Results List
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Increasing the Civic Engagement of Third Age Health Professionals
Source: American Health Initiatives
Taking Action From its inception AHI has worked to build a sustainable platform for public dialogue about a quality system in which every American is assured equitable and affordable access to basic health care. To do that we designed and successfully tested two central platform…
Resource type: News
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A New Credential for Home Care Aides
Source: New York Times
By PAULA SPAN When the Direct Care Alliance first offered the test that would lead to becoming a credentialed “personal care and support professional,” Maria Frank, a 60-year-old home care aide in Nazareth, Pa., signed up. She didn’t need the certificate to land a job;…
Resource type: News
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The Key Role of Advocacy Funding in the U.S. Health Reform Debate
The reasons why The Atlantic Philanthropies made what may be the largest U.S. advocacy grant ever in order to support health reform are outlined by Gara LaMarche, Atlantic’s President and CEO, at the Grantmakers in Health conference in Orlando, Florida. Occasionally it is better not…
Resource type: Speech
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Children join Capitol rally for health care coverage
Source: The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)
Children's Defense Fund is an Atlantic grantee. by JULIE BISBEE Carrying signs and chanting "We want health care now," nearly 100 children and adults demonstrated for children's health care coverage Monday outside the state Capitol. The rally was part of a national effort by the Children's…
Resource type: News
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Missouri House GOP rejects children's health-care expansion
Source: The Kansas City Star
by JASON NOBLE JEFFERSON CITY | Missouri House Republicans on Wednesday shot down an attempt by Democratic lawmakers and the governor to reduce health-care premiums and increase access for thousands of children. Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, had proposed expanding the number of families eligible…
Resource type: News
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Eldercare Workforce Alliance to Address the Critical Shortage of Healthcare Workers Capable of Meeting the Needs of Older Adults
Source: Eldercare Workforce Alliance
The Eldercare Workforce Alliance (EWA) -- a new coalition of 25 leading organizations representing older adults and the eldercare workforce, including family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and direct-care workers -- is holding its founding meeting this week in Washington, D.C. This wide array of national organizations…
Resource type: News
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Youth suicide rates have escalated in the Philippines
Source: The Atlantic Fellows
COVID-19 has accelerated the need for urgent action on mental health care. Lack of access to mental health care for young Filipinos, particularly in remote areas, is deadly. Attempted youth suicides and deaths have risen sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, with an increase in suicide-related…
Resource type: News
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Davies to join UQ population health
Source: The Australian
THE former deputy secretary of the Federal government's department of health and ageing, Philip Davies, will join the University of Queensland's school of population health as professor of health systems and policy. The Head of UQ's School of Population Health, Professor Alan Lopez, said that Professor…
Resource type: News
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Senate Passes Health Insurance Bill for Children
Source: Washington Post
Immigrant Clause Opens Rift By Ceci Connolly The Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation yesterday to provide health insurance to 11 million low-income children, a bill that would for the first time spend federal money to cover children and pregnant women who are legal immigrants. The State…
Resource type: News
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Lessons Learned from Health Care Reform – ‘What Was Won’
In March 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. What does the bill actually do? In this brief video highlight from The Atlantic Philanthropies' recent event, “The Historic Passage of Health Care Reform,” Judy Feder of Georgetown University and…
Resource type: Video