Results List
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The Development of Palliative Care in the U.S.
Source: Sean Morrison
This short report provides a synopsis of the development of palliative care in the U.S. over the last 50 years. It includes a description of its beginnings in the early 1970s, influenced by hospice care in the United Kingdom; the impact of the 1982 Medicare…
Resource type: Research Report
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A Decade Lost: Locating Gender in U.S. Counter-Terrorism
Source: The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
The U.S. Government’s counter-terrorism efforts profoundly implicate and impact women and lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI*), according to this report which provides the first global analysis of the rising impact of gender on the U.S. “War on Terror.” Drawing on regional consultations,…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Latino Age Wave: What Changing Ethnic Demographics Mean for the Future of Aging in the U.S.
Source: Hispanics in Philanthropy
The report examines the rapidly changing demographics, trends, needs and community-based assets available to Latino older adults as well as strategies for addressing gaps in policies and services. Atlantic funded this study, which aims to inspire and empower a variety of stakeholders to take aggressive…
Resource type: Research Report
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An Examination of the Increase in U.S. Teen Births
Source: Child Trends
The reasons behind an uptick in the United States teen birth rate are explored in this brief prepared by Child Trends. The National Center for Health Statistics just released new data showing that the teen birth rate increased again in 2007. This is the second…
Resource type: Research Report
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Trends and Recent Estimates of Contraceptive Use Among U.S. Teens
Source: Child Trends
In the U.S., teen females are using more effective hormonal and barrier methods to prevent pregnancy. At the same time, Hispanic teens initiate sex at a younger age and show lower levels of contraceptive use, putting them at greater risk of unintended pregnancy and childbearing or…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Role of Migrant Care Workers in Ageing Societies: Report on Research Findings in the U.K., Ireland, Canada and the U.S.
Source: International Organization for Migration
Migrants play an increasingly significant role in caring for the elderly due to a growing number of older people and declining domestic labour supplies, according to this report in the IOM Migration Research Series. It examines the demand for migrant care workers; compares the experiences…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Key Role of Advocacy Funding in the U.S. Health Reform Debate
Source: Gara LaMarche
The reasons why The Atlantic Philanthropies made what may be the largest U.S. advocacy grant ever in order to support health reform are outlined by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Grantmakers in Health conference in Orlando, Florida. Occasionally it is better not…
Resource type: Speech
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Change Comes to Washington: Will it Come to Philanthropy, Too?
Source: Gara LaMarche
Philanthropy should step up and seize the unprecedented opportunities created by the election of President Obama, said Gara LaMarche, President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech at the Annual Meeting of Southern California Grantmakers in Los Angeles. When the terrific Sushma Raman –…
Resource type: Speech
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Impact, Legacy and Collaboration
Source: Gara LaMarche
Gara LaMarche, The Atlantic Philanthropies’ President and CEO, talks about his experiences of effective collaboration, how to make an impact and what it takes to leave a legacy in philanthropy in this speech to the New Mexico Regional Association of Grantmakers in Albuquerque. I have…
Resource type: Speech
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Building a Field: The Atlantic Philanthropies’ Investment in Palliative Care
Source: Mary Rafferty and Anne Colgan
This study captures the impact and lessons of Atlantic’s €58 million investment to help build the field of palliative care. It offers insights into what it takes to develop a community of organizations and individuals working towards a common goal using a shared body of…
Resource type: Research Report