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WebDirect Relief’s Fund for Health Equity provides financial support to community health centers, free and charitable clinics, educational …

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Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity Awards $1.8 …

WebDirect Relief today announced the first round of grants awarded from its recently established Fund for Health Equity. “This initial round of $1.8 million in grants from the AbbVie Foundation and Direct …

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Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity Awards $22.7 …

WebDirect Relief today announced the latest round of grants awarded from its Fund for Health Equity. “This latest round of more than $22 million in grants, which is made possible by generous support from …

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Direct Relief Launches “Power for Health” Initiative: …

WebDirect Relief is launching an initiative to support resilient power for nonprofit safety net health providers across the U.S. (Erika P. Rodriguez for Direct Relief) As the latest in a climate change-fueled …

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Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity Awards $7 Million to 38

WebDirect Relief today announced the latest round of grants awarded from its Fund for Health Equity. “This latest round of more than $7 million in grants, made …

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Direct Relief: 2023 Impact Report

WebThis report provides an overview of how Direct Relief has leveraged contributions from generous individuals, companies, and foundations to improve the …

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Direct Relief’s Medical Donations for U.S. Health Safety Net …

WebDirect Relief today announced it has donated and delivered more than $2 billion in medicine and medical supplies since 2008 to address chronic gaps in the U.S. …

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Resilient Power Power for Health Direct Relief

WebThe Solution: Resilient Power. Direct Relief’s Power for Health Initiative seeks to bring clean, renewable backup power to community health centers and free clinics to ensure they can deliver critical healthcare services …

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Global Update: Support Continues for Health Equity, U.S. Free …

WebIn Summary Direct Relief’s Fund for Health Equity is awarding $9.3 million in funding to 49 on-the-ground organizations fighting health disparities. The organization is …

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Fund for Health Equity Summit Convenes Health Leaders from …

WebHundreds of healthcare professionals from around the country converged in Santa Barbara, California, for a multi-day Direct Relief summit focused on advancing health equity in the …

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Direct Relief and The Pfizer Foundation Support 11 …

WebThe Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas serves a population whose immunization rates for children and adults have historically fallen far below the state average, with only half of eligible …

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Understanding the Practice of Street Medicine

WebNeighborhood Health, a community health center in Nashville where Cathcart works as a physician, began its street medicine program during the pandemic. The …

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Community Health Centers Advancing Health Equity in …

WebBD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company, along with Direct Relief and the National Association of Community Health …

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Improving the Health of African Migrants in the United States: A …

WebImproving the health outcomes of African migrants in the U.S. largely depends on how comfortable they feel seeking out health services. That was a key finding of …

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Improving Birth Outcomes Among Women of Color Begins with …

WebThe phenomenon, known as the “weathering effect,” has been posited as one of the causes of racial health inequities in the United States, including disproportionately …

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Community Health Workers Are on the Rise. Here’s Why They’re …

WebFor some prospective community health workers, things that might have kept them from getting a job in the past – such as a history of incarceration or homelessness …

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Florida Health Centers, Free Clinics Find New Ways to Train, and …

WebCommunity Health Center of Florida, Inc., or CHI, operates nine health center sites and 35 school-based sites for patients in Florida’s 28th congressional district. The …

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Telemedicine is Sweeping Puerto Rico, and It’s Here to Stay

WebCommunity health centers like MedCentro are widely used in Puerto Rico, where a significant proportion of the population is medically underserved. But for people …

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In Haiti, Earthquake Traumas Give Way to Chronic Disease, …

WebTo support Health Equity International, St. Luke Hospital, and Project Medishare in their vital work, Direct Relief is providing emergency grants of $200,000 to …

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Healthcare Leaders Explain How Racism and Inequities Cut Black …

WebResearchers found health inequities through social determinants of health had decreased life expectancy for Black residents by about 12 years. These inequities …

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Prioritizing Health of Body and Mind for Maui Wildfire Survivors

WebAccording to the Department, 41% of survey respondents reported a decline in a household member’s health following the fires, and 22% reported their mental health …

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Lebanon Is Experiencing a Surge of Mental Health Disorders – and …

WebLebanon is undergoing a surge in mental health disorders – and a shortage of the medications needed to treat them. “We had Covid, we had the economic situation, …

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