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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 cases, …

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Realigning Health with Care

WebRealigning Health with Care. The misalignment between the expansive goal of “health” and a cramped definition of “care” has cost the United States untold lives and …

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health (SSIR)

WebOur proposed model of Systemic Drivers of Health expands the current SDoH framework by adding: 1. Global perspective and interconnectedness: While the current …

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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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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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The Emerging World of Online Health Communities (SSIR)

WebWith funding from the UK foundations Health Foundation and the Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Charity, we conducted 72 interviews in 2015 and 2016 with mainly patient …

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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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'Precision Community Health' Outlines Solutions to Systemic …

WebIn Precision Community Health, Bechara Choucair offers a four-pillared framework to address historic systemic inequities in public health but fails to confront the power …

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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 …

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Reducing Health Disparities in Atlanta

WebIn Atlanta a person’s ZIP code is often the biggest predictor of his or her health status. The region’s staggering health disparities were made clear in a map released by Virginia …

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Mental Health Policymaking That Integrates Research Evidence …

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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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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Using National Networks to Tackle Chronic Disease

WebThe YMCA and other national nonprofit networks are using their reach into local communities to deliver public health programs that help people live healthier lives and …

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Health Care Innovation Should Put Equity First

WebMuch of the innovation in the health care system, including initiatives that are designed in whole or in part to achieve objectives aligned with health equity, are …

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Community-Driven Health Solutions on Chicago’s South Side

WebSome very alarming statistics reveal population-level disparities within our social and health-care systems. One prominent example is the 30-year gap in life expectancy between …

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Using a Community-Based Approach to Improve Maternal and …

WebSuccess in Maternal and Child Health Despite a Pandemic. Rwanda has exhibited remarkable progress in maternal and child survival. In addition to reducing …

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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 focusing …

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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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Indigenous Peoples’ Resilience and Wise Practices Improve Health …

WebPart of that truth is understanding and embracing the truth of our collective history of colonization. Learning across borders means respecting diverse cultures and …

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