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All posts tagged "public health"
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1.3KGrantsSTEM education and first responder training program grants
GRANT FOCUS: STEM Education, Job/Career Training, Public Safety, Public Health, Underserved Students | Amount: Up to $50,000 | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024...
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658GrantsBoulder County, Colorado arts/culture, environment, health, education and civic engagement grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Arts/Culture, Environment, Health, Civic Engagement | Amount: $1,000 - $9,000+ | Deadline: Aug. 9, 2023
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1.2KNewsEPA proposes lower lead exposure limit in daycares, homes
The higher standards could benefit up to a half million children under age 6.
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1.4KNewsThousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors
The number of different e-cigarette devices sold in the U.S. nearly tripled since 2020.
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479GrantsYouth leaders addressing health impacts of climate change program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environmental Education, Climate Change, Health, Youth Leadership, Civic Engagement | Amount: $25,000 - $50,000 | Deadline: Dec. 19, 2022
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1.5KNewsIn separate cities, hard hit by gun violence, gunshot survivors fight against firearms
The backstories of Sakran and Pep couldn’t be more different. But their survivor stories drive their activism about the public health threat...
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1.3KNewsPublic health strategists tackle New Orleans’ gun violence
The research team from Tulane’s schools of public health, medicine and social work is probing how public health concepts and practices might...
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697GrantsGreater New Orleans region youth development, education, arts, health and social services grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Education, Arts/Culture, Health, Social Services, New Orleans | Amount: ~$20,000 | Deadline: Aug. 10, 2022
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753GrantsChesapeake Bay area environmental outreach and restoration project grants
GRANT FOCUS: Environment, Community, Civic Engagement, Public Health, Climate Change | Amount: Up to $75,000 | Deadline: Aug. 10, 2022
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719GrantsDisadvantaged youth, arts, health and community program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Community, Arts/Culture, Disadvantaged Youth, Health, Homelessness | Amount: $1,000 - $5,000 | Deadline: Aug. 1, 2022
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1.3KNewsLatino activism leads in grassroot efforts on climate change
After experiencing global warming's firsthand effects, U.S. Latinos are leading the way in activism around climate change, often drawing on traditions from...
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1.1KNewsRates for measles, other vaccinations dip for kindergartners
A smaller portion of U.S. children got routine vaccinations required for kindergarten during the pandemic, government researchers said Thursday, raising concerns that...
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1.7KGuest Opinion EssayEffective anti-violence efforts are trauma-informed
The past couple of years have been some of the deadliest for many major U.S. cities. Murder rates have spiked and gun...
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691GrantsCommunity and youth violence prevention research grants
GRANT FOCUS: Youth Violence, Community Violence, Violence Prevention, Gun Violence, Research | Amount: Up to $550,000 | Deadline: Mar. 22, 2022
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926GrantsChild/youth mental health and gun violence prevention program grants
GRANT FOCUS: Child/Youth Mental Health, Gun Violence, Early Intervention, Safety | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Feb. 28, 2022
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1.9K► ReportsU.S. Surgeon General advisory: Protecting youth mental health
The U.S. Surgeon General releases a new advisory discussing the need to urgently address the youth mental health crisis across the nation.
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1.8KNewsPandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z: AP-NORC, MTV poll
Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll...
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1.6KNewsAnnie E. Casey Foundation: Gun shootings fell by as much as 73% in areas where public health-focused “Cure Violence” was implemented
The Annie E. Casey Foundation reports that shootings fell by as much as 73% in communities implementing Cure Violence, an international gun...
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2.0KNewsSomali community organization aims to train youth as health workers
Ilhan Omar, 23, a recent college graduate, aspiring social worker and daughter of Somali refugees, was concerned by how many people in...
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1.0KGrantsVaccine equity resource hub project grant
GRANT FOCUS: COVID19, Vaccines, Vaccine Equity, BIPOC Communities, Community Health | Amount: $900,000 - $1.25 million | Deadline: Sept. 7, 2021
