This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen highlights a report showing that maternal death rates in the United States are the same since 2007. • New data released by the CDC shows…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank reports on California Gov. Gavin Newsom announcing a budget that proposes US$80 million for school food programs serving more than 3.5 million children in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from RAND Corporation reveals that the burden of health care payments as a share of income is greatest among households with the lowest incomes. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jason Plautz, writing for Smart Cities Dive, discusses why cities should revisit the basic design of their infrastructure as they plan to reduce traffic deaths and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Chandler Green and Rachel Smidt interviewed Dr. María Neira, Director Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Health at the World Health Organization (WHO), about the state of health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Brian Grimmett reports on the contaminated drinking water in private wells in Kansas which leaves people vulnerable to cancer-causing toxins. • What steps can you take now…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Schumann reports on research showing that a common test for autism is less reliable than previously assumed. • How can donors financially support more research that will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Clean Clinic is one of the three pillars of an initiative to help encourage infection prevention approaches in global healthcare. Achieving “Clean Clinic” status helps facilities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Fu reports on emerging research which suggests that proximity doesn’t matter as much as affordability in getting healthy food to people who need it, and how…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Louise Donovan reports that across Kenya, students are starting to speak out and challenge sexual harassment which they say plagues the country’s campuses. • How do college…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Pediatrician Laura J. Faherty explains how research found that policies that punish pregnant women for substance use do not help women or infants. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study using rats suggests that very low doses of a certain formulation of lithium can halt signs of advanced Alzheimer’s disease and recover lost…