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The Sycamore Institute
Sep. 10, 2018—The Sycamore Institute exists to help policymakers, the media, and the public understand how complex public policy issues affect Tennesseans. Our work focuses on state budget and fiscal policy, the vast realm of issues related to health and well-being, and the many ways in which they connect. The Sycamore Institute launched in 2015 with a...
American Heart Association
Sep. 10, 2018—The American Heart Association has grown into the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. A shared focus on cardiovascular health unites our more than 33 million volunteers and supporters as well as our more than 3,400 employees. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer worldwide, and stroke ranks...
Central American Medical Outreach
Sep. 7, 2018—It is impossible to fully understand the scope of everything CAMO is doing in Honduras until you see it with your own eyes. So many lives are touched in one way or another whether it is medical services or just around the community when volunteers from the USA take time out of their lives to...
American Academy of Pediatrics
Sep. 7, 2018—The mission of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. To accomplish this, AAP supports the professional needs of its members.
Primero Passos
Sep. 5, 2018—Primeros Pasos aims to improve the quality of life of the rural communities of the Palajunoj Valley of Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, through integrated health education projects and access to medical services. Projects include: Medical and Dental Services Children’s Health Education Women’s Health Education Nutritional Recuperation Educational Scholarships Mobile Clinics Each year we select committed individuals to...
Curamericas
Aug. 27, 2018—Curamericas Global was founded in 1983 by Duke University and Johns Hopkins alumni Henry Perry III, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H and Alice Weldon, Ph.D. Curamericas Global was created with the goal of establishing primary health care programs that are responsive to the health needs of the community, improving child survival within the community, and building the...
Catholic Medical Mission Board
Aug. 27, 2018—The CMMB is an international, faith-based NGO providing long-term, co-operative, medical and development aid to communities affected by poverty and unequal access to healthcare. For over a century, they have worked to strengthen and support communities through healthcare programs and initiatives, the distribution of medicines and medical supplies, and the placement of volunteers. As part...