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Meet Hayley Freedman, CNP: Global Health Advocate and Educator

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Hayley Freedman, MPH, CNP , has dedicated her life to uplifting communities and addressing global health inequities. From her early experience with AmeriCorps NCCC to her impactful work with the American Cancer Society, Hayley’s journey highlights the power of nonprofit work. Ive always led a life of service, she shared.

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Honest Brokers, Technology, and Health Justice: What Are We Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: anuwat Sikham on iStock In healthcare and social services, amid an aging population and an increased demand for care, there is a growing need for neutralor at least quasi-neutral honest brokers who can build trust and balance the conflicts of competing parties. Theyre usually not part of the organizational team.

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How Mobile Health Clinics Advance Health Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Missvain on Wikimedia Commons Equitable access to healthcare is a key element to lessening the racial health disparities that have existed throughout the history of the United States. Mobile health clinic programs have also been effective in reducing emergency department visits.

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The Art Effect: Neuroaesthetics and the Future of Health Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? Although the diagnosis brought some relief, the prognosis was less favorable, requiring a lifetime of oral medications and injections to manage her condition.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Health Innovations: Navigating the Intersection of Technology and Equity in Nigeria

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? 8 Such technical hindrances have slowed down response times, particularly in rural areas, where resources are sparse.

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When the Mouth Speaks, the Whole Person Heals: Bringing Integrative Community Therapy and Solidarity Care from Brazil’s Favelas to the United States

NonProfit Quarterly

Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? Attaining equity in health isnt always about bringing the resources of the rich to the poor. The United States is in a societal mental health crisis.

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The Triple Threat Facing Nursing Homes—And How to Overcome It

NonProfit Quarterly

Private equity firms pioneered aggressive strategies, using related entitiesseparate but affiliated companiesto extract wealth through inflated service fees and other nontransparent transactions ( such as converting nonprofit-owned property into leased property and charging inflated lease rates to an affiliated company). trillion (17.6