Burke Foundation Co-Funds Inaugural Class of Safer Birth Cities: Tackling the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis
Release Date:
09/26/2019
When we listen and respond to the needs of all women, our solutions become stronger.
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Joan Mitchell Foundation Announces 2019 Grant Recipients
Release Date:
09/26/2019
The Joan Mitchell Foundation announced the twenty-five recipients of this year’s Painters and Sculptors Grants, which provide $625,000 in unrestricted funds to artists annually. In addition to receiving $25,000 in financial support, each grant...
Study Funded by Russell Sage Foundation Shows Pay, Flexibility, Advancement All Matter for Workers' Health and Safety
Release Date:
09/26/2019
The analysis takes a comprehensive approach to show that the overall pattern of employment conditions is important for health, beyond any single measure of employment, such as wages or contract type.
New Survey from Commonwealth Fund: Just Over a Quarter of U.S. Adults Favor ‘Medicare for All,’ but Many Need More Information
Release Date:
09/26/2019
Commonwealth Fund survey also finds strong support for medicaid expansion in states that have not expanded eligibility; majority of insured adults satisfied with their coverage.
The Andrus Family Fund Announces New Director, Manuela Arciniegas
Release Date:
09/26/2019
The Andrus Family Fund (AFF) announced today that Manuela Arciniegas has been appointed director, after serving as interim director since January 2019.
Addressing Patients' Social Needs Within Health Care Delivery is Key to Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Health Disparities, Says New Report Supported by Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
Release Date:
09/25/2019
Whether a patient has a safe place to live or healthy food to eat has an important influence on their health, but such nonmedical social needs have not traditionally been addressed in routine health care visits.
New Lab Launches HE3AT, a STEAM Education Program for Brooklyn South High School Students, Powered in Part by Brooklyn Community Foundation
Release Date:
09/25/2019
The new initiative aims to empower nearly 200 students to explore the societal impact of technology through project-based learning and mentorship by industry leaders.
Michael Bloomberg, State of California and Planet Partner to Deliver New Satellite Climate Data Solutions
Release Date:
09/25/2019
Satellites for Climate Action Brings Together Government, Technology, Philanthropy, and Environmental Groups to Use Satellite Data to Advance Climate Protection
Using Data to Save Lives: The Rockefeller Foundation and Partners Launch $100 Million Precision Public Health Initiative
Release Date:
09/25/2019
Initiative Aims to Prevent 6 Million Deaths by 2030. Brings Data Science and Machine Learning to Community Health Systems and Frontline Workers.
Native Wisdom: A Review Of Edgar Villanueva’s Decolonizing Wealth
Release Date:
09/24/2019
In his book, The Wretched of the Earth, published in 1961, Frantz Fanon noted what he considered to be the necessary conditions for the overthrow of colonialism: “To tell the truth, the proof of success lies in a whole social structure being changed...
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