Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

How often people travel and the range of places visited are important, with those who regularly travel more than 15 miles away from home more likely to report being in general good health. This increase in social participation is then linked to better health. This links to more social participation and better health.”.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The post Fort Health raises $5.5 million to expand access to pediatric mental health appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The New York-based company was launched two years ago in partnership with the Child Mind Institute to help pediatricians refer patients for evidence-based.

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Andrew Winston

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Some great news in childhood and environmental health: A new EPA rule requiring utilities to remove all lead water pipes in 10 years The industry says, unsurprisingly, it will cost a lot — the EPA estimates it will take about $45 billion over a decade. For fun, let’s double that and call it about $10 billion per year.

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Impact Alpha

MARCH 28, 2024

The post InStride Health raises $30 million for pediatric mental health services appeared first on ImpactAlpha. About one-third of young people will struggle with anxiety disorder or obsessive compulsive disorders by the age of 18. Boston-based InStride launched in.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

As nonprofit hospitals shift from volume-based to value-based care, a powerful opportunity emerges to invest in the social determinants of health. The post How hospitals are partnering with CDFIs to invest in the social determinants of health appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Research indicates.

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NRDC onEarth

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This World Soil Day, let's acknowledge the effects that neonic pesticides can have on soil health and biodiversity, and the farms that depend on them

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

Dozens of health, environment and transport businesses and charities are calling for the government to change course on its Air Quality Strategy. Members of the coalition include Asthma and Lung UK, Impact on Urban Health and Campaign for Better Transport. We just need the political will to protect people from this health crisis.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 9, 2024

New York-based Maven Clinic is among the growing number of women’s health ventures helping to plug gaps in care and information since the. The post Maven raises $125 million to expand digital health services for women and families appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2024

Data were combined with domestic activity logs to assess the impact of different chores – such as cooking and cleaning, undertaken by the householders and pollutant levels were compared the World Health Organization health-based guidelines.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

pollution is closely linked with severe air pollution and is particularly harmful to human health; PM 2.5 exposures are correlated with a spectrum of health problems, including respiratory ailments such as asthma and bronchitis, cardiovascular diseases, and even premature death. Monitoring PM 2.5 fewer PM 2.5

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Solar Industry

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Ameresco has collaborated with the University of California, Irvine and its health system, UCI Health, to install two solar PV arrays atop new parking structures at the zero-emission medical campus, with the acute care hospital set to open next year. capacity. . What a win for all involved.”

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 24, 2023

ImpactAlpha, August 24 — Young people of color are suffering alarmingly high rates of depression, anxiety, suicide and other mental health struggles. The post Backpack Healthcare acquires Hurdle Health for inclusive mental health care appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A new study from the University of Toronto's Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering suggests that large-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) could lead to significant population-level health benefits.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

But now a research group seems to have shown that pollution from anthropogenic sources contributes to health risks and is an important climate factor across the region. Our study highlights how anthropogenic air pollution is a leading health risk and important climactic factor across the Middle East.”.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

More than 220 of the world’s top public health and medical journals have published a joint plea for the global population to reduce carbon emissions immediately. Humanity already faces irreversible public health threats, the editors wrote. We can’t wait for the pandemic to end before we face the task of reducing emissions.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 1, 2024

The post Investment manager diversity matters when investing for health equity appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Editor’s note: This article is part of a partnership between ImpactAlpha and Mission Investors Exchange (MIE) to present new ideas and perspectives in.

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FuelCellsWorks

JULY 19, 2024

Ammonia could be a nearly carbon-free maritime fuel, but without new emissions regulations, its impact on air quality could significantly impact human health. As container ships the size of city.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Claire Robertson, Oxford Rivers Project Officer at Thames21, said: “Water quality and the health of rivers must improve. Previously, these varied data sources were available on different websites and were difficult to access. As more people look to England’s rivers for recreation, we all need to up our game.

