NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Understanding the role private equity is playing in health care is critical; only then can we begin to design solutions to the healthcare system that center public and community ownership. trillion is spent on healthcare (18.3 trillion is spent on healthcare (18.3 A Growing Menace In the US, a staggering $4.3

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2023

Image Credit: SHREY DEEPRANJAN Today, healthcare institutions acknowledge forces like structural racism as drivers of negative health outcomes—but effectively addressing racism inside of those institutions still has a long way to go. Two decades later, attendees asked: Are we making progress toward addressing those inequities?

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Image credit: AntonioGuillem on istock.com Despite hundreds of state laws meant to protect health insurance consumers—patients, in other words—from denials of legitimate claims for coverage, health insurers are routinely flouting these laws and illegally denying coverage in even life-threatening situations.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 11, 2023

Having worked in numerous healthcare and health-justice spaces, I’m well aware of the importance of being able to self-identify. These datasets are then used to shape health interventions that frequently miss the mark for communities with specific experiences, norms, and traditions. I shrugged. Indian American is great, then.

Health 84

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As a longtime science-fiction fan and health justice practitioner, I’m drawn to works that imagine the future of our healthcare system. Who deserves good health? How is healthcare designed and delivered? How is healthcare designed and delivered? Image Credit: Ella Jardim on unsplash.com.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Despite spending more than any other country on healthcare, Americans are significantly less healthy than people living in peer countries—profoundly so when it comes to Black Americans in particular. UB: There’s obviously a very significant role for medical schools in terms of how they’re educating our students. It’s about racism.

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Healthcare Medical Health Education 63

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Image Credit: Wesley Davi on pexels.com How interlinked are climate change and mental health? The Overlapping Impacts of Climate Health and Mental Health Mental health is a global crisis; in 2020, almost a billion people were reported as living with a mental health condition.

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Health Healthcare Environmental Nonprofit governance and management 100

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Impact : TBD Position : Monitor Sector : Healthcare/ Education Bill : SB2329 / HB2354 Bill Summary : As introduced, prohibits a local government entity, school, or local education agency from implementing a mask mandate related to COVID-19.

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NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Employees of nonprofits do life-changing work from helping people at the hardest moments in their lives, to breaking down barriers in healthcare and education, to fighting for the environment. They give of themselves, but this doesn’t mean they should sacrifice financial well-being to do a job they love.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

According to The World Health Organization , of the 1 billion people around the world currently experiencing a mental disorder, more than 80% are without any form of quality, affordable care. And with the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on mental health, there has never been a more important time than now to address mental health conditions. .

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Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 100

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Sector : Healthcare/ Education Bill : SB2329 / HB2354 Bill Summary : As introduced, prohibits a local government entity, school, or local education agency from implementing a mask mandate related to COVID-19.

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Education Education Public and Social Policy Law 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Image Credit: Reneé Thompson on unsplash.com COVID-19 impacted the physical health of millions across the country, hitting marginalized communities the hardest. Less visible was the pandemic’s impact on behavioral health, an umbrella term for mental health, substance use disorders, and life stressors.

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Health Public and Social Policy Governance Collaborations 82

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Yet the quest for health equity has been stymied. The lack of meaningful health equity progress is due to business-as-usual approaches and interventions focused on getting quick results—which are often temporary, weak, and ineffective. While urgent services are necessary, they can never advance enduring health equity and wellbeing.

Health 69

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was born in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) and started working in public health there as a clinical psychologist. I was responsible for mental health in what was, at the time, one of the world’s poorest countries. There I was, talking to parents about lead poisoning, doing what we do so readily in public health: telling people what to do.

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Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 112

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Even the American Psychological Association acknowledges the country is “facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come.” Creating a world that is conducive to everyone’s mental health requires valuing and centering the leadership and experience of BIPOC communities.

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Health Culture Non-Profits Psychology 95

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This young person required special education services while coping with ADHD and—like many young people when schools abruptly closed—struggled with the transition to online learning. Four out of five girls in juvenile detention suffer from a mental health disorder. Youth Incarceration and the Criminalization of Mental Illness .

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Governor Bill Lee's 2024 Tennessee budget proposal outlines strategic investments in education, healthcare, public safety, and the environment. million to establish Education Freedom Scholarships. million to establish Education Freedom Scholarships. . $15 million to establish Education Freedom Scholarships.

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Healthcare Health Education Education 75

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MAY 2, 2024

Your primary care doctor will guide you through preventive care, routine check-ups, and the management of any health concerns, serving as a vital healthcare partner. The journey begins with educating yourself with the necessary knowledge to make this vital choice.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

In this section, let’s explore how AI can revolutionize social work practices in three key areas: elder care, mental health support for veterans, and education for children on the autism spectrum. This tailored approach can help all children thrive in educational settings and develop the skills they need to succeed in life.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

We’ll also talk about the role of education, healthcare , development aid, and advocacy and policy efforts in managing population growth and encouraging sustainable practices. Social challenges : Rapid urbanization and healthcare demands can overwhelm infrastructures.

