Aug. 27, 2025 9:20 am
Cuts to Healthcare Are On The Horizon: Will Pennsylvania Be Ready?
Mental Health Partnership participants Shawn Anderson, Elizabeth Anderson and Quadira Purfoyi at a press conference celebrating the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid on August 1, 2025 (above image) For Hannah, who juggles work at a nonprofit, a small business, and seasonal jobs, Medicaid is what allows her to get routine physical, mental, and […]
Jan. 17, 2024 7:30 am
Beyond Poverty: Healthcare Deserts
Is government intervention needed? Part 1
purpose
Oct. 20, 2021 10:16 am
Health equity 101: What local experts say about healthcare disparities and how tech can bridge the gaps
For Black, brown, immigrant and low-income communities, access to technology can mean better health outcomes.
purpose
Sep. 22, 2021 9:35 am
Nurses are leaving the profession. Health care leaders need to address the reasons
The long-term solution to the nursing shortage calls for systematic changes that value nurses and offer them a safe place to work, says guest columnist Rayna Latourneau.
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Jun. 25, 2021 9:41 am
Creating the next Community Health Needs Assessments in the aftermath of COVID
Revisiting the 2019 needs assessment a year after the pandemic showed that the most pressing issues uncovered by COVID were also the issues furthest down on the Regional CHNA’s priorities list.
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Jun. 18, 2021 8:00 am
On Juneteenth, let’s start to address the separate and unequal treatment of our Black elders
The response to COVID-19's disparate impact on Black nursing home residents most egregiously illustrates the devaluation of Black life by American systems, institutions, and government, says guest columnist Kee Tobar.
funding
Jun. 14, 2021 9:58 am
Delaware County is having a moment. Nonprofits share $2.1M in funding to provide for crucial needs
"Every day, nonprofits serving our county have been on the front lines offering critical services to Delaware County residents," said Frances Sheehan of the Foundation for Delaware County.
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May 25, 2021 12:01 pm
Opinion: We stand in opposition to PA House Bills 118, 904, 1500 and 1095. So should you
Anti-abortion lawmakers are launching an aggressive assault on the rights of those who experience miscarriage, face a complicated pregnancy or exercise their legal right to abortion, say guest columnists Lizbeth Rodriguez, Elicia Gonzales and Signe Espinoza.
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May 3, 2021 3:59 pm
Updated report on gender diversity of eds and meds boards shows some gains
But racial diversity remains "dire," according to the latest update of 2019 census of board members of the 50 largest nonprofit medical and educational institutions in Greater Philadelphia by the Women's Nonprofit Leadership Initiative.
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Apr. 27, 2021 12:28 pm
After years of conducting community health needs assessments, why weren’t we more prepared for COVID?
One reason may be the years of decreasing levels of community-directed spending from hospitals — particularly nonprofit hospitals.