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    Covering Addiction: What Student Journalists Learned

    The Whole Story Jul 6, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this conversation at The Whole Story, two Temple University students discuss their solutions journalism project on addiction and recovery. • One important lesson from this…

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    Medicaid Health Homes Program: A powerful Tool to Address the Opioid Crisis

    Urban Institute

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lisa Clemans-Cope and Eva H. Allen present the case for the opioid-focused Medicaid health home program, which has proven a successful intervention, particularly in states that expanded Medicaid. …

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    Bully Culture: A Problem that Goes far Beyond School Yards

    The 74

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Catherine Bradshaw argues that bully culture in America goes far beyond schoolyards – she sees it in entertainment, business, and politics. • How can philanthropy help change pervasive societal…

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    What Electric Cars Teach Us About Access to Medicines

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Seo compares the falling prices of electric vehicles and medicine haven’t increased access for poorest individuals who are often in most need of medical assistance. •…

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    Healthcare Payment Reform Must Focus On Patient Equity

    Healthcare Dive Jul 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Healthcare Dive discusses a Families USA report which finds that the healthcare payment system in the US needs an overhaul that addresses inequities in race, immigration…

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    Alcohol Is Still the Most Dangerous Drug

    Governing Magazine Jul 3, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • J.B. Wogan discusses the continuing trend of alcohol-related deaths and policy recommendations for reducing the impact of the drug on the American people. • How can philanthropy help prevent addiction…

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    Big Food Advertising Needs to do Better for Our Children

    Food Tank Jul 1, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Food Tank publishes an excerpt from Nourished Planet: Sustainability in the Global Food System that discusses the heavy, negative influence food advertisements have on children. By displaying these ads…

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    Cities Can Minimize the Effects of Lead on Children

    Chalkbeat Jun 30, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • New research indicates that cities can take straightforward steps to help children who have already been exposed to lead recover from the damage. • How can…

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    Solitary Confinement in Prison: How Funders Can Address This Public Health Crisis

    Grantmakers In Health

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Laura Markle Downton and Jessica Sandoval describe the solitary confinement health crisis in the United States and how funders can make an impact on this issue. • How…

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    How Students’ Brains Are in Danger on the Field

    The Atlantic

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Flanagan shares how sports injuries are hurting student-athletes in the short and long term. Advocacy efforts on this issue face pushback and struggle to make progress. …

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    The Worst State for Children’s Health and Education

    Governing Magazine Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Governing Magazine reports some troubling statistics about the health and education levels of kids living in New Mexico.   • How can policy change the livelihood of kids living…

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    Reframing America’s Opioid Epidemic to Find Solutions

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jun 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Stanford Social Innovation Review advocates for a more evidence-based approach to the opioid epidemic, trying to move away from narratives about individual choices. • Included here…

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