Results List
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Archives at Cornell University
Housed at the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC) at Cornell University Library, our Archives are comprised of the paper and digital records kept at our offices in New York City, Ithaca, Bermuda, Dublin, Belfast, London, and Johannesburg. In the Archives, researchers can find…
Resource type: Page
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Health Equity: Cuba, South Africa, the United States, and Viet Nam
[caption id="attachment_58419" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Yarol Yamel, 3, is examined by Dr. Janisleydis Rosado for bronchial asthma at walk-in clinic Number 15, La Santa Fe, Isle of Youth.[/caption] Cuba Although Cuba’s health care system is considered to be one of the best in the world, in…
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First Focus book launch: "Big Ideas for Children"
Source: First Focus
First Focus is pleased to invite you to the official advocates' launch of our new publication, Big Ideas for Children: Investing in Our Nation's Future. In recent years, children have been an afterthought in federal policymaking rather than the priority. As we elect a new…
Resource type: News
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Our Legacy: the Atlantic Fellows
Although our doors will close at the end of 2020, the legacy of our commitment to racial and health equity will continue through the Atlantic Fellows programs. Established in 2015 as one of our final “Big Bets”, the Atlantic Fellows programs are a global network…
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Why Did Atlantic Decide to Limit Its Life?
Atlantic founder Chuck Feeney’s belief in Giving While Living—that people of great wealth should put their money to the service of humanity now—inspired the board to limit the foundation’s life to a fixed number of years. The determination to complete all grantmaking at the end…
Resource type: Big Question
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First Focus Campaign for Children, Inc.
$7,700,000
Resource type: Grantee
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Health Reform Repeal Would Harm Children
Source: First Focus Campaign for Children
United Sates House of Representatives Votes to Turn Back the Clock on Health Care for Kids Washington D.C. - Today, the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of repealing The Affordable Care Act. The First Focus Campaign for Children, a bipartisan children’s advocacy…
Resource type: News
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First Named Professorship Established at John Jay With Funding From Ford Foundation and Atlantic
Source: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Renowned Scholar Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff is appointed as Franklin A. Thomas Professor in Policing Equity [caption id="attachment_75797" align="alignright" width="295"] Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff[/caption]New York, NY – President Jeremy Travis of John Jay College announced the establishment of the Franklin A. Thomas Professorship in Policing…
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Teenage Birth Rate Rises for First Time Since '91
Source: New York Times
The birth rate among teenagers 15 to 19 in the United States rose 3 percent in 2006, according to a report issued Wednesday, the first such increase since 1991. The finding surprised scholars and fueled a debate about whether the Bush administration's abstinence-only sexual education…
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New Campaign Aims to Focus Health Reform Implementation On Improving, Coordinating Care for Vulnerable Older Adults
Source: Campaign for Better Care
Survey Finds Older Adults Suffering Due to Poor Coordination, Communication WASHINGTON, DC — April 8, 2010 — To ensure health reform works for those with the most at stake, the National Partnership for Women & Families, Community Catalyst and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP)…
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