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Public and Social Policy Healthcare Cultural Diversity Environmental 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In testing initiatives to increase the PrEP uptake rate among cisgendered Black women, Eboni aims to address the lack of HIV prevention through education campaigns aimed at Black women and, crucially, the healthcare providers that serve them.

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Medical Health Healthcare Universities 58

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

Editors’ note: This article is from NPQ ‘s winter 2022 issue, “New Narratives for Health.”. It’s unlike any healthcare appointment you have had , and when it’s time to go , you almost don’t want to leave. Increasingly, media coverage frames Black maternal health as a “crisis.” “PHASES” BY EKOW BREW/ WWW.EKOWBREW.COM.

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Health Healthcare Public and Social Policy Ethics 112

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 28, 2024

To combat the maternal mortality crisis, over 150 maternal health experts came together to write The Practical Playbook III: Working Together to Improve Maternal Health. The book was published by the de Beaumont Foundation in partnership with the Maternal Health Learning & Innovation Center and Oxford University Press.

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Exceptional patient experience is the outcome of several factors working together symbiotically—healthcare organizations and providers, associated tools and technologies, facilities space, and even the patient’s own perceptions and efforts. Let’s explore each of these benefits in more detail.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Image credit: pixelheadphoto on istock.com Alzheimer’s is a disease whose devastating impact tends to cut across many of the lines that typically separate health outcomes in the United States, like race, wealth, and even age. Yet even so, the impact of Alzheimer’s on Americans is complicated by longstanding and structural inequality.

Health 72

Health Medical Education Education 72

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 13, 2024

During this time, outbreak preparedness and response and its role in safeguarding health sparked a global dialogue. What we came away with was that there’s a real need to educate the public. So, the idea behind this was really to repurpose the content we created to support public health emergency operation centers. Mackenzie S.

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

Image Credit: Tim Mossholder on unsplash.com Noe Bautista is a Mexican-born farmworker and health advocate living in Polk County, FL. It was hard work that required laboring long hours under the sun, exposed to potential health risks like dust and pesticides. For him, farm work is a family tradition.

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Agriculture Health Healthcare Environmental 76

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

.” In a time when reproductive rights are under threat and being actively eroded in the United States—and when Black people simultaneously face a landscape of unequal and inequitable access to healthcare—what does an agenda centered around Black reproductive justice look like?

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Public and Social Policy Health Healthcare Governance 93

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Housing security is public health. Rebecca Tisdale, a home healthcare worker, talked about how she made just $11 an hour while working during the pandemic. That is why the Poor People’s Campaign has intentionally organized around the issues impacting poor and low-income voters. “As They are determined to bring about policy change.

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Poverty Public and Social Policy Healthcare Homelessness 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2024

Image credit: Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash It has been nearly a decade since medical science provided a cure for hepatitis C (hep-C), a potentially deadly viral infection that affects the liver and can lead to severe health complications if untreated. It’s time to eliminate this threat to the health of Americans,” writes Collins.

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Medical Health Insurance Poverty 55

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The total giving to date has been consistent with four priorities outlined by Scott in establishing the fund: Education, Equity & Justice, Economic Security & Opportunity, and Health. Comparing 2023 to prior years, giving to health increased, for example, while giving to education and arts and culture decreased.

Race and Ethnicity 61

Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy Education Education 61

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Through research over the years, the organization has shown how environmental harm impacts health, housing, jobs, education, and its persistence throughout communities of color along the Mississippi River Chemical Corridor—also known as Cancer Alley, or sometimes Death Alley — and the broader Gulf Coast Region. Smith asked.

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Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 96

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Such weather events impact the health of individuals living in affected communities. When disaster strikes, many are left displaced or homeless, without transportation and access to necessary physical and mental health services, exacerbating existing health problems. Build community resiliency.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Notably, in rural counties that suffer from the most acute loss of branches, residents had lower incomes, lower levels of education, and were more likely to be Black than in other rural counties. A Long-Term Investment in Rural Health Another critical need is access to healthcare.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Study finds significant connection between poverty, poor health care. A significant link exists between poverty and high healthcare needs, a report from Robin Hood finds. Harvard Graduate School of Education receives $40 million gift. February 4, 2022. and Harry B. February 4, 2022.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Poverty Healthcare Social Policy 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 18, 2024

For instance, if advocating for affordable housing, present data on the cost of homelessness to the healthcare system. For example, research the impact of inadequate early childhood education on future crime rates and incarceration costs. Focus on Long-Term Costs: Don't just highlight immediate costs borne by individuals.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Healthcare Governance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

Editors’ note: This article is from NPQ ‘s winter 2022 issue, “New Narratives for Health.”. Everything from access to prenatal care to timing the journey to the hospital requires careful planning and savvy navigation of narrow roads and complex health systems. “FLY GIRL” BY EKOW BREW/ WWW.EKOWBREW.COM. Providence St.

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