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Philanthropy Can Help Bridge the Gap Between the Idea of Disability Rights and the Reality

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11/05/2021

... for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1 in 1,200 people in the United States has Down syndrome . ... culture in Hawaii. Accessibility was a priority when both sites...

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Casey Family Programs Among Supporters of Grandparents Rally on Lawn of U.S. Capitol

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05/10/2017

... on the critical role grandparents and other relatives play in providing safe, loving, and permanent families for ... children. The opioid crisis has spurred a major increase in the number of children entering...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Promotes Maurine Knighton to Role of Chief Program Officer

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10/18/2022

... promotion of Maurine Knighton to chief program officer. In this role, Knighton will oversee DDCF’s five national ... grantmaking programs: Arts, Environment, Medical Research, Child Well-Being and Building...

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Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Announces New President

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07/01/2013

... at Teachers College and the Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience, among other initiatives. John has been named ... of a Klingenstein family foundation with interests in mental health...

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The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill

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06/01/2013

The Commonwealth Fund’s recent report on health care spending in 13 industrialized nations helps demonstrate that the U.S. ... (Fund President Dr. David Blumenthal is also quoted in this article...

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Aetna Foundation's Garth Graham honored for Philanthropy Leadership by National Medical Fellowships.

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04/16/2014

... He was recognized for his continuing leadership in advancing community and national health initiatives that aim to improve health equity in underserved and minority...

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New York Community Trust Grants $7.3 Million to 69 Nonprofits in All Five Boroughs and Nationwide

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06/09/2014

... York Community Trust Grants $7.3 Million to 69 Nonprofits in All Five Boroughs and Nationwide The New York Community ... gang violence throughout the City; build young leaders in Far Rockaway; and strengthen...

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RPA Announces Ebola Survival Fund

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10/29/2014

RPA Announces Ebola Survival Fund Working in Sierra Leone and Liberia, the fund is responding to the ... outbreak, as well as working to strengthen the region’s health -care delivery infrastructure. Troubled by the...

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The Today Show Discusses Long-Term Care with United Hospital Fund's Carol Levine

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12/11/2014

... anymore. Now, most people have long-term care at home or in an assisted-living facility. At least 70 percent of us are ... form of long-term care. And 80 percent of long-term care in the U.S. is provided by...

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Red States Have the Most to Lose from Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling

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03/12/2015

... administration confirm again that it will be people living in Republican-led states that will suffer the most if the ...

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William T. Grant Foundation-Funded Study Examines the Consequences of Childhood Bullying

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05/01/2015

... being bullied by peers may have a greater impact on mental health in adulthood than originally thought. What’s more, the ... on mental health , researchers compared young adults in...

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New JPB-Backed Collaborative Aims to Make Affordable Housing Healthier

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05/21/2015

... Building Network, Green Science Policy Institute and Health Product Declaration Collaborative, the Healthy ... focused on reducing the amount of toxic substances found in building materials, while also...

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Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Works to Build a Better South Bronx

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07/10/2015

... that will improve quality of life and deliver measurable health benefits for South Bronx residents with parks, ... improve pedestrian safety, and increase social interaction in neighborhoods saddled with some...

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United Hospital Fund Explores the Struggles of Family Caregiving

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07/31/2015

... said Carol Levine, director of the families and health care project at the United Hospital Fund, a non-profit research and philanthropy organization in New York. “For those who provide long-term care for .....

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Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?

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07/31/2015

... Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications at more than twice the rate that younger ... seniors weren’t receiving attention for mental health issues—may now need to shift, says Donovan...

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Nonprofit Insurers Lose on Medicare Under New Obamacare Rules

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08/20/2015

... Medicare Under New Obamacare Rules New York State has in many ways been a showcase for things that have gone right with Obamacare. The rollout of the state-run health insurance exchange went relatively...

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Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries

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10/27/2015

... Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S. Faced with physician shortages, long wait times for patients, and high costs, health systems around the world are increasingly...

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United Hospital Fund's Levine Speaks on Healthcare's Toll on Caregivers

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02/16/2016

... New York City-based United Hospital Fund’s Families and Health Care Project, explained in a commentary in the same issue. They may feel uncomfortable or too ...

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Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness

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02/22/2016

... been studied, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests. Reporting Feb. 18 in the American Journal of Public Health , the researchers analyzed the content of 266 ...

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