Opinion: Want to Fix America’s Health Care? First, Focus on Food
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09/13/2017
Food is the number one cause of poor health in America.
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Patrick Gaspard, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, to Serve as Acting Leader at Open Society Foundations
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09/13/2017
Billionaire investor George Soros announced a former U.S. ambassador to South Africa will become the new acting president of his global foundation following the departure of Christopher Stone.
Tech-Oriented New York Grad School Backed by Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches
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09/13/2017
Almost seven years after winning high-profile competition, Cornell Tech opens on Roosevelt Island, with 30 faculty members and almost 300 graduate students.
New Research Links Increased Minimum Wage to Reduced Child Maltreatment
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09/13/2017
A new study contends that a rise in wages could reduce child maltreatment.
De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave
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09/13/2017
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not offer paid parental leave for union workers, nor does the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) union provide their members with any parental leave benefits, Kings County Politics has learned.
Whatsapp Co-Founder Brian Acton Is Leaving The Company To Start His Own Foundation
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09/13/2017
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton is leaving the company to start his own non-profit.
NYS Health’s Event Recap: Reporting in the ‘Fake News’ Era: A Conversation With Health Reporter Charles Ornstein
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09/13/2017
NYS Health hosted Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Ornstein, senior reporter covering health care at ProPublica, for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of journalism and health care.
Bloomberg Backs Frieden’s Next Act: Heart Disease and Preparing for New Epidemics
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09/13/2017
After running the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for eight years under President Obama, Dr. Thomas R. Frieden is starting a global health initiative that will focus on two big areas: heart health and epidemic preparedness.
Ford Foundation Among Funders of ImpactUs Marketplace: Four New Issuers Join
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09/13/2017
Financial technology provider ImpactUs announced four additional issuers to its impact investing platform, ImpactUs Marketplace, which is a community-driven full-service platform offering institutions, individuals and financial advisors an extensive...
Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts
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09/13/2017
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issued a report card today meant to underscore deep worries that the world is in danger of backsliding on a broad range of international-development objectives.
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