Right now, for the meteoric field of Mobility, Atlanta provides an ecosystem where bright minds can bring their best ideas to great companies.
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Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
From communities to Capitol Hill
Philanthropy and politics – two words not often heard together. Or as many may think, should not be heard together.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Focusing on mental health
When talking about global health activity here in Atlanta, we typically focus on diseases like malaria, Guinea worm or river blindness. Rarely, do we talk about mental health.
Posted inLive Healthy, Atlanta!, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Three Pages Later, Health Insurance?
This October, one of the most contentious creations of the ACA will open for business – state health insurance exchanges.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Treating the little-known Buruli ulcer
I am in Liberia this week to celebrate the delivery of a large shipment of medicines and medical supplies valued at $6.5 million to treat people from the tropical disease Buruli ulcer.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Atlanta to Zambia: A Model Farm
An Atlanta-area company recently harvested its first crop from a model farm it has developed in the African nation of Zambia.
Posted inMetro Business, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
We need more jobs and growth
Fostering key trade relationships and global growth is one of the most important tools we can use to create new jobs by strengthening local, national and global economies.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
What determines the health of a population?
In a college classroom in North Carolina a professor of Global Health Ethics puts a deceptively simple question to the class: “what causes disease?”
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Food as medicine
Atlanta is known as a center of global health activity. We are anchored in a state with a strong agricultural base, as well.
What do these two things have in common?
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Nothing Wrong With Brain Surgery, But …
Though pay scales and prestige do not suggest it, Atlanta’s schools of public health are more valuable to global health than the highly-specialized physicians we tend to prize here in the U.S.
Posted inPublic Relations, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Reporting vs. Writing
A friend once told me there are two types of journalists: those who care about the story, and those who care about the writing.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
The Double-Burden of Disease
While we have been working to tackle the diseases of poverty, the diseases of wealthier countries have sneaked into the same populations we serve.
Posted inRobinson School of Business, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
The “Right” Amount of Conflict
The question for most organizational leaders is how to have the right amount of conflict to spark creativity and not let the fire burn too hot or spread too widely.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Looking for Sanitation Innovations
Where poverty exists, so do high rates of preventable disease. And where such disease exists, poor sanitation is often a root cause.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Not too Late to Focus on Water
Did you send a greeting card to someone over the weekend to mark World Water Day? Probably not.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Neglected… No more
The big news recently is the $28.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to the Task Force for Global Health targeting “Neglected Tropical Diseases” (NTDs).
Posted inLive Healthy, Atlanta!, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
March Is Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
While most blood clots can be detected in a hospital, blood clot-related deaths account for more deaths in America than breast cancer and AIDS. This week, David Martin begins a four-part series on blood clots for Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month.
Posted inPublic Relations, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Trending: I hear people say they don’t read eNewsletters any more, but this past week has proved just the opposite
I’ve been so busy this past year that when Schroder PR Account Manager Sarah Funderburk would ask me every few months how the firm was going to celebrate its 10th anniversary, I’d just shrug my shoulders, shake my head and gaze back into my computer. Lucky for me, I’m not in charge of anniversaries. One […]
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A visit to Hawaii can teach a PR person a lot about the important practice of consistent storytelling.
One of the most valuable tools modern public relations professionals employ is the ancient art of storytelling. At Schroder PR, we remind our new clients that if they bombard their prospects with numbers and facts, they will likely curtail their interest in working with them. Telling well-shaped stories, however, will attract clients and increase their […]
Posted inSustainability, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
The National Brownfields Conference comes to Atlanta
From May 15-17, Atlanta will host the largest event in the country that focuses on environmental revitalization and economic redevelopment: The National Brownfields Conference.
