Aspirational Communication
Organizations must connect their causes to the personal aspirations of their audiences to transform public attitudes. A feature story from the Winter 2020 issue.
Health - Articles
Innovations in health care policies and programs (more)
Vegan Vending
After Reesha and Ronald Howard's infant son experienced problems with dairy, they understood the importance of giving other families options to conveniently purchase vegan products in public spaces for health reasons. A What's Next article from the Winter 2020 issue.
The Wellbeing Budget
Instead of simply pegging success to traditional economic measures, like GDP, New Zealand wants policymaking to be driven by what will make the biggest difference to the well-being of people, their communities, and the environment. A What's Next article from the Winter 2020 issue.
The Next Step for Human-Centered Design in Global Public Health
As human-centered design in global public health enters its adolescence, we offer a guide to help practitioners break through their misperceptions of people's needs to prescribe real solutions.
10 Lessons From Health Care on Quality Improvement
Pitfalls and promising practices drawn from experimentation with quality-improvement methods and performance management in health care.
Seeing a New Horizon
The international nonprofit Orbis' investments in cutting-edge technologies have revolutionized its telemedicine capabilities by expediting two-way communication between ophthalmologists in the United States and Europe and their counterparts in Asia, Africa, and South America.. A Field Report from the Fall 2019 issue.
A Surgical Road Map for Global Prosperity
Massive investment in surgical care is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and improving health equity. The surgical device industry should take the lead. Open access to this article is made possible by Harvard Medical School.
Inside Switzerland’s Radical Drug Policy Innovation
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.
When Social Change Requires Behavioral Change
Leaders behind two social impact efforts in India discovered that before they could improve lives, they first had to shift mindsets.
Four Global Lessons From Locally Driven DEI Efforts
In order to change the odds for marginalized children, social organizations must root their racial equity work in a commitment to learn from and be led by those who have experienced inequity themselves. This is the eighth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.