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Health & Education

How business drives progress in health and education, illuminating innovative solutions for society.

Healthy Buildings Becoming the New Normal in Real Estate

Words by International WELL Building Institute

New Partnership Taps Indoor Farming to Grow Food Security in Texas

Words by Mary Riddle

Workers Rally to Sound the Alarm on the Growing 'Care Crisis'

Words by Gary E. Frank

Global Hunger: The Growing ESG Issue That Few Companies Want to Face

Words by Eric Bebernitz

Howard's Interdisciplinary Maker Space Aims to Prepare Students for the Future of Work

Words by Gary E. Frank

What Your Neighborhood is Missing: More Trees

Words by Patrick McCarthy

Top Universities Fail to Prepare World Leaders for the Climate Crisis, Report Finds

Words by Patrick McCarthy

What About a Health-Centered Plan to Tackle the Climate Crisis?

Words by Leon Kaye

Three Ways Leaders Can Better Prevent Mental Health Crises at Work — Before They Happen

Words by Paola Perez-Loaiza

Why Clinical Trial Diversity is So Important — and What the Healthcare Sector Can Do

Words by Grant Whittington

Schools Still Face Impacts From the Pandemic, But Businesses Can Help

Words by Ellen R. Delisio

What the World's First Bio-Based Vitamin A Means for Sustainability

Words by Gary E. Frank

Sounding the Alarm on Global Learning Poverty

Words by Tanyella Evans

How Environmental Racism and Corporate Mismanagement Caused the Jackson Water Crisis

Words by Mary Riddle

A Bright Idea for Promoting STEM Education: Bring It Into Community Spaces

Words by Riya Anne Polcastro

HBCU Students Hone Their Engineering Skills with Hands-On Experiences at HanesBrands’ Facilities

Words by Ellen R. Delisio

Mental Health Awareness: My Perfectly Imperfect Wellness Journey

Words by NortonLifeLock

Employers’ Vigilance Needed as COVID-19 Surges, Again

Words by Tina Casey

Why This AI Firm is Underwriting Scholarships for LGBTQ Students

Words by Leon Kaye

#HotGirlWalk on TikTok Focuses on Achieving Goals, Not Weight Loss, With Millions of Views

Words by Janice Phelan

The SDGs Are in Danger — And So Are We

Words by Mary Riddle

Food Insecurity Is on the Rise, with Few Solutions in Sight

Words by Johnathan Smith

Food Insecurity Is Becoming Worse — Here’s Why, and What We Can Do

Words by Andrew Kaminsky

How America’s Second Largest Cancer Charity Changes (and Saves) Lives

Words by Mary Mazzoni

How NAF and American Express Prepare Students for the Future of Work

Words by Rasha Rehman

Closing the Equity Gap in Technology

Words by Abha Malpani Naismith

Study Links the Location of Oil and Gas Wells with Redlined Neighborhoods

Words by Terry E. Cohen

Minecraft is Promoting Peacebuilding Through Gaming

Words by Grant Whittington

Businesses Step Up Support Against Attacks on Education, Teachers and Students

Words by Terry E. Cohen

Can Behavioral Science Encourage Plant-Based Food Choices?

Words by Rasha Rehman

Education Incentives: Bridging the Gap Between Employee Retention and Social Responsibility

Words by Teaghan Aston

Biophilic Design: It’s Not a Trend, It’s a Movement

Words by Holly Keenan

World Leaders Need to Commit to Improving Nutrition Education to Deliver a Brighter Future

Words by John Agwunobi

Why Are Half of All U.S. Service Sector Workers Still Unvaccinated for COVID-19?

Words by Sarah Lozanova

Omicron Variant Underscores Push to Share mRNA Technology Worldwide

Words by Leon Kaye

Making Lives Better Through Humanity-Centric Innovation

Words by Pete Dulcamara

With Employees Anxious About Returning to the Office, New Tool Can Help Boost Confidence in Buildings’ Health and Safety

Words by Amy Brown

ViacomCBS Is Prioritizing Mental Health

Words by ViacomCBS

This Engineer Once Lived Without Access to a Toilet — Now He’s Helping Entrepreneurs Provide One for Others

Words by Kate Zerrenner

This Bank Gave a Big Lift to the Little Free Library Movement

Words by Ellen R. Delisio

How Mentorship Changed the Game for This Kenyan Entrepreneur

Words by Roya Sabri

Vaccine Mandates: An Employee Engagement Tool?

Words by Leon Kaye

This Social Enterprise Wants to End Period Stigma and Empower Women and Girls

Words by Roya Sabri

How Business Can Help Close the Digital Divide for Students and Families

Words by Kate Zerrenner

This Nonprofit is Empowering Kids Around the World With Books in Mother Tongue Languages

Words by Kate Zerrenner

This New Innovation Lab Supports Women Entrepreneurs Who Solve Sanitation Challenges

Words by Kate Zerrenner

This City Took Out an Ad to Lure Companies From Texas in the Wake of the New Abortion Law

Words by Sarah Lozanova

Employers Drop the Hammer on Vaccine Refusers, With Caution

Words by Tina Casey

Why We Should Nudge Employees Toward Trying Meditation

Words by Leon Kaye

Companies Step Up to Support U.S. Students Returning to School

Words by Ellen R. Delisio

Suddenly, Everything Just Got a Whole Lot Easier for Vaccine Mandates

Words by Tina Casey

Most of Us Aren’t Saving Lives. Company-Wide Time Off Would Allow Employees to Reset Theirs

Words by Leon Kaye

COVID-19 Vaccination War Threatens Social Media Business Model

Words by Tina Casey

To Reward or Punish? The U.S. Changes Tone on COVID-19 Vaccines

Words by Grant Whittington

Countries Invest in Research Aligned with SDGs, But Are They Going Far Enough?

