NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This article is from a series, published by NPQ in partnership with the First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), that lifts up Native American voices to highlight issues concerning environmental justice in Indian Country. Ironically, an estimated 85 to 90 percent of the food eaten in Hawai‘i comes in on a ship or barge.

Agriculture 101

Agriculture Environmental Food Culture 101

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

Image Credit: Jon Tyson on unpsplash.com In 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final strategy to reduce lead exposure. One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” No amount of lead is safe in the blood.

Curriculum and Teaching 63

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 63

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

Historically, for example, Black public health leaders in Pittsburgh created Freedom House Ambulance Services after being neglected by police-staffed ambulances. The paramedic training and ambulance design standards pioneered in the Freedom House Ambulance Service helped set the national public health standard for emergency care.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 93