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Music: A Prescription for Health and Social Connection

NonProfit Quarterly

1 And without intervention, health inequities will persist. For public health professionals, this raises the question: What can be done to mitigate the burden of dementia? For public health professionals, this raises the question: What can be done to mitigate the burden of dementia? What is dementia?

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Her lack of access to healthy food, along with the stress associated with getting food and making ends meet, exacerbates her risk. Unfortunately, there are not many health clinics nearby where Elisa can get easy access to primary care with her Medicaid insurance.

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Closing Care Gaps: Physician Shortages, Medical Deserts, and Health Disparities

NonProfit Quarterly

According to projections from the American Medical Association (AMA), the demand for doctors will outpace supply by 2033, leading to a shortage of between 54,100 and 139,000 physicians. Since the large academic medical centers are mostly located in urban metropolises, these areas retain the most physicians and surgeons.

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Human-Centered Design for Behavioral Health

NonProfit Quarterly

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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What's Next for Billionaire Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's Giving?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Scott’s grants, announced in March, largely fall in line with her usual themes — equity and justice, education, health, and economic security and opportunity were the largest categories.

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Learning From the Climate-Mental Health Convergence

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Aruta & Kelly Davis A convergence is happening between the climate and mental health movements, and social impact practitioners need to pay attention. Characterizing the relationship between these two complex problems is often challenging because the true tolls of the mental health and climate crises are inseparable.

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How Can We Support Youth Mental Health?

NonProfit Quarterly

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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