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Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Backs Food Studies Program at Hostos College

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01/29/2015

... overview of food policy, social justice, environment, health , science and business. It aims to prepare them for ... the Bronx, the city’s poorest borough, faces a growing health crisis from diabetes and...

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Long Island Community Foundation Supports Treatment for Military Veterans and Their Families

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05/19/2015

... Many of these veterans are experiencing serious mental health concerns including substance use disorders (SUD) ... work towards removing the stigma associated with mental health needs in the military. Of the...

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Jewish Board Inherits $75 Million in Deals from FEGS

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06/03/2015

... February that it would close. With the new behavioral health programs transferred from FEGS on June 1, JBFCS will ... approximately $250 million. The state Office of Mental Health and UJA-Federation of New...

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New York Botanical Garden Partners with MetLife Foundation for Healthy Families Program

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09/21/2015

... focus on helping visitors improve their cardiovascular health . Visitors can enjoy cooking demonstrations using ... select Wednesdays of each month, visitors may receive free health -related screenings offered...

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Mortality Rates for Middle-Aged Whites Not Just About Drugs, Suicide, Says Commonwealth Fund

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02/01/2016

... middle-aged whites reported worsening self-reported health status, greater levels of pain, increased difficulty ... with activities of daily living, and more mental health problems. In January 2016, the New...

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DNAinfo Highlights Senior Profiles Supported by New York Community Trust

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02/04/2016

... Center at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and led by journalist Dorian Block and Ruth Finkelstein, an anthropologist and health policy expert. The project, which profiles 20 .....

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NY Community Trust Announces Three Staff Promotions to Program Director

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07/28/2016

... to Program Director : Irfan Hasan is responsible for our Health and Behavioral Health grants in our Healthy Lives area; Kerry McCarthy ...

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Request for Letters of Inquiry – Liberty Fund at The New York Community Trust

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01/03/2017

... identity; Protecting the rights of immigrants; Increasing health insurance enrollment to ensure continued coverage; Providing mental health and emotional support to affected individuals and ...

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Bloomberg's Kelly Henning on Working Together Around The World To Kick The Big Tobacco Habit

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01/06/2017

... advocates for tobacco control measures had a major public health victory in passing the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the world’s first public health treaty, little financial or technical help was...

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Phil TV This Week March 24

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03/24/2017

... Foundations are Taking a Stand — or Not — on the GOP Health Plan Foundations are Finding Different Paths to ...

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Schott Foundation's Jackson Declares "Our Nation Can No Longer Neglect Marginalized Students"

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04/26/2017

... Yet in each system they encounter—education, community, health —they have their various parts “siloed” rather ... languishing under the burden of poor physical or emotional health , disabilities, and cloaked...

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Gates Report Stresses Need for Philanthropy Amid Aid Cuts

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09/13/2017

... goals, a set of 17 targets to improve health , the economy, the environment, and human rights ... mortality, maternal mortality, HIV rates, and 14 other health and economic measurements related to the goals...

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As Global Obesity Rises, Teasing Apart Its Causes Grows Harder

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09/19/2017

... Grows Harder Asking overweight strangers about their health and eating habits is always going to be tricky for a ... that Andrew Jacobs, a reporter with The New York Times’s health desk, visited to report an...

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Bloomberg and Gates Back A $225 Million Effort to Save 100 Million Lives Over Five Years

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09/26/2017

... NCDs don’t receive nearly as much attention from global health funders as high-profile dread diseases like malaria, ... countless lives. The question now is whether more global health funders will turn their...

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MetLife Foundation Creates Partnership to Innovate Financial Services for Real People

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11/28/2017

... the behavioral barriers standing in the way of financial health for low-income people in two pilot markets, Mexico and ... savings and access to credit. To enable financial health for millions, the full...

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Economic Security

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Forbes Women's Summit: Pfizer Shares 'the Way Forward' to Driving Social Impact

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06/20/2018

... Caroline shared insights from Pfizer’s global health programs to increase access to medicines. "As a global ... company, and also as stewards of improving global health , we recognize at Pfizer the...

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