This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to Pew Research Center’s 2017 survey of Americans, individuals with higher life satisfaction and rating found meaning in friends, career, romantic partnerships, and good health. • Is…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Family caregivers have emerged into health care as a population that needs support and extra resources to help their patients. • What are the challenges in providing training…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Katie Dahlstrom and Helen Medina discuss the role of access to clean water in improving the lives of women and girls around the world. • Where can you…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing magazine reports on court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment for mentally ill people, which has generated debate among policymakers: Does it hurt more than help? • Those in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Police One, Darla Slipke explains how an Oklahoma initiative called Handle With Care is alerting teachers of traumatized students so they can provide extra support…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This post from Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement discusses the ways researchers and scientists can collaborate more with the communities they study, prioritizing their needs. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This case study from Shared Value Initiative highlights how pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is working to change the narrative and harmful social norms around obesity in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • 93% of countries are developing or have developed a national action plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), but only a fraction have implemented one. This article from UN…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Professor Linda-Gail Bekker is receiving the 2018 Desmond Tutu Award for HIV Prevention Research and Human Rights award for her work fighting HIV in South Africa. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Doctors are testing a smartphone app that aim to address childhood obesity by trying to encourage behavior change. • How can identifying early factors of childhood obesity help…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Over 17 million people die every year because of poor health coverage. As this Global Citizen piece argues, we need more functioning hospitals with quality surgical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, John Schmid discusses the rise of mental health issues throughout America and addresses the funding gap for initiatives aiming to help. · Stigma…