By Ken Zeff, executive director, Learn4Life Collaboration around a shared purpose can result in remarkable achievement. This is the sentiment behind Learn4Life, a regional approach that aligns educational efforts and resources to ensure success for every child across five counties and eight school districts in the region. Last week, Learn4Life had its official launch to […]
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Power of “We” (Part 2)
(Above photo: Reynoldstown Senior is a recently opened 70-unit development located near the southern extension of the Atlanta BeltLIne Eastside Trail, which will bring walkability, opportunities for better health, and new economic vibrancy to Reynoldstown and surrounding neighborhoods.) The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership is elevating solutions to Atlanta’s affordable housing needs via a series of articles […]
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Alternatives to Gentrification: Building the Beloved Community in Atlanta’s Historic Westside Together
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beloved Community was conceived on the Westside. As explained by The King Center, “Dr. King’s Beloved Community is a global vision in which all people can share in the wealth of the earth. In the Beloved Community, poverty, hunger and homelessness will not be tolerated because international standards of human […]
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A History of Protecting America: The Epidemic Intelligence Service
Who protects America from the spread of disease and other global health threats? The Epidemic Intelligence Service, also known as disease detectives, are the ones responsible, and they take this role very seriously.
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Fast-Moving Change and the Scholar-Executive: The Executive Doctorate in Business
Change and adapting to change have become the norm in today’s business world. To be successful, executives need new learning and a more sophisticated understanding of the what’s, how’s and why’s than ever before.
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DARE to Dream Big: Break Free of Your Comfort Zone to Reach Your Full Potential
As humans, we naturally gravitate to our comfort zone. But, it is the most dangerous place we can live. If you stay inside your comfort zone, you will never stretch yourself and do what is necessary to reach your full potential and impact.
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The ATL Tour showcases rising talent in healthcare and technology
The Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) will be hosting the first ATL Tour, meant to shine a light on Atlanta’s healthcare ecosystem and diversity in technology from April 26 through April 28.
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Alternative Transit Relief Fund: A new grant program to help nonprofits affected by I-85 bridge fire and collapse
The Community Foundation is announcing a new, short-term grant program called the Alternative Transit Relief Fund to help nonprofits offset the impact of the I-85 bridge collapse for their staff, volunteers and constituents.
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Johnson & Johnson demonstrates its credo through leadership in ‘Access to Medicines’ index
By: Steve Stirling, President & CEO You probably know Johnson & Johnson from the first aid kit in your home or one of the many products in your medicine cabinet. But you may not know that the company is also one of the most generous donors of medicines and medical supplies to people in need. […]
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Leaving a Legacy, One Island at a Time
By Christi Lambert, Director of Coastal and Marine Conservation in Georgia Featured photo (above): Georgia coast © Tom Wilson I grew up in the hills of north Georgia, but have called coastal Georgia home for more than 20 years. Here, every day is different. The colors of the sunrise are never quite the same. The […]
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When Immigration and Refugee Issues Abound, Georgia State Tackles Them Here And Abroad
By Anthony Lemieux and Alexandra Pauley Few issues are as pressing and challenging as the complex interplay between forced migration, immigration and security. In the global city of Atlanta, we have a unique opportunity to study the causes, consequences and responses to significant and rapid increases in forced migration and immigration more broadly. For us, […]
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Raising Our Voices: Championing the importance of global health on Capitol Hill
Loyce Pace, MPH, President and Executive Director, Global Health Council The Global Health Council is a member of the Georgia Global Health Alliance This period of time marks an important moment for global health. One in which our landscape is shifting. There is still a substantial need for global health investments and programs. We are […]
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The Struggle, The Solution
Atlanta’s efforts to address the link between childhood literacy and adult poverty are beginning to investigate outside factors that are possible contributors to low graduation and high crime rates. One influence may only be a family member away.
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The Survivors: Rebuilding Lives after Ebola
Recently, two Ebola survivors from West Africa visited the CDC, sharing their personal stories of the disease and its aftermath, while also describing efforts to provide their communities with opportunities for hope, healing and recovery.
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Uplifting the Invisible Class
From April 10-12, Operation HOPE will host the 2017 HOPE Global Forum here in Atlanta. Now the largest and most prominent gathering of influencers focused on financial inclusion, this year’s Forum will reconvene under the theme: ‘Uplifting The Invisible Class.’
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Girls Need Support to Be Fearless
The harsh reality is that sexual exploitation of children is more common than anyone wants to believe. At least 100 children are bought and sold for sex every night in Atlanta.
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Walking with Women Worldwide
From March 8-14, thousands of CARE supporters across the country are participating in Walk in Her Shoes, a virtual campaign to raise awareness and funds for women leading their communities out of poverty.
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Diversity and Space to Innovate: Keys to Creating Georgia’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Georgia State’s student diversity is a major untapped resource for generating new ways of thinking and innovation, but most of our students do not know the entrepreneur’s path to success.
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$6 Billion of Health and Hope
In January, MAP International sent its $6 billionth shipment of medicines to help those in need. This momentous shipment was given to some of the most desperate people in the world: Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Jordan.
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Cost Shouldn’t be a Barrier for Access to Essential Medicines
By Dave Ross, ScD President and Chief Executive Officer The Task Force for Global Health Most people in the world do not have access to medicines available to people in the United States and Europe. As many as 6 billion people cannot afford drugs that we take for granted in the United States such as […]
