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Heart Health Is More Than Cardio
Heart Health Is More Than Cardio: The Emotional & Social Factors That Matter When we talk about heart health, we often think about exercise, diet, and cholesterol numbers. But there’s another side of heart health we don’t talk about enough, the emotional and social side. Loneliness, chronic stress, and strained relationships can have a real…
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Mental Health After the Holidays
Mental Health After the Holidays: Why January Can Feel Harder Than December For many people, the holidays are busy, loud, and exhausting. But they’re also full of connection, routine, and something to look forward to. Then January arrives, and suddenly everything feels… quiet. The decorations come down. Schedules return to normal. Bills arrive. The weather…
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Hunger, Obesity, and Food Sovereignty: The Racial Injustice Behind America’s Food Crisis
In a nation as wealthy as the United States, it’s easy to assume hunger and obesity exist at opposite ends of the health spectrum. But they are deeply connected. Two symptoms of the same systemic failure. This Hunger Awareness Month, we must recognize that the root causes of food insecurity, chronic disease, and limited food…
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Did you know that Racism Is a Public Health Crisis?
In observance of August as National Wellness month, Focus for Health felt compelled to enter the chat. People are often confused to see that most of our grant making is in communities of color and focuses on anti-racism work. That is because racism is not just a matter of individual prejudice or interpersonal conflict—it is…
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Dementia: Not Just Part of Aging
Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias are not an inevitable part of aging. These conditions represent a pathology in the brain.
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Segal Philanthropies Impact Report
The Segal Philanthropies are made up of three entities: Segal Family Foundation, Focus for Health, and Focus For Central America, all founded by Barry Segal to make the world a better place. We believe in backing the bold ideas of local leaders. Equity is our founding principle, and we’ve spent years developing a more just,…
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Virtual Town Hall: Boards and Management
JOIN HERE Join us for a Board management workshop with 2 experts in the field of non profit management and governance. You will leave this 90 minute working session with real life applications to take back to your organizations. Featuring: Susan Davis Susan Davis is an author, public speaker, consultant and expert on international development…
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Social Cohesion and Self Care
On one of those hot sticky summer evenings, I received a call from a friend. She was crying and talking at the same time. I immediately slipped on my sandals and grabbed my keys. Although I could barely understand what she was saying, I kept her talking while I drove to her home. She…
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Are College Endowments a Means for Reducing Income Inequality?
Of the billions of dollars given to charity every year, 14% is donated to educational institutions. Much of these funds, called college endowments represent huge sums of money, whose earnings are intended to pay for anything from operating expenses, new building construction, staff salaries to student support services. America’s highest college endowment is currently held…
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Our Call to Action
Watch Barry’s Full Statement and Learn More Here. FFH is proud to answer the uprising with the Marguerite Casey Foundation
