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It’s Not in Your Mind: Addressing Mental Health Through a Social Justice Lens

NonProfit Quarterly

Morrill is part of a growing community of psychologists who argue that mental health must be understood in its social context. These practitioners later formed the Boston Liberation Health Group. The group got its charter around the same time as the Occupy movement and provided mental health services at the local encampment.

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How we all benefit from nonprofits every day 

Candid

Health information and assistance: When surfing online for health information, most of us will end up on a nonprofits website. There are numerous nonprofits helping affected individuals and families to find medical and educational assistance, lobby for more research, or provide support and compassion.

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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. The largest in-kind donor for Helene, Direct Relief, pledged $74 million in medication and medical supplies, as well as $250,000 in cash assistance.

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How Mobile Health Clinics Advance Health Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Missvain on Wikimedia Commons Equitable access to healthcare is a key element to lessening the racial health disparities that have existed throughout the history of the United States. Mobile health clinic programs have also been effective in reducing emergency department visits.

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Monitoring Inequality: The Case for Widening Access to Innovations in Diabetes Management

NonProfit Quarterly

The growing popularity among consumers who use them as a lifestyle tool, not to manage diabetes, is exacerbating existing health inequities. The growing popularity [of continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)]as a lifestyle tool, not to manage diabetes, is exacerbating existing health inequities. Yet, for many, CGMs remain out of reach.

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The Convergence of Wearable Tech and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT): A New Era of Smart Healthcare Systems

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

The Convergence of Wearable Tech and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT): A New Era of Smart Healthcare Systems As technology continues to evolve, healthcare is experiencing a transformation driven by the convergence of wearable technology and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT).

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Who do Americans believe should help people in need? 

Candid

At the top of the list were nonprofits helping people in the United States who need food, shelter, or other basic necessities (40%) and religious institutions (churches, mosques, or synagogues, (37%), followed by disaster relief (29%), animal welfare (24%), educational (21%), and health care or medical research (19%) organizations.