Giving Compass’ Take: • This report details local community partnerships making sustainable efforts in food justice and community health between UC Berkeley and the surrounding area. • How can donors…
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Click here for more.Why Playgrounds Matter in Rural America: Insights for Rural Donors and Funders
KABOOM! Sep 21, 2020There’s a different era for children now where they only use their technology. We want to bring our kids back outside, help curb obesity, and help with mental health. – Luis…
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Who Should Get a COVID-19 Vaccine First? [Video]
The Conversation Sep 18, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicole Hassoun discusses the criteria that are being used to determine the optimal distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes available. • Hassoun highlights disagreements about criteria,…
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Click here for more.Girls Need More Agency in Creating Family Planning Solutions
Ideas 42 Sep 18, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Arielle Gorstein and Emily Zimmerman explain why family planning solutions that center on girls as advocates are critical in preventing unwanted pregnancies. • How important is…
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Click here for more.Loneliness Doubled for Older Adults Early in Pandemic
Futurity Sep 17, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • A new poll from the University of Michigan shows that loneliness doubled among older adults in first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. • What are factors that…
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Click here for more.Ingredients Matter: A Call for More Transparency in Medicine
The Conversation Sep 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Trained pharmacist and researcher, Yelena Ionova, calls for more transparency in medicine ingredients, particularly the inactive excipients that can still cause adverse reactions for consumers. • Ionova’s…
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Click here for more.The Fluctuating Prison Population During COVID-19
Prison Policy Initiative Sep 13, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • At Prison Policy Initiative, Emily Widra analyzes data and graphs on the prison population during COVID-19, which has risen drastically in recent months. • Why has…
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Click here for more.Firefighters Increase Risk of Getting COVID-19 From Exposure to Wildfire Smoke
The Conversation Sep 11, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Environmental toxicologist, Luke Montrose, discusses the long-term health risks of wildfire fighters as they increase their risk of contracting COVID-19 fighting these fires. • The National…
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Click here for more.How Cities Can Combat the Dangerous Combination of Extreme Heat and COVID
YES! Magazine Sep 9, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Eli Reiter at YES! Magazine discusses how cities can combat the rising heat waves and COVID-19, all at the same time. • We have the capacity to fight…
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Click here for more.How Funders Can Help Turn Health Research into Practice
Alliance Magazine Sep 9, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Alliance Magazine encourages funders to aid in the implementation of health research into practice in order to correct current ethical issues. • What kind of role…
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Click here for more.Wildfires and COVID Deliver One-Two Punch to West Coast Cities
Smart Cities Dive Sep 8, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • This article discusses how already more than 1.6 million acres have burned in California all while cities scramble to protect resident health amid the challenges of COVID-19. •…
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Click here for more.How to Make Telehealth Sustainable During COVID-19
Brookings Sep 8, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are some ideas on how to alleviate the barriers to access for long-term, sustainable telehealth services beyond COVID-19. • What are the benefits of these…
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