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    The Worst State for Children’s Health and Education

    Governing Magazine Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing Magazine reports some troubling statistics about the health and education levels of kids living in New Mexico.   • How can policy change the livelihood of kids living…

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    Reframing America’s Opioid Epidemic to Find Solutions

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review advocates for a more evidence-based approach to the opioid epidemic, trying to move away from narratives about individual choices. • Included here…

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    Nutrition Interventions Alone Not Enough to Reduce Stunting

    News Deeply Jun 28, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new analysis from PATH discusses how to decrease the amount of stunting and the relationship between stunting and access to food and clean water.  • How can…

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    From Theirs to Ours: Proximity and the Power of Relationships

    Village Reach

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Village Reach discusses the impact of technology on their programming and the significant role proximity plays in developing new healthcare approaches. • What can other nonprofits learn about the…

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    Argentina Has a Plan to Curb Childhood Obesity, but It May Not Be Enough

    News Deeply Jun 28, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · News Deeply reports Argentina’s attempts to reduce childhood obesity rates despite facing industry objections. With ambitious ideas to reduce overweight and obesity, advocates are promoting legislation…

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    A Moment of Reckoning for Nutrition Advocates at the WHA

    News Deeply Jun 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • News Deeply covers both advocate and opposition sides of the controversial discussion of breastfeeding at the World Health Assembly examining the arguments about the non-binding breastfeeding resolution. …

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    Malnutrition Is a Community Health Issue

    News Deeply Jun 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Doctors Without Borders implemented a preventative care program to address malnutrition in India by training community-based health workers to identify early treatment and raise awareness about this…

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    Adolescent Malnutrition Finally Receives Some Attention

    News Deeply Jun 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · News Deeply discusses the growing acknowledgment of adolescent malnutrition that is long overdue. Policymakers are just beginning to recognize that this issue is setting young people…

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    Health and Human Dignity: The Way Forward

    The Aspen Institute Jun 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute published a talk by the organization’s President and CEO Dan Porterfield at a recent event in which he discusses how compassion and preventative…

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    Donate Your Data to Science

    FiveThirtyEight Jun 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientists are calling for individuals to donate their data to improve their understanding of medical conditions and treatments.  • How does self-selection bias impact donate data? Is this…

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    Supporting Innovative Solutions to the Healthcare Needs of the Formerly Incarcerated

    Grantmakers In Health Jun 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Formerly incarcerated individuals often have urgent health needs, but lack resources and access to care that they need. Grantmakers in Health explore programs that are working to…

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    Some People Still Need Opioids

    American Enterprise Institute

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sally Satel and Stefan Kertesz illustrate the continued need for opioids among pain patients who cannot function normally without pain suppressors.  • How can policies that address the…

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