ROCKVILLE, MD (09/21/2021) – Clear Impact, along with key sponsors PolicyLink, Living Cities, and San Francisco Foundation, is excited to announce the Racial Equity Turn the Curve Poster Contest. The contest will award $25,000 to an individual or group’s racial equity initiative of choice. Interested individuals must register for the Measurable Equity 2021 conference and [...]
Across the nation, US states, local governments, communities, and their people are grossly harmed by the effects of opioid addiction. North Carolina and its counties and municipalities are engaged in ongoing investigations, litigation, and settlement discussions to hold these pharmaceutical companies and other players accountable for their alleged roles in the opioid crisis. Legislators [...]
**Submissions for the Racial Equity Turn the Curve Poster Contest are now CLOSED and Finalists Have Been Chosen** Five finalists have been selected to present their racial equity turn the curve action plans at the Measurable Equity 2021 conference. You can view the finalists here. We still need your help! All Measurable Equity 2021 attendees [...]
Despite pharmaceutical companies' claims that addiction to opioids was nothing to worry about, opioid abuse continues to cause destruction throughout the United States. Some states have brought lawsuits against big pharmaceutical companies like Johnson & Johnson and Purdue Pharma, arguing deceptive marketing campaigns overselling the benefits of opioid use and downplaying risks. North Carolina [...]
You may have heard the phrase "unprecedented times" an unprecedented number of times over the past year and a half - especially as COVID-19 and its variants continue to wreak havoc across communities, industries, and economies worldwide. But it's true - direct service providers, businesses, governments, foundations, and communities alike currently face many challenges [...]
Achieving Public Health Accreditation and Creating Continuous Improvement in Macomb County Health Department In partnership with the communities it serves, the Macomb County Health Department’s (MCHD) mission is to protect the health and well-being of all who live, work, and play in Macomb County. The department pursues this mission by providing a wide range of [...]
Other Champions of the Business & Industry Alliance include Grow with Google and the NRF Foundation JUL. 16, 2021—WASHINGTON, DC—Today the National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) announced Clear Impact is joining its prestigious Business & Industry Alliance. NAWB’s Business & Industry Alliance is a group of committed allies that are working directly with NAWB [...]
7/16/21 By: Jaqueline Blanco The Opioid Crisis. Since the late 1990s, the United States has been facing an opioid crisis that impacts thousands of Americans every day, causing them to become addicted or die from drug misuse. In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died of opioid overdose and in 2019, nearly 50,000 more Americans [...]
In partnership with the communities it serves, the Macomb County Health Department’s (MCHD) mission is to protect the health and well-being of all who live, work, and play in Macomb County. The department pursues this mission by providing a wide range of programs and services delivered by Environmental Health Services, Family Health Services, Community Health [...]
Summary of Client Results: UWSC has a laser-like focus on key goals and a shared sense of accountability for change. UWSC can easily aggregate and monitor progress on all their strategy measures across like programs. UWSC has become more transparent with data and decision-making, resulting in several industry recognitions. UWSC has continued to deliver effective [...]
