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Social Issue Advocacy: The Next Level of Employee Engagement
START READING: Social Issue Advocacy: The Next Level of Employee EngagementIt has become more accessible and increasingly crucial for organizations to interact with their local and federal policymakers. Abby Emanuelson shares insights from her 20 years of running advocacy campaigns…
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The Big Question: Is there Harm Reduction in Healthcare?
START READING: The Big Question: Is there Harm Reduction in Healthcare?There’s no denying it: healthcare is full of bureaucracy (even spelling “bureaucracy” feels bureaucratic). We’re told that red tape is about quality and cost containment. But is it really?
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Fundraising Is Advocacy: Building Awareness & Action for Community Causes
START READING: Fundraising Is Advocacy: Building Awareness & Action for Community CausesWhat comes to mind when you think about “fundraising?” Kathleen Peters, Director of Charitable Giving at A Safe Place, challenges what many have come to believe when they hear “fundraising.”…
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A Spotlight on Competition: Reflections on Adam Smith, Alain Enthoven, and Winston Churchill
START READING: A Spotlight on Competition: Reflections on Adam Smith, Alain Enthoven, and Winston ChurchillIn the United States, we rely upon free market principles of competition, supply, and demand to provide efficient pricing related to healthcare services. This reliance has led to excessive market…
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Challenging Nostalgia and the Fallacy of “Return”
START READING: Challenging Nostalgia and the Fallacy of “Return”Almost immediately after we began addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, we began talking about a “return” to pre-COVID times. That conversation is still happening. Peter Freeman reflects on what a “return”…
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Post-Public Health Emergency: Don’t Forget the Importance of Telehealth
START READING: Post-Public Health Emergency: Don’t Forget the Importance of TelehealthThe COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) moved us to provide and receive telehealth services. As the PHE comes to an end, many of us are reluctant to give up the…
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Where is the Healthcare Support for Our Aging Population?
START READING: Where is the Healthcare Support for Our Aging Population?As we age, we face an increased risk of disease and decrease the capability to manage daily activities independently and effectively. Nancy Duzick, RN of Community Care Lower Cape Fear,…
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It’s Pride, Y’all: From Pride to Trauma and Back Again
START READING: It’s Pride, Y’all: From Pride to Trauma and Back AgainOn May 31, 2022, President Biden signed a proclamation announcing June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex Pride Month in the United States. Peter Freeman reflects on Pride…
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North Carolina’s Tailored Plan: To Contract or Not to Contract
START READING: North Carolina’s Tailored Plan: To Contract or Not to ContractAre you ready for North Carolina’s Tailored Plan contracting? If not, get a quick definitional run down of the Tailored Plans and key aspects of the program to help evaluate…