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New Privacy Measure Could Help Safeguard Reproductive Healthcare

NonProfit Quarterly

According to OCR director Melanie Fontes Rainer , the rule “prohibits the use of protected health information for seeking or providing lawful reproductive health care and helps maintain and improve patient-provider trust that will lead to improved health outcomes and protect patient privacy.” Wade with the Dobbs v.

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How Policy Is Building a Social Economy in South Korea

NonProfit Quarterly

1 This citizen activism prompted government action to honor the sacrifice. SEPA became the first “social economy” law in Asia to address traditional-market failures and bring social objectives into a broader range of government-supported economic enterprises. 2 Self-sufficiency enterprises predated the crisis.

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¡Adelante! A Latinx Community Organizes to Generate Community Wealth

NonProfit Quarterly

According to a 2020 report from the National Women’s Law Center, in terms of lifetime income over a 40-year career, that gap costs the average Latina over $1.163 million. Some of this work involves group advocacy and community building activities. Nationwide, Latinas are typically paid just 55 cents for every dollar paid to White men.