First-of-its-kind national partnership aims to redesign child welfare into child- and family well-being systems

The U.S. Children’s Bureau, Casey Family Programs, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Prevent Child Abuse America® are partnering to launch a national effort to prove it is possible to fundamentally rethink child welfare by creating the conditions for

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In Wake Of Pandemic, Five Foundations Pledge $1.7 Billion Increase In Charitable Giving

Five of America’s leading private foundations have pledged to increase their charitable giving by a total of $1.7 billion in order to help address the economic problems stemming from multiple crises engulfing the nation, including the coronavirus pan

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Opinion: If Done Well, Telehealth Boosts Continuity of Care

Vishal Ahuja is an assistant professor of operations management at the SMU Dallas Cox School of Business and an adjunct faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center writes; 

"Like other sectors, the large-scale implementation of tele

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Digital Inclusion

Digital inclusion has become a topic of much discussion as the COVID-19 crisis has forced vital services such as education and health care to be provided online while people shelter in their homes. One of the central ideas behind the trackers is, as

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Cities Partner on Model Policy for Handling Municipal Data

Is the answer in the hands of our students? 

Teams of students and faculty primarily from the School of Law and the School of Computing and Engineering at UMKC developed the Model Data Handling Policy (MDHP) project in an interdisciplinary graduate-le

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Apple and Google are building a corona virus tracking system into iOS and Android

Apple and Google announced a system for tracking the spread of the new coronavirus, allowing users to share data through Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) transmissions and approved apps from health organizations. Is this a posible solution to tracking SDOH

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An Invitation to Use the NIC Hub for Your Meetings and Events

The disruptions caused by the corona virus have made online business activities more critical than ever before. So we are making our unique platform – the NIC Collaboration and Communication Hub – available to help organizations deal with the challen

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How do we make people take social distancing seriously?

Social distancing is a term many of us have been hearing a lot of over the last few weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. To assist with social distancing many states have closed schools, restaurants, movie theaters, gyms, etc., and while social dis

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What role do universities have in assisting with the coronavirus pandemic?

The coronavirus is quickly spreading across the globe and many are asking what they can do to assist with this pandemic and how they can help better prepare for similar situations in the future. The NIC recently held a webinar around the coronavirus

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Coronavirus and the impact on social determinants of health … how are you being impacted?

The coronavirus is rapidly spreading across the United States and has infected more than 1,000 people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided guidance on the virus which includes proper hygiene protocols, staying away from larg

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How to fund state MAT for inmates??

NASHP National Academy for State Health Policy 

States May Soon Have to Provide Medication-Assisted Treatment to Inmates, Here’s How to Fund It:

learn more @ https://nashp.org/states-may-soon-have-to-provide-medication-assisted-treatment-to-inmates-her

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SAMHSA guide for use of MAT in prisoner re-entry to communities

Use of Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Criminal Justice Settings

SAMHSA guide published July 2019: This guide focuses on using medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in jails and prisons and during the reentry p

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