In this second part to last week’s post, Common Goals: Partnering with Development Staff for Sustainability in Academic Centers, Rachael Watman continues her interview with the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Foundation’s Rachel Hitchcock, Director of Development, Provost and Schools, and Cathy Kemmerer, Director of Strategic Foundation Partnerships, Office…
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Chandelle Martel, author of "Man's Best Friend." The story took third prize in the John A. Hartford Foundation's Heroes of Geriatric Care Story Contest. In the third and final installment of our look at the prize-winning stories from the John A. Hartford Foundation’s Heroes of Geriatric Care Story Contest…
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We all know that one of the key ingredients in the special sauce of outstanding projects is strong leadership. The most successful John A. Hartford Foundation grants have thrived because of leaders who comprehensively identify and routinely assemble the key stakeholders of their work to form a committed team. Strong…
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Elizabeth Parker Garcia, author of "Where the Truth Lies." The story took second prize in this year's John A. Hartford Foundation Heroes of Geriatric Care Story Contest. In the second installment of our look at the prize-winning stories from the John A. Hartford Foundation’s Heroes of Geriatric Care Story…
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Thirty years is a very long time, especially when one is in a committed relationship. Most marriages now-a-days don’t even last that long. According to one of the definitions in Webster’s New World Second College Edition Dictionary, a commitment is “a pledge or promise to do something.” That definition pretty…
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Dr. William Dale, author of "Geriatrics Saved His Life!" The story took top prize in this year's John A. Hartford Foundation Heroes of Geriatric Care Story Contest. Too often when older adults enter the health care system, we hear stories about them not receiving recommended care, such as medications…
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What could be better than embarking on a path to a fulfilling career and along the way finding your life partner? I recently met Michael and Alyssa Aguirre who were eager to tell me their story and to thank the Hartford Foundation for funding the Hartford Partnership Program in Aging…
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John Tatum, left, and his brother Bradford swim their way to gold in Age of Champions. Even among their peers who have taken to heart the myriad benefits of physical activity as they age, a group of pugnacious older adults profiled in the documentary Age of Champions are raising…
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David Solomon, MD, was a pioneer of geriatric medicine. Last week, the world lost one of the giants of American medicine and a founder of modern geriatrics, Dr. David Solomon, who passed away on July 9 at the age of 90. “Lost,” however, is not really the right word…
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Graffitti by the street artist Banksy. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”—Margaret Mead Our mission at the John A. Hartford Foundation is to change the health of older Americans for the better…
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