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Vietnamese Version HÀNH ĐỘNG HƯỚNG ĐẾN MỘT VIỆT NAM KHỎE MẠNH: THÔNG ĐIỆP CHÍNH SÁCH CHÍNH YẾU CỦA DỰ ÁN VASS-SSRC (PDF) This brief provides key policy messages based on a large-scale longitudinal study from 2008 to 2016 in twelve communes in three Vietnamese provinces…

By Louis Freedberg.  Two of the state’s largest districts are undergoing a major expansion of health centers on school campuses after promised help from Sacramento never came.To build new facilities, Oakland and Los Angeles are tapping a combination of voter-approved bond money, fees from Medi-Cal…

Original Source A new survey commissioned by the non-profit National Council on Aging (NCOA), with support from The Atlantic Philanthropies and the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), reveals a bleak and broken health care system for millions of Americans suffering from a variety of chronic conditions. The results…

Leading Labor Groups, Community Organizations, DC Think Tanks, Online Activists, and Women's Groups Join Together to Announce Major New Campaign 03 Jul 2008 Simultaneous Launch Events in 52 Cities Including 37 State Capitals. Health Care for America Now, an unprecedented coalition of major organizations including…

Barack Obama’s campaign gave hope to millions of immigrants and their leading advocates. Atlantic has been proud to support and stand with these groups in the long campaign for comprehensive immigration reform. But that hope has been strained of late, and it is time to…

Meta-analysis shows a strong connection between media exposure and childhood obesity, smoking, and sexual activity in this report published by Common Sense Media. Common Sense Media, a grantee of The Atlantic Philanthropies. SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Today Common Sense Media publishes a study performed by researchers from…

AUSTIN – For over a decade now, Texas has been the state with the nation’s highest rate of uninsured children, but today a grassroots start-up is launching with the promise to end the trend by instead “building a legacy of healthy children.”  With legislators weighing…

WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey commissioned by the non-profit National Council on Aging (NCOA), with support from The Atlantic Philanthropies and the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), reveals a bleak and broken health care system for millions of Americans suffering from a variety…

[caption id="attachment_57503" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Research and Education Facilities on the Isle of Youth in Cuba. Photo: Magnum Foundation[/caption] For over a decade, Atlantic has invested in Cuba’s approach to health care: universal, accessible, patient-centered and anchored in primary-care prevention. Despite scarcities and the effects of…

Center supports programs that give participants choice and control over their home and community-based services and supports BOSTON—The Boston College Graduate School of Social Work launched a new technical assistance center that offers states the tools they need to implement a wide variety of participant-directed long-term care…