This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Just over one year ago, a coup threw Myanmar into further chaos and violence, as the world watched. The military unleashed violence through excessive use of force, including indiscriminate killing,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Smoking kills 8 million people a year. Strokes, 5 million. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, 2.3 million have died globally. But a new report has highlighted that there’s a cause of death that exceeds all of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The history of mental healthcare is closely intertwined with human rights violations, incarceration, and a lack of patient-centred approaches. A ‘community-centric’ approach has often been offered as an alternative to…
It’s been twenty-six years since the International Conference on Population and Development affirmed women’s reproductive health as an essential human right. In this episode of A Deeper Look, I sit down with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Age-Friendly Health Systems aim to follow an essential set of evidence-based practices; cause no harm; and align with what matters to older adults and their caregivers. This Issue Brief provides…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Hello and welcome to Unpacking Philanthropy. I’m Aaron Dorfman. If you’ve ever lived in Minnesota, as I did for the first 25 years of my life, you’ve probably heard of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Reaching the goal of a truly equitable health system in America will require several broad national strategies. These include a national commitment to adequate, affordable, and accessible care for all U.S. residents;…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. “Smart tech” is an umbrella term we created to describe advanced digital technologies that make decisions for people, instead of people. It includes Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its subsets and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With COVID opening the door to the recent rise in telehealth, we’ve spent some time talking about its pros and cons, what is needed to help sustain its growth, and our…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The report, entitled, Neglected: Environmental Justice Impacts of Plastic Pollution, was produced by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) together with the grassroots environmental group, Azul. The findings aim to empower communities…
Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute built this guide to Advocacy Capacity Review based on the Hewlett Foundation’s grant-making strategy to support family planning and reproductive health advocacy in SubSaharan Africa. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic made supply chain snags a topic of dinner table conversation, the U.S. was already struggling with broken production systems in a key industry: housing. The…