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Weekly update from PND

Candid

A significant link exists between poverty and high healthcare needs, a report from Robin Hood finds. Released in collaboration with Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy and the Leona M. Harvard Graduate School of Education receives $40 million gift. February 4, 2022. and Harry B. February 4, 2022.

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yet, in our siloed and disease focused healthcare systems, the root causes for poor health and disparities go largely ignored. Historically, the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) has been used as a term to capture these important upstream, non-medical drivers of health.

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements.

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Leading Together for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States. These intrapreneurs are creative and self-motivated.

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How to Restore the Care in Long-Term Nursing Care

NonProfit Quarterly

Between 2010 and 2019, 138 SIBs accounting for $441 million in capital have been issued globally, ranging in causes from workforce development to education and medical services (Hulse, Atun, and McPake 2021). Journal of European Social Policy 22 (4): 377–91. Social Finance in North America.” SIBs have their drawbacks.

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Capitalism, the Insecurity Machine: A Conversation with Astra Taylor

NonProfit Quarterly

But on the other hand, you can see that in a country without universal healthcare, all it takes is a cancer diagnosis to decimate your wealth. In a society with healthcare, pensions, or other forms of a safety net, you wouldn’t have to be rich to be secure. Maybe you’re an entrepreneur with a small business.