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Canary Media

JUNE 26, 2024

Electrifying our appliances isn’t only a climate solution; it’s a public health… Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips, and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Canary thanks EnergySage for its support of the column.

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NRDC onEarth

JULY 23, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted unlawfully when it issued a health advisory about the risks of exposure to the PFAS forever chemical. WASHINGTON, DC – The Third Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected arguments by Chemours Company that the U.S.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, which supports ImpactAlpha’s Investing in Health coverage. The post Coordinating health impact investment in developing economies appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In partnership with J&J Impact Ventures, ImpactAlpha is exploring the.

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NRDC onEarth

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Labor, industry, environment, and public health advocates gathered to outline necessary changes to a key bill to reform New Jersey’s energy system. Bill S258 would modernize the state’s aging electrical grid to ensure reliable, affordable service.

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NRDC onEarth

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Removing lead pipes will bring massive savings in public health costs – nearly 90% due to links between lead exposure and cardiovascular disease, new state-by-state analysis finds

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

ImpactAlpha, November 18 — New York-based Achieve Partners has acquired Ro Health, a Seattle-based medical staffing and home health agency, to advance an. The post Achieve Partners acquires Ro Health to create apprenticeships for school health workers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

China is a night-time ‘hot-spot’ for the production of nitrate radicals (PNO3) that could have a major impact on health-threatening ozone and fine particulates (PM2.5) pollution due to nighttime oxidation is believed to pose an important challenge in further improving air quality in China, with significant public health implications.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 30, 2024

California-based CredibleMind launched in 2018 to expand access to evidence-based mental and behavioral health services that prioritize prevention and early intervention. million for personalized mental health solutions for diverse populations appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The post CredibleMind snags $7.5

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

An electronic nose to sniff out soil health that will deliver results to a farmer’s phone in five minutes is being developed by PES Technologies. The electronic nose also provides an objective and consistent measurement of soil health over time. Jim Bailey of PES Technology at the Agri-TechE REAP Conference 2023.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 9, 2024

Investing in women’s health not only improves the lives of women, it also has an outsized impact on economic growth. “It’s The post Financing models to safeguard women’s reproductive health appeared first on ImpactAlpha. It’s not a.

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Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

million in Beep for in-home health in Brazil appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Beep Saúde has developed an app that helps patients obtain more than 30 vaccines, including for influenza and HPV, set up appointments with. The post Lightsmith and Chan Zuckerberg invest $16.6

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

I note how many of these drivers already had breathing problems, which the infection worsened – this raises the question of whether drivers’ exposure to polluted air at work contributed to their underlying poor health. The post Air pollution risks health of all, especially drivers, says TfL report first appeared on Envirotec.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 31, 2021

Office of Climate Change and Health Equity will be charged with protecting vulnerable communities from climate-driven disasters. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the new office Monday. Responding to President Joe Biden’s executive order on climate change, the U.S.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 1, 2024

In today’s Brief: Featured: Inclusive Communities Foundations are putting racial equity at the center of impact investments in health. The post The Brief: Foundation investments in health equity through a diversity lens appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings Agents of Impact!

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Solar Industry

APRIL 19, 2024

Bernhard has signed a 30-year Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health, which the company says includes $134 million set aside for infrastructure improvements, as well as a promised reduction in carbon emissions. due to this collaboration.

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NRDC onEarth

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Tejada will lead the organization’s Environmental Health division, serving as the chief visionary and strategist for NRDC’s advocacy to protect human health.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

turns impact investor + investing in the social determinants of health appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Welcome to ImpactAlpha Open, your free weekly edge in impact investing. Go daily and join thousands of market leaders. The post ImpactAlpha Open: Donald Jr.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Africa receives less than 2% of global health spending. The Transform Health blended-finance fund, a partnership between AfricInvest and the Health Finance Coalition, The post Transform Health Fund closes $111 million to invest in better quality, affordable healthcare in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures, which supports ImpactAlpha’s Investing in Health coverage. The post Impact investing to support health equity appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In partnership with J&J Impact.

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