Words by Grant Whittington

Think Globally, Act Locally: This Mom’s Fight for Digital Equity is a Lesson For Us All

Words by Kate Zerrenner

The U.S. Vaccination Slowdown Is More of a Structural Than Political Problem

Words by Leon Kaye

The Business Case for World Mask Week

Words by Leon Kaye

This Living Lab Imagines the Post-COVID Office as Flexible, Informative and Responsive

Words by Tina Casey

With Return To Work Amid the Ongoing Pandemic, New Well-Being Standard for People in Buildings Aims to Provide a Sense of Security

Words by Amy Brown

Mobile Mindfulness: The Future of Mental Health

Words by Shawna Ryan

Can This Model of Academic, Emotional and Financial Support Root Out Racial Disparity in Education?

Words by Ellen R. Delisio

These Brands Are Working to Build Vaccine Confidence in the U.S.

Words by Porter Novelli

How Morgan Stanley Strives to Alleviate the Pandemic’s Mental Health Impact on Children

Words by Rasha Rehman

Crisis in Jackson Shows Why Water Investments Are Needed Now

Words by Kate Zerrenner

Three Elements of Self-Care During a Pandemic

Words by Acre

This Nonprofit Helps Parents and Teachers Overcome Language Barriers to Make Distance Learning Doable

Words by Abha Malpani Naismith

Tackling Hidden Hunger in Underserved Communities with Gap Intervention, Education and Advocacy

Words by Rasha Rehman

What is the Role of Business in Promoting COVID-19 Vaccines?

Words by Tina Casey

Reality Check for Retailers: Workers Need Support to Get Vaccines

Words by Leon Kaye

Walgreens and Uber: We’ll Drive You to Get Your Vaccines

Words by Leon Kaye

The Inequality Virus Rages Alongside the Pandemic, and Demands Business Takes Notice

Words by Amy Brown

Need a Lyft to Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine? Millions Could Answer Yes

Words by Leon Kaye

Global Health Systems Are Cracking: Can Public-Private Partnerships Offer A Solution?

Words by Mary Mazzoni

Uncharted Territory in COVID-19 Crisis: Thanksgiving Travel Muddies the Mask Mandate Waters

Words by Tina Casey

Mental Health and the Holidays: Take Care of Loved Ones, Yourself

Words by Hale Pulsifer

Business Must Strive to Take on the Other Pandemic: Mental Health Struggles

Words by Leon Kaye

Ecolab, Water.org Partner on Expanding Access to Clean Water

Words by Kate Zerrenner

Worldwide, Climate Action Is Dependent On Access to Healthcare

Words by Leon Kaye

WWF Recommends ‘Planet-Based’ Diet for Health and Environmental Sustainability

Words by Rasha Rehman

For This Company, Plant-Based Foods Come From a 100-Year Vision

Words by Rasha Rehman

International Day of the Girl, Pandemic Edition, Is All About the Necessities

Words by Vedika Bhandarkar

Olay Takes on the STEM Education Gap in Latest Ad Campaign

Words by Megan Amrich

The Corporate Vaccine Safety Pledge: Far Too Little, Far Too Late?

Words by Tina Casey

COVID-19 Offers the Healthcare Sector an Opportunity to Address Racial Disparities — and Reclaim Trust

Words by Mary Mazzoni

Can Job Training Close the ‘Opportunity Divide’ Post-Pandemic?

Words by Mary Mazzoni

Unilever Navigates a Course Toward ‘Water Security for All’

Words by Kate Zerrenner

New Threats, and Protections, in Store for Garment Workers as They Make PPE

Words by Leon Kaye

Voices Are Silenced as COVID-19 Spreads Through Immigrant Detention Centers

Words by Jenna Tsui

Winn-Dixie Reverses Itself in the Mask Wars, Revealing Cultural and Political Divides

Words by Amy Brown

COVID-19 is Fueling a Surge in Global Hunger

Words by Leon Kaye

The Effort to Stamp Out Systemic Racism in the U.S. Food System Gains Momentum

Words by Amy Brown

COVID-19 Puts Migrant Children at Huge Risk

Words by Jenna Tsui

Report Reveals Dire Consequences from Lack of Women in National COVID-19 Response Efforts

Words by Maggie Kohn

The Winding Roadmap for Reopening Offices and Putting Workers First

Words by Roya Sabri

Responding to a Pandemic With Solidarity and Purpose: The Evolving Power of Corporate Responsibility

Words by Trey Watkins

New Reporting Framework Highlights Employee Health and Well-Being

Words by Amy Brown

Under COVID-19, Worker Safety Issues Leap Beyond Factory Gates

Words by Tina Casey

Protecting Privacy While Monitoring Employee Health in the Age of COVID-19

Words by Amy Brown

As States Look to Science for COVID-19 Recovery, Where Will Business Leaders Stand?

Words by Tina Casey