A Defense of Story
Stories can be overly simple, even deceptive. But more often than not, they help surface and illuminate truth, and embracing their complexity offers deep reward.
Stories can be overly simple, even deceptive. But more often than not, they help surface and illuminate truth, and embracing their complexity offers deep reward.
Efforts to battle poverty in the United States can learn a lot from the developing world, and vice versa. Thankfully some of the barriers between these traditionally isolated domains are falling.
To create long-lasting social change, organizations and programs must become embedded in the local community.
Funders are devising new approaches that account for the impact that
social issues have on people’s health.
The causes of health inequity are diverse and entwined; the solutions will be as well.
Community-based organizations, philanthropic institutions, and federal agencies—all are needed to support and sustain revitalization efforts.
By catalyzing the power of people to make change, community organizers equip
people at every level to overcome the myriad barriers to health.
The Deaconess Foundation seeks to shift public policy, mobilize community members, and strengthen advocacy efforts related to children and youth.
Health impact assessments can be used to bring the social determinants
of health into the policymaking process.
A coalition of organizations in New York has made progress in improving the lives and health of nail salon workers.