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    Doctor’s Perspective on Work Requirements for Medicaid

    The Conversation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Audrey M. Provenzano explains how work requirements for Medicaid that would increase the burden on poor individuals who are already struggling to pay bills and get…

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    How Ants Can Help the Antibiotic Resistance Fight

    The Conversation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Charlie Durant and Rob Hammond explain how humans could learn from ants in order to inform our antimicrobial resistance efforts.  • How can funders support research into…

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    Older Caregivers of Family Members Face Challenges in Future Family Planning

    Grantmakers in Aging

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Caregivers that are also family members can find it challenging to be well-versed in family and financial planning. Grantmakers in Aging offer solutions that funders can…

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    How Communities Can Push Back Against Mental Illness

    Governing Magazine Oct 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Scott Fadness describes the steps that Fishers, Indiana has taken to push back against mental illness and how other communities can follow suit.  • How can funders…

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    Middle School Curriculum Takes Aim At Battling Opioid Crisis

    Education Dive Oct 3, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The RAND Corp released a middle school curriculum that emphasizes the dangers of opioid misuse and heroin in an attempt to hinder the growth of the opioid…

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    ‘One Day at a Time’ Portrays Latinx Community’s Relationship With Mental Health

    Mashable

    Giving Compass’ Take: • One Day at a Time depicts a Latinx woman coping with mental illness, inviting dialogue about mental health in the Latinx community through representation. • What…

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    Solutions to Opioid Abuse May Be Found Locally

    Harvest Public Media

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Erica Hunzinger explains how the opioid crisis has deeply impacted rural communities, and how those very communities hold the key to addressing the opioid abuse problem. …

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    Connecting Mental Health with Educational Outcomes

    Getting Smart

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brian LeTendre discusses the connections he has seen between mental health and academic success and how support can make all the difference for struggling students.  • How…

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    Innovations to Combat the Spread of Cholera in Cities

    WASHfunders Oct 2, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Technology can help address cholera outbreaks by providing tools that assist city officials in enhancing pit latrine-emptying services. • How can new technology and innovation around global health stay sustainable? …

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    Routine Health Care in the Time of Ebola

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Oct 2, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The president of VillageReach provides six lessons her organization learned in delivering health care in the DRC during the wave of Ebola.  • The author lists “drive systems…

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    What a Society Designed for Well-Being Looks Like

    YES! Magazine Oct 2, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • YES! Magazine explores how economic justice plays a big role in improving mental health throughout society, and that our interventions in this field must have socially-driven components.…

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    Using AI to Improve Drug Discovery

    TechCrunch

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Catherine Shu explains how Atomwise is leveraging AI to discover new drugs, speeding up the traditionally lengthy process.  • How can funders help facilitate the discovery and adoption…

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