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Reimagining the US Public Health Sector

WEBBut there are steps the public health sector—including the public, private, nonprofit, and philanthropic organizations that comprise it—can take (and in some …

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Health Care and Climate Change: Lessons From a …

WEBThe Climate Crisis Is a Health Crisis. The climate crisis is a full-blown, rapidly evolving global health crisis that threatens to make the COVID-19 pandemic pale in comparison. …

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Mental Health Policymaking That Integrates Research …

WEBSarah Cusworth Walker, PhD, is a psychologist trained in philosophy of science and currently directs the CoLab for Community and Behavioral Health Policy in …

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Health Care Innovation Should Put Equity First

WEBPutting Equity First in Health Care Innovation. The pursuit of better outcomes for underserved communities, rather than the novelty of emerging technologies, should …

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Mental Health and Social Change Are Inseparable

WEBMental health has become a central topic of discussion as reports of depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions continue to increase in the …

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Illuminating the Health Equity Challenge

WEBThis supplement to the Stanford Social Innovation Review explores the diverse social factors that affect population health and health equity. The articles move far beyond …

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Loneliness and Social Isolation: Public Health Solutions From …

WEBThe key to healing in an epidemic of loneliness is found in local communities that address social isolation as a public health concern. Current global estimates …

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Communities Creating Health

WEBPeople want to lead satisfying lives, and that includes feeling well. Health as defined by medicine is only part of feeling well, and yet the overwhelming majority of our …

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Collective Impact for Health and Wellbeing

WEBIn a nutshell, collective impact comes about when a group of stakeholders from different sectors commit to a common agenda to address a broad, complex social …

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Connecting Health and Education So Children Can Learn and Thrive

WEBThe schools that low-income children of color attend often maintain less healthy settings for learning, with poorer air quality, less access to physical activity, higher exposure to …

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Housing and Health: Creating Solutions With Communities

WEBThe Kresge Foundation wanted to learn with grantees about work at the intersection of housing and health equity. Their takeaway: Fund community-driven …

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Reducing Health Disparities in Atlanta

WEBThis phase of ARCHI’s work culminated in a work session in 2012 where 70 stakeholders (including business, insurers, physicians, hospitals, community and faith-based …

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Healthy Eating, Active Living: Reflections, Insights, and

WEBIn this supplement to Stanford Social Innovation Review, Grantmakers In Health is pleased to present a snapshot of the latest thinking from health funders, researchers, and advocates on healthy eating and active living (HEAL) and healthy communities.Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is a philanthropic affinity organization that …

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Innovations in Health Equity and Health Philanthropy (SSIR)

WEBGrantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to publish this supplement to Stanford Social Innovation Review on innovations in health equity, and we thank the Aetna Foundation …

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Using a Community-Based Approach to Improve Maternal and Child Health

WEBSuccess in Maternal and Child Health Despite a Pandemic. Rwanda has exhibited remarkable progress in maternal and child survival. In addition to reducing maternal mortality rates, according to the July 2013-June 2018 Rwanda Biomedical Report, the country successfully decreased under-five mortality rates by 50 percent, declining …

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Opportunities in Mobile Health

WEBMore than three-quarters of the world’s 5.3 billion mobile phones are located in the developing world. These increasingly powerful devices are proving to be a lifeline for …

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Multisolving: Crossing Borders to Achieve Better Outcomes in Health …

WEBElizabeth R. Sawin is the founder and director of Multisolving Institute, a think-do tank that helps people implement win-win-win solutions that protect the climate while improving, equity, health, biodiversity, economic vitality, and well-being.

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