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Simplyhealth launches Women’s Healthcare Charity Alliance

Stuart Mitchell

Leading health plan provider, Simplyhealth, has announced the launch of its Women’s Healthcare Charity Alliance, bringing together four charities; Bloody Good Period, Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services (DAVSS), Miscarriage Association, and Ovarian Cancer Action, to challenge taboos associated with women’s health conditions and drive meaningful change in the workplace by supporting employers. According to a recent survey from Simplyhealth, women reported a lack of support for health issues in the workplace. Only a third (35%) of women would feel comfortable discussing menstrual health with their line managers and almost a…

Baby2Baby Launches Partnership with Huggies-maker Kimberly-Clark to Provide Millions of Diapers and Wipes to Mothers In Need and Triple Their Maternal Health & Newborn Supply Kit Initiative

Stuart Mitchell

Baby2Baby, a national nonprofit organization, and Huggies diapers are joining forces to provide crucial support to new mothers and babies with a program that will launch timed to Mother’s Day 2024. In an effort to address rising diaper need in America and combat the tragically rising maternal mortality rate, Huggies, through the Kimberly-Clark Foundation, has committed to tripling the reach and impact of Baby2Baby’s initiative with The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Through a multi-million-dollar grant including funds and an in-kind product donation of its diapers, wipes and…

Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches First-of-Its-Kind Innovative Healthcare-Focused High Schools in 10 Urban and Rural Communities Across the Country

Stuart Mitchell

Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced a $250 million initiative to create new high schools around the nation that will graduate students directly into high-demand healthcare jobs with family-sustaining wages. This first-of-its kind initiative pairs public education systems and hospitals in 10 communities including the urban locations Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Durham, NC; Houston, TX; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; and Philadelphia, PA; and the rural areas Demopolis, AL and Northeast TN (six locations). The schools will collectively serve nearly 6,000 students at full capacity. Each school, whether newly established…

Patagonia endorses the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California

Stuart Mitchell

Patagonia is joining the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California as part of the outdoor apparel brand’s 50-year history of supporting grassroots environmental activists.    The Holdfast Collective, which receives the money that’s not reinvested back into Patagonia’s business, donated $500,000 today to help keep a law in place to protect Californians from oil and gas drilling. Patagonia’s hometown of Ventura is in one of the largest oil-producing counties in California, and more than 8,000 Ventura County residents live within a half-mile of an oil well.    “There are many important debates happening about how…

Black Players for Change Star in National PSA Addressing Mental Health Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

The national “Love, Your Mind” campaign, in collaboration with Black Players for Change, recently unveiled a new public service advertisement (PSA) encouraging individuals, particularly men of color, to make their mental health a priority. “Love, Your Mind” is a collaboration from the Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the Ad Council designed to create a more open, accepting and proactive society when it comes to mental health. The PSA (also available in Spanish) stars current D.C. United soccer players and Black Players for Change members Matai Akinmboni and Cristian Dájome along…