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Urban environments are becoming more crowded, and high-density developments are being planned and built to house all those new citizens. But how do we ensure we're building healthy, livable environments? The story below describes a collaborative...
Article - 05/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness, Shelter, Built environment, Health and human services
Dr. Christopher Ruhm, a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Virginia, makes a great point when he says getting accurate data is a crucial first step in battling the opioid crisis. "This is particularly important when we...
Article - 08/09/2017
Active Region(s): Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Given all the tools and technologies available today, it seems like air pollution ought to be something we can solve – or at least keep from getting worse. But a recent report in the Times of India suggests that an abnormal 152% growth in private...
Article - 08/08/2017
Active Region(s): Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Wellness
Last year the medical journal Lancet published some eye-opening statistics about breastfeeding. Among them: Every year, 800,000 children’s lives could be saved with increased breastfeeding rates. What's more, the estimated global economic costs of...
Article - 08/02/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
If you've ever wondered if we've already seen the best technology can offer, I encourage you to check out the recent TechWorld piece that highlights 24 pretty amazing technologies developed for social good in the UK and beyond. Bright minds in...
Article - 07/19/2017
Active Region(s): Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
From the rapid growth of social impact investing to the emergence of artificial intelligence apps created by tech-oriented nonprofits, we're seeing some fascinating developments in the human services sector. Scroll down for a look at five that...
Article - 07/19/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Food and Water, Wellness
Concerns about a mushrooming diabetes epidemic are widespread. The Hindustan Times suggests that once a disease of the affluent, diabetes is now “rampant” among India’s urban poor. A recent report by Aetna International indicates diabetes has...
Article - 07/12/2017
Active Region(s): India, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
With all the gloom and doom we see in the news, we owe ourselves an occasional reminder that there are compassionate people and organizations doing great work to improve lives every day all around the world. We’ve highlighted a few examples below...
Article - 07/05/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Upward Mobility, Wellness
Families struggling to make rent and pay utility bills often find there isn't a lot left in the budget to make healthy food choices. A box of mac and cheese, after all, is much cheaper than a piece of fish and some fresh vegetables – if the latter...
Article - 06/21/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Food and Water, Wellness
Analytics leader SAS is used extensively by local, state and federal governments agencies to tackle some of society's toughest challenges – opioid addiction, child abuse and neglect and human trafficking among them. Now it's pulled advice and...
Article - 06/19/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Compassionate Cities, Wellness
The headline on a recent editorial in the Seattle Times says it all: "Focus on data, not good intentions, to combat homelessness." As it has for the past five years, Seattle's point-in-time count of the homeless climbed this year. Given that "by...
Article - 06/13/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness, Shelter
A survey conducted last year by nonprofits G3ict and World Enabled with 250 experts worldwide found that about 60% of global respondents believe smart cities are failing people with disabilities. So when tech heavyweights like Microsoft and AT&T...
Article - 06/13/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Statistics tell the story of breast cancer. Every 19 seconds a woman somewhere in the world will be diagnosed with the disease. In the U.S. alone, more than 40,000 women are expected to die from it this year. The World Health Organization says...
Article - 06/07/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty has described healthcare as IBM's "moonshot." Jacob Levenson, CEO of MAP Health Management, calls addiction "the great crisis of our time." Now the two companies are collaborating in what, as one healthcare expert put it, "...
Article - 05/30/2017
Active Region(s): Compassionate Cities, RG North America
Category: Wellness
We’ve written previously about efforts to use technology to battle social isolation, from the SmartLab in Seattle to a Meal Makers program in Scotland to the Dublin-based Freebird travel club for seniors. But to emphasize the importance of this...
Article - 05/24/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, Europe, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Just as energy and water costs can account for a big chunk of a household's monthly budget, they also take a toll on public facilities – hospitals, government buildings, etc. Being able to reduce those costs can mean more budget available to meet...
Article - 05/24/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Communities are struggling to prevent more death and devastation from drug addiction. Governments are putting more money into the battle. And new strategies are emerging – GIS mapping and anomaly detection among them. That last one is interesting...
Article - 05/01/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
Until now, according to the Centers for Disease Control, data to effectively address health-related issues like chronic diseases and negative health behaviors evident in cities and neighborhoods have been limited. A new interactive web tool CDC...
Article - 04/26/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
When the topic is vulnerable children – children who through no fault of their own have been abused, abandoned, neglected, bullied or otherwise wronged – it can be tough to find an upside. But we know there are incredible, compassionate human beings...
Article - 04/19/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness
In this week's Quick takes installment, we highlight initiatives designed to make a positive difference in the lives of older populations. Some are pretty simple, but as you'll read below, they do matter. – Liz EnbyskIn Winter Park, a daily call...
Article - 04/18/2017
Active Region(s): Main, Australia - New Zealand, North America, Compassionate Cities
Category: Wellness