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As Deaths Mount, Scrutiny of NYPD Response to ‘Emotionally Disturbed Persons’

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09/27/2017

... Committee on Public Safety and Committee on Mental Health , Developmental Disability, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse ... members called for clarity on recent interactions ending in lethal force and stressed their...

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Justice Reform

With Federal Cuts to Hospitals, Cuomo Suggests New York City Step Up

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10/03/2017

... adding stress to the state’s already overworked public health care system. The cut came as a result of a lack of ...

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Researchers: Supporting Teenage Girls Requires More Than Pads

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10/06/2017

... a new twist: “If you give a woman a menstrual pad…” In all seriousness, the reproductive health of girls and women around the world is at stake, and ... a silver bullet solution for increasing education rates...

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Gender Justice

City Signs Exclusive Deal With Pharmaceutical Firm for Anti-Overdose Drug

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10/10/2017

... the drug naloxone this year, while the state Department of Health will kick in $7 million. The one-year agreement with Adapt Pharma, ... a central ordering system that can get the drug to them in...

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Birth Control Mandate

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10/10/2017

... transgender people. The twin actions, by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Justice Department, were ... by President Trump five months ago, when he declared in the Rose Garden that “we will...

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World Bank Withholds Myanmar Funding, but Some Call for Sanctions

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10/13/2017

... for Sanctions The World Bank announced Wednesday that in response to the “violence, destruction and forced ... of a credit deal reached with the fledgling democracy in August and represented the first instance...

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New United Hospital Fund Report Assesses Insurance Market, and Impact of Recent Trump Administration Actions

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10/31/2017

... to the report, New York’s average individual premium in 2016 ($475 per month) was well above the national average ... those states. “New York’s individual market is still in a lot better shape than it was...

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New NYSHealth Video: "Building a Healthier Brownsville"

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11/20/2017

... initiative to become healthier, more active places. Urban in density but rural in its disconnectedness from the rest of New York City, ... to overcome years of disinvestment and improve the overall ...

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New York Health Foundation

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Johnson & Johnson Joins the Coalition for the American Dream

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01/05/2018

... to unleash the potential of the brilliant mix of people, in every corner of the world. Because delivering ... life-changing, lifesaving solutions to more people, in more countries, requires new ways of...

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Immigration

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Commonwealth Fund Survey Reveals Rising Rate of Uninsured People

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05/02/2018

... that found that 15.5 percent were estimated to lack health insurance coverage as of February and March 2018. That’s up from 12.7 percent of that group in 2016. Uninsured rates were also up significantly among...

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Trinity Church Appoints Neill Coleman as New Chief Philanthropy Officer

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05/25/2018

... church, which awards more than $10 million a year in grants. He previously served as vice president of global ... at The Rockefeller Foundation as well as serving in the federal Department of Health...

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Johnson & Johnson Partners with Other Global Leaders to Expand HIV Treatment

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07/26/2018

... Coalition at the 2018 International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam. Leveraging over $1.2 billion in initial planned funding from these founding partners, ... and ultimately ending the AIDS epidemic as a public...

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Four Early Career Researchers Selected for 2019 William T. Grant Scholars Program

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05/15/2019

... of the 2019 William T. Grant Scholars awards. Launched in 1982, the Scholars Program supports the professional development of promising researchers in the social, behavioral, and health...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Macquarie Group Announces Winners of the Macquarie 50th Anniversary Award

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08/27/2019

... these five winners will each receive $A10 million in funding to deliver their projects that seek to initiate or ... an area of social need. The winners are: Last Mile Health (United States) Monash University (...

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Philanthropic & Nonprofit Sectors

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Social Justice

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Bloomberg Philanthropies Doubles Support To Prevent Global Road Traffic Deaths

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02/18/2020

... 600,000 more lives and prevent up to 22 million injuries in low- and middle-income countries around the world. The six-year reinvestment in the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road ... countries...

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Civic Engagement

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ASPCA Shares Tips to Keep Pets Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic

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03/17/2020

... information on keeping animals safe during a human health crisis and encouraging pet owners to include pets in their emergency plans. According to the Centers for ... Prepare a kit with essential supplies to...

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