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

NonProfit Quarterly

However, recent research has revealed that race is even more important than income when it comes to birth outcomes. Another crucial factor in maternal and infant health: the mental wellbeing of women and birthing people, especially as it intersects with race.

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Dismantling Bias: Toward Ethical and Inclusive Health Innovation

NonProfit Quarterly

Within the context of medical and health innovation, historically marginalized people have largely been left on the periphery. The Depraved History of Medical Innovation Some populations have been deeply exploited by medicine and healthcare systems; consequently, their experiences are tainted by centuries of pain and trauma.

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How to Address the Maternal Mortality Crisis: A Conversation with Dorothy Cilenti

NonProfit Quarterly

Then, we have a section on collaboration. Some of the recommendations in the collaboration section are really focused on the need to build partnerships and work across sectors. For people who are reading the book and looking for suggestions within their area of work, we have a medical-legal chapter.

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Music: A Prescription for Health and Social Connection

NonProfit Quarterly

7 While dementia can lead to social isolation, the reverse is also true: recent studies suggest social isolation can lead to a 50 percent increase in the risk for dementia and other medical conditions. Dementia mostly impacts older adults across all races and ethnicities, although some forms of dementia do impact younger people as well.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

Because we offer expert training and technical assistance across the continuum of sexual violence prevention and response (as well as to a wide variety of professions in both nonprofit and public service systems), having so many advisory committees ensures that we are collaborating with people working in all aspects of the sexual violence field.

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Preserving Cambodia Town: How A Refugee Community Has Organized Itself

NonProfit Quarterly

Political figures, professionals, teachers, Buddhist monks, and people from various ethnic minority groups were executed. Most critical, however, is reducing resident isolation by doing things together, connecting, and collaborating. Phuong started out in the medical field but lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

An Inspiration In the eyes of medical experts , the future of medicine is to prioritize keeping people healthy for longer periods. For example, the Australian Medical Association’s recent health vision is a departure from a tradition of what they call “sickcare” to a genuine health care. Medicine 3.0: Medicine 2.0 Medicine 3.0