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AWS commits additional $20M to tackle health equity disparities through cloud technology

AWS Public Sector Blog

In 2021, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the AWS Health Equity Initiative as a three-year, $40 million commitment to help solve gaps in health equity. Since then, 229 organizations have contributed innovations to the program to help address disparities in social determinants of health around the world.

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Student Corner: The Role of Technology in CED Service Delivery – Help or Hindrance? The Example of SNAP Benefit Enrollment

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

SNAP is an essential component of American social services, helping low-income individuals and families access nutritious food. In a 2020 report, the team found EBT processors are increasingly experiencing outages and other quality challenges (p. When does technology switch from being a benefit to a barrier for CED programs?

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Re-Thinking Public Transit as “Micro-CED” with Wilson NC Leading the Way

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Recent evaluations are available for a MOD pilot for para-transit in Florida ( Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Public-Private-Partnership for Paratransit, April 2022 ) and MOD for the California Bay area ( City of Palo Alto and Bay Area, December, 2021 ) The programs are not without criticism.

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DC's crime bill overturned by Congress

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But after a 2020 election when perceptions of being soft on crime hurt many Democratic candidates, the D.C. The lesson after three months was that DC spends billions of dollars each year--police, emergency services, health and social services, criminal justice, education, etc., I proudly wear my “51” hat.