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    The Impact of COVID-19 on Incarcerated Folks and the Role of Correctional Care

    Grantmakers In Health Sep 17, 2021

    In February of 2020, Community Oriented Correctional Health Services (COCHS) knew that that a recently named novel virus was going to prove the central thesis of our mission: that public health and…

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    Erratic Weather Patterns Due to Climate Change Are Hitting Nepal and India

    Eco-Business Sep 17, 2021

    As many parts of India, Nepal and Bangladesh face floods, drought continues to affect large swathes of Pakistan and some areas of India. In a cruel irony, parts of India…

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    More Nurses Are Facing Burnout and Leaving Hospitals

    The Conversation Sep 17, 2021

    The fourth wave of COVID-19 is exacerbating the ongoing crisis for the nursing workforce and has led to burnout for many nurses. As a result, many are quitting their jobs…

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    How to Make Comparing Prices of an MRI or Colonoscopy as Aasy as Shopping for a New Laptop

    The Conversation Sep 17, 2021

    Health researchers have long argued that the key to reining in surging health care costs is to tackle the high prices of services, and one potential way to do this…

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    Forgiving Student Debt Using COVID-19 Relief Funding

    The 74 Sep 17, 2021

    Community colleges across the country are leveraging federal coronavirus relief dollars to forgive student debt accrued during the pandemic, a move some administrators hope will stanch continuing enrollment declines at…

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    Improving Workforce Services for the Elderly

    Brookings

    Americans are living longer, are healthier at older ages, and increasingly are working beyond the traditional age of retirement. While many who work until late in life do so to…

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    Lessons in Human-centered Design in Global Public Health

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    1. Identify the Kind of Design Skills You Need Human-centered design is a systematic process that uses diverse skills to analyze problems in context and to pursue innovation while placing…

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    Why It’s Important to Help High School Students With Financial Aid Applications

    EdSource Sep 16, 2021

    This summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a milestone policy change into law, ensuring that each year, entire classes of high school seniors will sit down to complete either the federal…

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    Examples of Successful Upskilling Programs From Corporations

    The Aspen Institute Sep 16, 2021

    As summer draws to a close, I wanted to take a moment for us to reflect on some of the exciting advancements we have seen in the upskilling movement over…

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    Giving Done Right Season 2, Episode 1: Small but Mighty

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Sep 16, 2021

    In the debut episode of season two, hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette talk with Cathy Moore, executive director of Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services (ECHOS) in Houston, TX. Tune…

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    New Leadership May Solve Old Problems in Our Food System

    Food Tank

    Vanessa Garcia Polanco’s passion for food and agricultural policy arose from the influences of her community in the Cibao Valley of the Dominican Republic, for whom “local food was not an option;…

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    Why Social Isolation is a Systemic Problem and How to Solve It

    Grantmakers in Aging Sep 16, 2021

    Giving Compass’ Take: • This report offers insight on how local grantmakers and governments can intentionally create community-based solutions to decrease social isolation.  • What role can donor investment play in addressing…

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