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Closing Care Gaps: Physician Shortages, Medical Deserts, and Health Disparities

NonProfit Quarterly

However, in the United States, the number of physicians and surgeons—including specific medical and surgical specialties that are vital for vulnerable populations—is in decline. Some of the medical and surgical specialties that treat conditions more common in older Americans…are among those most significantly impacted by potential shortages.

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What do the mega gifts of 2024 say about giving? 

Candid

Higher education and health institutions top the list of mega gift recipients Dollars and Change also found that educations share of total individual giving fell slightly , from 20% in 2015 to 19% in 2022. In the area of health and medical research, City of Hope received $150 million from A. when adjusted for inflation.

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How Communities Around the World Are Connecting Social Isolation and Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Weak social connections represent an equivalent health risk to smoking and obesity. Here are several tenets of public health and how they are playing out addressing social isolation and loneliness across the globe. Help Health Care Professionals Diagnose Loneliness Diagnosis is the first step to treatment.

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Elevate Your Free Clinic’s Impact By Recruiting More Individual Donors

Bloomerang

Large grants are the fundraising backbone for many free health clinics. Tell compelling patient stories Share stories of patients whose lives were saved or transformed by your free health clinic and spotlight the impact of individual giving in making those happy endings possible.

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Prioritizing Self-Care at Your Nonprofit: 3 Best Strategies

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Plus, creating a positive work environment that values your employees’ well-being will help you recruit new talent for your team. Offer mental health days. Mental health and physical health are equally important, but at many organizations, employees are expected to only take sick days for their physical health.

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Groundbreaking Study to Tackle Cancer Disparities among Black Women

NonProfit Quarterly

Similarly, the National Institutes of Health also found that hair straightening chemicals increase uterine cancer risk and that Black women may be more affected due to higher use of products with these chemicals. Recruitment for the study began in October of 2023. Census, more than 90 percent of Black women in the U.S.

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Community Health Center Worker Shortages Could Undermine Care

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: nensuria on iStock Community health centers are vitally important within a healthcare landscape where a growing number of Americans can’t access care. The Commonwealth Fund defines FQHCs as “community-based outpatient clinics that provide primary medical, dental, behavioral, and other health care services.”

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