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"We really have to re-invent public health," Alessandro Vespignani, director of the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University, tells the Boston Globe.
"This requires an all-hands-on-deck approach."
That's why the university last week hosted a summit on "Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Innovation in Public Health Technology."
Speakers at the event included Susan Blumenthal, former assistant surgeon general and White House health adviser, as well as Renee Wegrzyn, director of the newly established US Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
Vespignani says public health has been "one of humanity's crowning achievements" over the past century, but it's "at a transformational moment, that tipping point between peril and progress in public health."
To that end, he says, we need a "new breed of practitioners" to tackle issues including mental health, obesity, and food insecurity.
Blumenthal, for her part, says we're at a "transformational moment, that tipping point between peril and progress in public health," and it's time to "expand the disconnect between public health engineering, computer sciences, robotics, analytics, and physics to address problems including disease prevention, mental health, obesity, and food insecurity."
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A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
A Florida man is being called "one of the kindest, most giving people you'll ever meet" after he posted a note on Facebook asking for donations to help a veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder,...more
Foundation: California Community Foundation
Police in Los Angeles cleared out an encampment of homeless people in the city's Venice Beach last week, but not before one of the area's most well-known residents made a public plea for...more
India's first green fellowship is now accepting applications. The Mashaal's Green Fellowship will focus on a range of critical areas, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions,...more
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
India's ambitious goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047 has led to a rise in philanthropic efforts to help the country meet that goal, the New York Times reports. In fact, climate...more
"I always admired Grove City College's commitment to Christian principles while adhering to excellence in education, and I feel that my own moral and spiritual values and commitment to quality in...more
Foundation: Rockefeller Foundation
The World Meteorological Organization and the UK's Wellcome Trust are teaming up to fight climate change and its health effects, with a $25 million grant to the WHO and a $6 million donation to the...more
Foundation: Humana Foundation
The Humana Foundation, the philanthropic arm of health insurer Humana, announced $15.2 million in grants Wednesday to support its health equity mission, CBS 19 reports. According to a release,...more
Foundation: Gulf Coast Community Foundation
In the wake of Florida's recent hurricanes, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation has set up a Rapid Response Fund to help those in need. The fund has so far awarded 18 grants totaling more than...more
When the American Red Cross East Central Georgia's Executive Director Susan Everitt heard about the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene in Augusta, Ga., she knew she had to act quickly. So...more
Foundation: Collaboratory
"It's easy to get bogged down in your individual needs, and we all do, but I think our community does a fantastic job of coming together and I'm proud to be a part of that collaboration." So says...more
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New Age of Philanthropy: #GivingTuesday
A part of a series produced by The Huffington Post in celebration of #GivingTuesday, which will take place this year on December 3, Kathy Calvin and Henry Timms vouch that we are living in a new era of philanthropy.
