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    Empowering Women to Innovate Global Health

    CSRWire Sep 10, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Johnson & Johnson is devoted to achieving gender-equitable practices in its business model by offering employee benefits in women’s leadership and executing philanthropic efforts to advance women’s…

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    Helping Students Develop Discernment, Agency, and Empathy

    Getting Smart Sep 10, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Thrive is a community of education innovators working toward making classrooms successful in both project-based learning and social-emotional learning. They also are continually iterating the process of…

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    How Prince Harry, Elton John, and Nelson Mandela’s Grandson are Fighting HIV Together

    Global Citizen Sep 9, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Fewer than half of men living with HIV are receiving treatment. As Global Citizen reports, Prince Harry, Sir Elton John, and Nelson Mandela’s grandson have launched a billion…

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    Study Suggests Adopting Mediterranean Diet in Old Age Can Prolong Life

    The Guardian Sep 9, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: •The results show that the Mediterranean diet almost always remains beneficial but that a rise in saturated fats, or the loss of fish, loss of a moderate…

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    Cuts in Social Security and Medicare Are Inevitable

    Manhattan Institute Sep 9, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · With US debt rising unsustainably, the need for Social Security and Medicare reform only rises. Here, David Schoenbrod explains the need for lawmakers to stabilize Social Security and Medicare…

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    Autobiographical Memory May Predict Alzheimer’s Risk

    Futurity Sep 8, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • This Futurity post reports on recent research that shows healthy adults who describe autobiographical memories in less detail could be a warning sign for Alzheimer’s. •…

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    Why Healthy Humans and Ecosystems Need Healthy Soil

    Food Tank

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Emanuela Pille da Silva and Anabel González Hernández explain how healthy soil supports human health, making it an essential part of hunger and health efforts.  • How…

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    Unreliable Suicide Data for People of Color

    The Conversation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kimya N. Dennis explains the cultural barriers that prevent the accurate collection of suicide in communities of color.  • Data is essential for understanding the scope of a…

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    Powering Sustainable Solutions for Better Maternal Health Care

    UN Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jem Porcaro explains how renewable energy is creating sustainable improvements for maternal healthcare in developing counties.  • How can philanthropists support the expansion of this model?  • Learn…

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    How Mass Incarceration Harms U.S. Health

    The Conversation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Thomas S. McDonald explains how mass incarceration in the United States harms public health as jailed individuals die at an appalling rate.  • How can philanthropists…

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    California’s Wildfire Future

    The Guardian Sep 8, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientists explain the unprecedented danger facing the western US and call for new solutions to the growing threat of megafires. In the era of megafires, our choice…

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    The Promise of Personalized Medicine

    The Conversation Sep 8, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Daniel R. Weinberger discusses the future of personalized medicine and explains that there are many barriers limiting its access for all. Although personalized medicine provides the…

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