Ford Foundation Appoints Marca Bristo and Gbenga Oyebode to Board of Trustees
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06/20/2019
... on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Bristo’ s perspective will be critical as the Ford Foundation carries ...
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The John A. Hartford Foundation Announces Staff Promotions and Hiring of Nancy Wexler as Program Officer
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06/12/2019
... right). “Eva Cheng, Marcus Escobedo, and Rani Snyder are tremendous assets to our Foundation, who contribute ... expertise and passion for our mission of improving care for older adults every day,” said Terry...
American Express-Supported NYFA Emerging Leaders Boot Camp Participants Named
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02/18/2016
... cohort of arts administrators has been selected. NYFA’ s Emerging Leaders Boot Camp is a free leadership development ... NYFA firmly believes that through this program, we make an investment in the cultural...
Ending Child Marriage in a Generation: What Research is Needed?
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05/13/2014
Each year, some 10 million girls are compelled to marry before they reach age 18—the age the ... but all too often the devastating effects on girls’ health , education, earning power and independence are...
Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants?
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07/31/2015
Are Too Many Seniors Taking Antidepressants? Older Americans receive prescriptions for mental health medications at more than twice the rate that younger ... finds. The worry of previous decades—that America’...
Commonwealth Fund Supported Study on Task-Shifting from Physicians to Nurses in Europe, U.S., Other Countries
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10/27/2015
... 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...
Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness
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02/22/2016
... of Effectiveness The majority of the alcohol industry’ s actions around the world to reduce drinking and driving ... been studied, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests...
Aetna’s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier
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04/06/2016
Aetna’ s 1.5M Competition Encourages Cities and Towns to Get Healthier A major public- health organization and a local government group are teaming up with Aetna to pursue a lofty goal: a rise in...
Lois Quam Elected to Commonwealth Fund Board of Directors
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07/11/2016
... Conservancy, has been elected to The Commonwealth Fund’ s Board of Directors, effective April 2017. Between 2011 and ... of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, focusing on global health partnerships, and launched...
Report Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies Finds Smoking Still Kills Many Every Year
Release Date:
04/06/2017
... place in four countries: China, India, Russia and the U. S . The study used over 2,818 pieces of research identified through several sources, including the Global Health Data Exchange ( http://ghdx.healthdata...
Senate’s Obamacare Fixes Would Build on Heavy Lifting by States
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09/07/2017
Senate’ s Obamacare Fixes Would Build on Heavy Lifting by States ... While Congress was busy bickering over repealing the health law, officials in red and blue states worked ... from the “disaster” President...
NYSHealth 2018 Special Projects Fund Request for Proposals Available
Release Date:
09/11/2017
... Fund Request for Proposals Available The New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) 2018 Special Projects Fund ... a proposed project fits the funding criteria. There are two funding cycles for the Special...
NYC’s Fiscally Troubled Public-Hospital System Gets New CEO
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09/25/2017
NYC’ s Fiscally Troubled Public-Hospital System Gets New CEO Mayor ... Katz, currently director of the Los Angeles County Health Agency, will lead the system, known as NYC Health + Hospitals, a...
De Blasio unveils 60-person transition team
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11/20/2013
... Ana Oliveira, President and CEO of the New York Women ' s Foundation; and Darren Walker, President of the Ford ... minority leaders, union officials and others. There are actors,...
Surdna Launches $18M Program Related Investment Fund
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04/15/2014
... food hubs; provide upfront capital to contractors owned by women and people of color. The Surdna Foundation’ s Board of Trustees has approved the creation of an $18 ...
NYCT, NoVo on Short List of Foundations who Activiely Fund Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
Release Date:
09/29/2014
... Prevention Programs Since passing the Violence Against Women Act 20 years ago this month, Congress has distributed ...
MasterCard Foundation Funding $15.5 Million Program to Assist Small Farmers in Africa
Release Date:
11/07/2014
... accelerate the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa' s (AGRA) effort to improve markets, soils, and access to ... crop varieties for the smallholder farmers, particularly women . “We welcome this new...
New Prudential Foundation Initiative Will Assist Job Seekers with Disabilities
Release Date:
04/27/2015
... the full participation and contributions of America’ s 56 million men, women and children with disabilities in all aspects of life. ...
Verizon Supports Immersion Program to Teach Girls to Code
Release Date:
09/01/2015
... to be different at a graduation ceremony last week on NJIT' s campus that was the culmination of the Girls Who Code ... you’ve learned to code,” said NJIT President Joel S . Bloom, who joined N.J. Sen...