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    Donate Your Data to Science

    FiveThirtyEight Jun 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Scientists are calling for individuals to donate their data to improve their understanding of medical conditions and treatments.  • How does self-selection bias impact donate data? Is this…

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    Some People Still Need Opioids

    American Enterprise Institute

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sally Satel and Stefan Kertesz illustrate the continued need for opioids among pain patients who cannot function normally without pain suppressors.  • How can policies that address the…

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    Optimizing on the Edges of Global Health

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jun 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Aarthi Rao and Sandra McCoy highlight the importance of family and community support to get patients to the available healthcare resources. Making these resources available is not…

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    Judge Rules Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Funding Must Continue

    GOOD Magazine Jun 23, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A federal judge has ruled that the Trump Administration’s termination of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program, funding for evidence-based interventions to prevent teen pregnancy started under the Obama administration,…

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    A Flexible Model for Investing in Healthy Community Transformation

    Grantmakers in Health Jun 23, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers in Health shares the Community Action Model (CAM) for investing in healthy community transformation. The lessons were based on more than 15 years of learning. •…

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    Making Markets Work for All: Building the Health Systems of the Future

    United Nations Foundation Jun 22, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · The United Nations Foundation is thinking of innovative, multi-sector solutions to address Universal Health Coverage and make progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Here, The UN Foundation…

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    Laws Can Increase Vaccination Rates

    FiveThirtyEight Jun 22, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Erin Hare explains how California successfully passed a law that requires vaccinations for children attending public schools. Opposition groups asserted that the law would not impact vaccination…

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    How Affordable Housing Development Can Improve Health

    Urban Institute

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Foundation Communities focused their efforts on housing but found that the population they served was deeply affected by health issues. To overcome these challenges, they partnered with health-focused…

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    How Family Planning Can Help Save Cheetahs

    Devex International Development

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Family planning is a basic human right, but still women in rural areas, specifically Africa, lack access to medical services and family planning programs. Devex discusses…

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    How Hospitals and Donors Can Help Build Healthy Communities

    GrantMakers In Health Jun 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers In Health offer ways for donors and hospitals to partner to make an impact for community health. • What are the top priority health needs…

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    Tax Payers Fund Quitters?

    Social Programs That Work

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Staying Free is a top tier social program that reduces smoking for a low cost, providing benefits to participants and taxpayers. • How can philanthropy effectively support…

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    Guide to Impact Investing in Health

    Grant Makers In Health

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers In Health provide a PDF guide to impact investing in health to help investors direct their money effectively. • Is impacting investing right for you? What…

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