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Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

Why Is State Farm Making So Many Changes?

If you’re looking for clues about what State Farm is doing, don’t just look to the big black building overlooking Veterans Parkway. Look at Rhode Island.

Why FSU might finally be headed back to national relevance

Thanks to seven key transfer portal additions and a pair of five-star commitments, the Seminoles’ long-term future looks better than it has in years.

Government lawyers don’t understand the Internet. That’s a problem.

10 Things the United States Should Copy From Other Countries

The United States has a lot to recommend it, but there's always room for improvement. Let's look abroad for better ways of doing things and and start improving.

Data Is Improving Government Services, But at What Cost to Citizens' Privacy?

Data now informs almost everything the public sector does, and it also informs on us.

Is your health organization prepared for accountable care?

As healthcare transforms from a volume-based service to one that is more value-based, and “accountable care” becomes the focus for hospitals, clinics, and other providers, it will be absolutely essential to take a more holistic view of community health status. How can you begin to make a difference if you don’t know where to focus?...

Health and Human Services: Is it Right for You?

Are you interested in helping your community and working with vulnerable groups? Then Health and Human Services might be the right field for you.

Improving Quality of Care for Mothers and Newborns in Health Facilities: New Standards and...

To combat preventable perinatal morbidity and mortality, the World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a framework for measuring and improving quality of maternal and newborn health care i…

World Health Organization removes transgender from list of mental disorders

Trans advocates have campaigned for years to change the perception that gender dysphoria is a mental illness and the World Health Organization has listened

World Health Organization Finds Cannabis To Be A 'Relatively Safe Drug'

The World Health Organization Expert Committee on Drug Dependence has come out with a rather positive outlook on cannabi...

Business Intelligence Solution Becomes the Lifeblood of a Health Organization

The Company manages a country’s supply of blood and blood products. It lacked the expertise needed to transition toward a customer-centric business model. Prolifics helped design, build, and implement a dashboard, scorecard, and reporting solution that could support the Company’s updated business model. The solution enables better decision-making and execution speed, while

Communication key in preventing AIDS, say health organizations

Repeating the message of so many years, World AIDS Day has come and gone. This year, the focus was on improving communication between the “victims” and the healthcare providers so that the former can get the care they need without having to come to terms with their lifestyle choices.

Human Services Organizations Critical to Community Health, Study Finds

The report from the Nonprofit Finance Fund argues that collaborations between human services and healthcare organizations focused on addressing the social determinants of health can significantly improve community well-being....

The World Health Organization Fetal Growth Charts: A Multinational Longitudinal Study of...

Using data from a multinational longitudinal study, Mariana Widmer and colleagues report The World Health Organization fetal growth charts.

More Than 90% of World’s Children Breathe Polluted Air, World Health Organization Reports

Around 93% of the world's children under 15 years of age breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk, accounting for 1.8 billion children, according to a report published by the World Health Organization (WHO) ahead of its first global conference on air pollution and health in Geneva.

Has the World Health Organization measured up?

In a new history, professor emeritus Theodore Brown looks at how the WHO has met its mission of ensuring “highest possible level of health” by all peoples.

The World Health Organization knows ‘burnout’ is a problem—but is it a disease?

You may have already heard about burn-out being included as a medical condition for the first time, which isn’t actually true at all, but there are other, real changes that ICD-11 makes that you might want to know about. Here are just a few.