This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · The rising number of overdoses caused by the opioid epidemic is raising concerns from every part of the country. PhilanTopic discusses the increased need for philanthropy…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a new study, more U.S. teens are abstaining from substance abuse during their high school years. Reuters suggests this decline comes from successful efforts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mike Tomson discusses how refugees’ poor mental health reduced their ability to manage their chronic illnesses, leading to unfavorable outcomes. • Mental health care may not make top…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author examines the ways climate change can affect vulnerable communities and the health of individuals. Flooding, food access, and housing destruction top the list of issues…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies produced strategies to build and strengthen local economies so that surrounding communities can benefit. • Do certain social factors affect health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors report on a new study that investigates how gamification in nutrition can help Nigerian youth eat more fruits and vegetables. • Can gamification tactics be used…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • WASH Funders examines the financial soundness of six different service delivery models in the sector, specifically looking for institutions that can scale properly. • Which models…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Mosquitos in 1/3 of the traps in DeKalb County, Ga. have tested positive for West Nile virus. The virus typically picks up in the region during the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Travis Lupick describes how Liz Evans pioneered the “housing first” approach to homelessness when she turned an old hotel into a living space for the homeless, often…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Pacific Business Group on Health Care Transformation Task Force published a report on high-need, high-cost patients who have complex medical conditions and how health care providers…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing Magazine discusses the sewage issues raising public health concerns across the country. According to Catherine Flowers, a leading advocate for improving sewage disposal in Alabama, this…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Commonwealth Fund discusses local health care markets and how communities improved (or didn’t), finding that localized efforts such as reforming delivering systems worked. • What…