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George Washington University Announces Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity
Source: The George Washington University
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2019) – The George Washington University (GW) today announced the renaming of the GW Health Workforce Institute to the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity. The action was taken to honor Fitzhugh Mullan, MD, a professor of health policy and management…
Resource type: News
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Innovative model aids family health
Source: Viet Nam News
by Thu HangA client attends a reproductive health and family planning consultation at Truong An Commune's medical centre in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Province of Vinh Long, which is part of the Government social franchise network Tinh chi em (Sisterhood). — VNA/VNS Photo Thu…
Resource type: News
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Global Brain Health Institute
This groundbreaking venture seeks to reduce dramatically the number of older people who develop dementia, which consumes not just those with this disease, but their families and caregivers as well.
Resource type: Atlantic's Final Big Bets
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Health Equity
To achieve health equity, we are helping to identify, connect and prepare a generation of young leaders committed to driving systemic change in health care.
Resource type: Atlantic's Final Big Bets
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Population Health
The health of a nation’s population rests on factors such as the availability and accessibility of care, quality training for medical providers, and public policies that promote healthy behavior. Atlantic helped Viet Nam, South Africa, and Cuba address those and other needs through its grantmaking.…
Resource type: Issues
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Health
People should be able to live as well as they can for as long as they can. In pursuit of that goal, Atlantic helped expand access to quality and affordable health care, especially for people for whom it has been out of reach. We also…
Resource type: Issues
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Health System Reform
Although progress is being made, much work still needs to be done before all Americans—adults and children alike—will be able access quality and affordable health care. To support reform efforts in the United States, and to help create a system that puts people and their health…
Resource type: Issues
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US Health Researchers Look to Cuba for Better Outcomes
Source: MEDICC
By Joseph Vargas For many Americans, Cuba is perceived as a forbidden island associated with Soviet era revolutionary leaders mixed with distant memories of cold war politics that culminated in the Cuban missile crises of the 1960’s. Although the country maintains its Communist ideology, Cuba has…
Resource type: News
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Atlantic’s Health Equity Champions
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
Our grantees have led the way to fairer and better health care around the world. Meet some of them. [caption id="attachment_82595" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Photo: Magnum Foundation[/caption] One of the best things about working at The Atlantic Philanthropies is that we have the privilege of supporting extraordinary leaders and…
Resource type: News
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College Health Plan Standards Will Improve With the Rest of Health Care
Source: The Nation
By Sara JervingCollege health plans vary in their quality and cost. In the past, federal and state laws have inconsistently regulated college health plans and have failed to require a basic baseline of coverage, rendering many of them insufficient. Moreover, these plans frequently discriminate based…
Resource type: News