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Dismantling Bias: Toward Ethical and Inclusive Health Innovation

NonProfit Quarterly

This put pressure on governments, institutions, and other organizations to proactively engage in racial justice reform within healthcare and medicine. Within the context of medical and health innovation, historically marginalized people have largely been left on the periphery.

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The Other Maternal Health Crisis: Black Birthing People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

NonProfit Quarterly

However, recent research has revealed that race is even more important than income when it comes to birth outcomes. Another crucial factor in maternal and infant health: the mental wellbeing of women and birthing people, especially as it intersects with race.

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Equity in The Balance: Catalyst Winners On DEI Tools To Change Work Culture

Fundraising Leadership

womeninleadership ” At UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), the U.S. government at cost, which the federal government gave for free. We are looking at the experiences of marginalized racial and ethnic groups,” Ohm says. The #CatalystAwards 2023 honorees accomplish those missions.

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Precision Medicine Has a Data Equity Problem

NonProfit Quarterly

Precision medicine’s contributions to modern medical practice are undeniable. The HGP has undoubtedly contributed to scientific knowledge and medical breakthroughs by laying the foundation for understanding the genomic components of disease; however, the HGP repositories consist almost exclusively of European/White genomic data.

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Beyond Identity Funding: Rethinking Social Justice Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation.

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Closing the Middle Skills Gap in Postsecondary Education

Stanford Social Innovation Review

” But the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the flagship federal legislation governing job training, badly needs an update. For instance, medical assistants and nursing assistants, respectively WIOA’s most common and fourth most common career training pathways, can expect to earn less than $24,000 per year.

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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. This system requires the state government to honor and respect the expertise of those who live and lead in each community.

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