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Gen X Faces Heightened Cancer Risk

NonProfit Quarterly

Generational Cancer Risk According to Race/Ethnicity The increased rates of cancer among Gen X also reflect general disparities in cancer diagnoses by race and ethnicity. And they are increasingly prevalent in some foods (like red and processed meats ), food packaging , and asbestos.

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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. About seven years ago, UCC launched Living Arts , which is open to youth of any culture or race, ages 14 to 24. Phuong started out in the medical field but lost his job during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

We have committees solely focused on the prevention of violence, the medical-forensic response to assault victims, and cultures of sexual violence and response on college and university campuses (among others). Each of these committees draw individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds to help guide different aspects of our work.

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Contracts Administrator

Anedot

Every day, we educate, empower, support, and partner with motivated immigrants to best meet all their unique needs— from putting food on the table, to becoming American citizens, to learning English, to graduating from college, and gaining quality, career-path employment.

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Changing the Health System: A Community-Led Approach Rises in Rhode Island

NonProfit Quarterly

I could see those patients in my office, give them some medication, and see them again at their follow-up appointment a month later, their situation basically unchanged—or I could do something different. Still others are promoting access to nutritious food, transportation, health services, and job training.

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Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Anedot

LGBTQ+ older adults live at intersections of race, ethnicity, class, culture, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, spirituality, and ability. From Michelin-starred restaurants to diverse food trucks, there’s something for every palate.

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Some Nonprofit Workers Still In Poverty, Struggling Financially

The NonProfit Times

They can’t afford the basics: housing, childcare, food, transportation, healthcare, technology and taxes. But as we dug into the data, we found huge variation across industry subsectors – from 13% below the ALICE threshold in medical and surgical hospitals to 33% in residential care facilities to 35% in child day care.

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