examines Hospital Patients’ Refusal of Home Care Services & the Impact on Readmissions and Outcomes

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05/15/2017

United Hospital Fund and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation analyzed the issue of patients who refuse home health care services when they are discharged from inpatient care. Such refusals can lead to higher rates of readmission to...

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Is Addressing 'Silent Killer' - Drowning Deaths

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05/15/2017

While deaths by drowning have fallen steadily since the 1970s in the United States, especially for children, the same trend is not visible in poorer countries around the world. Many of these deaths are preventable with common sense strategies of...

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Schott Honors Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Kavitha Mediratta and Landmark Education Campaign at 25th Anniversary Awards Gala

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05/12/2017

On May 11, 2017, the Schott Foundation for Public Education marked 25 years of fighting to end educational inequities in America’s public schools by honoring grassroots, community and philanthropy figures who have led the charge for education...

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