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The Other Maternal Health Crisis: Black Birthing People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Isabella Angélica on unsplash.com The dismal statistics on maternal health outcomes in the United States are well-known in health justice, health equity, and health philanthropy circles. Though poor maternal mental health can affect all women, the rates are higher for Black and Indigenous women.

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How Communities Around the World Are Connecting Social Isolation and Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Weak social connections represent an equivalent health risk to smoking and obesity. Here are several tenets of public health and how they are playing out addressing social isolation and loneliness across the globe. Help Health Care Professionals Diagnose Loneliness Diagnosis is the first step to treatment.

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Using a Community-Based Approach to Improve Maternal and Child Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Amidst this historical context, the nation’s strides in maternal and child health take on a significant mantle, showcasing the power of renewal. And an impressive 93 percent of women deliver their babies in health-care facilities. One of the key elements driving this accomplishment has been the education and training of midwives.

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How Strict Abortion Laws Funnel Pregnant People Deeper into Poverty

NonProfit Quarterly

Strict abortion laws funnel people further into poverty by forcing many people to carry pregnancies to term but doing little to care for the children once they are born. Wade , Cox’s case shows how difficult it is to get an abortion in states like Texas—even when the procedure is medically necessary. It also shows how costly it is.

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Industry Overviews: Online Grocery Sales & Cough & Cold Medicine Manufacturing OTC

Selfish Giving

All children deserve the resources necessary to enjoy their best lives. We’ve helped support 9 million breakfasts, reaching more than 50,000 school children in 450 schools in underserved communities throughout the United States. We launched our breakfast program in conjunction with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign.

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Harvard Lands $50 Million Gift to Launch Program Honoring Paul Farmer

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Courtesy of Ferdinand Dukundimana, Butaro Hospital via Partners in Health William and Joyce Cummings pledged $50 million through their Cummings Foundation to establish the Paul Farmer Collaborative of Harvard Medical School and the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. By Maria Di Mento.

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Black Women and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: Closing the Gap in HIV Prevention

NonProfit Quarterly

Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits are leading the efforts in some cases, like SisterLove , an Atlanta-based organization focused on women’s sexual health and whose “Healthy Love” curriculum includes education around PrEP. The effort aims to counteract a variety of factors that have led to lower use of PrEP by cisgendered Black women.

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