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Pfizer Foundation Supports Vaccine Coverage in Africa to Reduce Child Mortality Rate

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09/19/2014

... The grants will focus on building the capacity of health care systems within the five countries to ensure that efficient and sustainable vaccine supplies are available to reach children who need access to...

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John A. Hartford Foundation Supporting Advanced Social Work Training

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12/19/2014

... help strengthen social work practice on the front lines of health care service delivery. The Hartford/National ... will be better supported in improving and maintaining the health , safety, and independence of...

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The John A. Hartford Foundation

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

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05/19/2015

... is complicated by substance use. Many of these veterans are experiencing serious mental health concerns including substance use disorders (SUD) ... work towards removing the stigma associated with mental...

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Markle Foundation President Examines China as a Source of Jobs for the U.S. in WSJ OpEd

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06/04/2015

... 630 million people by 2022. Those consumers want better health care, world-class education and a cleaner environment. ... for China to create and sustain American jobs. Take health care. In 1994, a Chinese...

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John & Mary R. Markle Foundation

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Terry Fulmer Takes the Helm as President of the John A. Hartford Foundation

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06/11/2015

... position, and is deeply committed to transforming the way health care is delivered to older Americans. She succeeds ... Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, and Professor...

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NYCT Grant Will Build Capacity for Child Welfare

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07/02/2015

... Trust taps CCF’s vast expertise in child welfare, mental health , and education programs in order to improve health outcomes. Specifically, The Trust’s support will ...

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The New York Community Trust

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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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Presidential Candidates Ignore Long-Term Care Issues (United Hospital Fund)

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02/10/2016

... a wacky year where outsized personalities and voter anger are grabbing the headlines – there’s at least one ... and director of the United Hospital Fund’s Families and Health Care Project, which develops...

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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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The New York Community Trust

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Funders Need Good Data to Evaluate Programs That Decriminalize Drug Addiction

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09/20/2016

... comments on the recent PNY Program, " Intersections of Health and Justice: A Conversation on LEAD and New York’s ... and other City correctional facilities solely because they are unable to afford bail...

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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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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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Albany, Glens Falls among Regions Adding Jobs in New York

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09/15/2017

... top three industries that added jobs were: education and health services, with 1,700; health care and social assistance, with 1,600; and leisure ...

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

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06/20/2018

... businesses – and the visionary leaders behind them – are playing an important role in catalyzing the new, ... other luminaries to showcase the impact of women who are driving transformative change. Speaking as...

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