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    Achieving Health for All: The Power of Precision Public Health

    The Rockefeller Foundation Oct 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Rockefeller Foundation reports on precision public health practices, which employs technology and advanced data to help people who have the greatest needs in a community.…

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    Impacting the Soap Industry One Bar at a Time

    Causeartist Oct 20, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Causeartist profiles a socially-conscious company called Hand In Hand Soap, which donates their eco-friendly bars to communities in Haiti to promote healthier water, sanitation and hygiene…

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    The Connections Between Race, Geography and Other Factors on Health

    Healthcare Dive Oct 20, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Healthcare Dive examines new reports about the social determinants of health, including race, socioeconomics and geography, finding that minority communities are at a disadvantage. • What can…

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    Addressing Healthcare Gaps in Zimbabwe: Fixing Data Systems

    Maverick Collective Oct 19, 2018

    Part two of a two-part series highlighting how strategic philanthropy is making an impact on women and girls. Read part one. “Creating sustainable social impact.” “Solving complex problems in the…

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    How to Improve Health Among Factory Workers

    Health Affairs Oct 18, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Health Affairs reports that the rise in manufacturing work also will raise concerns about the health and well-being of communities tied to it.  • This doesn’t…

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    Hog Waste Problem in North Carolina Has a Long History

    Pacific Standard Oct 15, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard reports on the decades-long issue in North Carolina when it comes to hog waste and natural disasters. Why wasn’t it resolved before Hurricane Florence hit?…

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    The Challenge of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Primary Healthcare Delivery

    India Development Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Vivekanand Jha discusses the fact that most improvements in global health have been made in the field of communicable diseases. When it comes to building a…

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    Why Head Start is Essential in Many Rural Towns

    Hechinger Report

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jackie Mader reports that Head Start centers serve many functions in rural towns where they are often the best or only option for high-quality childcare. The…

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    Costs of Informal Caregiving for Heart Disease to Reach $128 Billion by 2035

    Reuters

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lisa Rapaport discusses a report from the American Heart Association (AHA) that reveals informal caregiving for heart disease and stroke survivors could double by the year 2035.…

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    Meals As Medicine: The Next Wave of Culinary Health

    The New Food Economy

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeffrey Zufrosky, culinary director of Newport Academy, shares how the act of eating can be healing for people coping with trauma or obsessions related to food.  • How…

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    A Potentially Deadly Tick From East Asia Found Its Way to the US

    Global Citizen Oct 12, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Asian long-horned tick has arrived in the United States and could potentially add to the growing number of individuals contracting Lyme disease and possibly other harmful…

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    Can Encouraging Breastfeeding Around The World Boost The Global Economy?

    Fast Company Oct 12, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Unfortunately, fewer mothers in China are breastfeeding around the world, despite the negative effects of depending on baby formula.  • How can global development organizations and philanthropists work to address…

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