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GW Health Workforce Institute Receives $5.5 Million to Advance Health Workforce Equity Issue
WASHINGTON, DC (March 9, 2016)— Researchers at the George Washington University’s (GW) Health Workforce Institute today announced a $5.5 million award from The Atlantic Philanthropies to promote health workforce equity by identifying, connecting and preparing leaders in the field to advance social mission in health professions education.…
Author: The George Washington University
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Job Posting: Executive Director, Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC)
Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) is an Atlantic grantee through the Population Health programme. Position Description Search for the Executive Director Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (MEDICC) Oakland, CA Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba (“MEDICC”), a highly regarded non-profit organization working to enhance cooperation among the US,…
Author: Nonprofit Professionals Advisory Group
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Research centre for social policy key part of NUlG EUR140m plan
NUI GALWAY and Atlantic Philanthropies are to open a €10 million lifecycle institute which will focus on research into key social policy areas. Plans for the multidisciplinary institute are due to be announced today, as part of the university’s €140 million strategic development programme. Atlantic…
Author: The Irish Times
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Viet Nam Journal: Over 11 Years, Atlantic Grants Help Spur a Country’s Transformation in Health
Several of the staff of the Hue Central Hospital were kind enough to come to work last Sunday morning to give my Atlantic colleagues and me a tour of what has become a world-class facility in the ten years since our Founding Chairman, Chuck Feeney,…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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Atlantic Philanthropies Awards $12 Million to Boost Elev8 in Baltimore
Atlantic Philanthropies has awarded $12 million to help implement the Elev8 program in Baltimore, the Baltimore Examiner reports. Administered by East Baltimore Development Inc., the Elev8 Baltimore project is designed to improve educational and social outcomes for middle grade youth and their families. The grant…
Author: Philanthropy News Digest
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South Africa Journal: Engaged Activism Bends the Arc Toward Hope
I returned this weekend from an extended visit to South Africa, where Atlantic has long been engaged in supporting organisations and leaders working on human rights, reconciliation and health issues. Ordinarily in a column, I try to drill down on some particular aspect of our…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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National Native American Substance-Abuse Prevention Program Named Best Practice by First Nations Behavioral Health
The National Indian Youth Leadership Project is an Atlantic grantee. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The National Indian Youth Leadership Project’s substance-abuse prevention program, Project Venture, has been named as one of nine Tribal Best Practices among other nationwide substance-abuse programs for Native American children by the…
Author: National Indian Youth Leadership Project
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More Traveller pupils in second level
by Niall Murray THE numbers of Traveller children making it to second-level education has more than doubled in six years but the vast majority still never make it to the Leaving Certificate. Figures revealed by Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe show that 2,317 students from the…
Author: Irish Examiner
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USC Alum First to Receive New Fellowship
As a staffer for the U.S. Senate, Gretchen Alkema will continue to research long-term care for the chronically ill. Original Source By Athan Bezaitis USC Davis School of Gerontology graduate Gretchen Alkema PhD ’07 has been named the first 2008-09 John Heinz/Health and Aging Policy…
Author: USC News
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IOM's "Retooling For An Aging America" Seen As Turning Point In Efforts To Improve Healthcare For Older Adults
Original Source The recent release of “Retooling for an Aging America” — the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report warning that the nation’s healthcare workforce is too small and unprepared for care for the aging population and calling for sweeping changes to avert this looming healthcare…
Author: Medical News Today