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Gen X Faces Heightened Cancer Risk

NonProfit Quarterly

Generational Cancer Risk According to Race/Ethnicity The increased rates of cancer among Gen X also reflect general disparities in cancer diagnoses by race and ethnicity. And they are increasingly prevalent in some foods (like red and processed meats ), food packaging , and asbestos.

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Improving AAPI Health with Better Data

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Urja Bhatt on unsplash.com Recently, a colleague asked me to identify my race. Presented with the standard options for race (White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian), I’ve always selected Asian. She was collecting diversity information and needed to fill in the field. I shrugged.

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The Long Road to Health Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: SHREY DEEPRANJAN Today, healthcare institutions acknowledge forces like structural racism as drivers of negative health outcomes—but effectively addressing racism inside of those institutions still has a long way to go. Two decades later, attendees asked: Are we making progress toward addressing those inequities?

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How MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Her Money Away

NonProfit Quarterly

Within that category, most giving by far—about $743 million—has been toward causes and organizations working in the subcategory, as self-identified by recipients, of “Race and ethnicity.”

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Mental Health

Bloomerang

The grantmakers and funders on this list seek to remedy this healthcare crisis in their communities and beyond. California Healthcare Foundation. Their “Healthier Kids For Our Future” grants focus on food insecurity and mental health. California Healthcare Foundation. Daniel’s Fund. The Colorado Health Foundation.

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Some Nonprofit Workers Still In Poverty, Struggling Financially

The NonProfit Times

They can’t afford the basics: housing, childcare, food, transportation, healthcare, technology and taxes. The largest industry sector in 2022 was healthcare, with 4.9 Those with the lowest rates included healthcare (16%) and educational services (18%). ALICE households include those employed by nonprofits and otherwise.

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Changing the Health System: A Community-Led Approach Rises in Rhode Island

NonProfit Quarterly

A few years later, I worked as a minority health coordinator, focusing on racial and ethnic minority populations in Rhode Island—on people like me, who come here with dreams and hopes to do better but often find themselves without the resources or opportunities they need. Others focus on behavioral health, disease prevention, and education.

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