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 65

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 65

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 52

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 52

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Building Belief in a Brighter Future Research shows that people living in neighborhoods perceived as “unsafe” experience all kinds of negative consequences—from poor physical health to increased anxiety and depression, and even reduced interactions with other people.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 15, 2023

That could happen when the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) finalizes the long-awaited Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule (AFFH), which was published in February in the Federal Register for a period of public comment—but only if we seize the moment. The AFFH is worthy of such an effort.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Environmental Finance Governance 93

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Instead, contemporary manufactured homes are regulated under a strict code from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). To…be truly responsive to the changing climate, mobile home owners need the power to own their land. And the average construction cost of a manufactured home is just $90,000.

Manufacturing 53

Manufacturing Construction Urban development Poverty 53

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

using non-toxic building materials that were manufactured, transported, and constructed using low-carbon, non-polluting methods and materials); reducing energy consumption and pollution; and using integrative design , which incorporates sustainability up front and promotes good health and livability throughout the building’s life cycle.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 91

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. It was first published online, on March 31, 2020, and is republished here with minor alterations.

Agriculture 102

Agriculture Environmental Food Culture 102