This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Madeleine Keck reports that Samoa is responding to a measles outbreak with a compulsory vaccination campaign to address the low level of immunization. • How can funders…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Ken Kalisch, Brad Daniel, and Andrew Bobilya analyze the results of a study that shows spending time alone in nature is beneficial for many participants in a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Melissa Walls, a member of the Ojibwe tribe, shares her understanding of the health gaps and inequities that Native American communities have faced for many years. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Alan Barreca, Professor of Environmental Economics at UCLA, believes that higher temperatures caused by climate change are causing pregnant women to deliver their babies earlier. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sharon Bissell at the MacArthur Foundation describes the rise of Mexican civil society, and the continued work of the foundation to protect human rights. • How have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Madeleine Keck discusses Australia’s commitment to help children become vaccinated against polio by pledging $15 million to GPEI. • Why are polio vaccinations a global health issue and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · As we approach World AIDS Day, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center touches on the number of lives impacted by this disease and emphasizes the importance of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers at the University of Michigan in Detroit are probing connections between health outcomes and how communities tweet about food. • How do these tweets correlate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael L. Millenson at The Conversation discusses how the U.S. is nowhere near the goal, set 20 years ago, of cutting medical errors in half, however,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Growing protests in Chile over inequality have turned violent, leaving a number protestors harmed. In the midst of all the chaos, Naomi Larsson reports that a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · PhilanTopic discusses the best practices and techniques to use in order to ethically research behavioral science, avoid bias, disclose funding and analyze data. · How can donors…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Recent news of a mysterious lung disease related to vaping has many concerned around the country. Here, Allison Kurti takes a look at the different types of…