President Clinton Visits Clinton Foundation Projects in Latin America
by Clinton Foundation
On May 14 and 15, President Bill Clinton traveled to Peru and Colombia with philanthropists Frank Giustra and Marco A. Slim to visit Clinton Foundation projects and announce new efforts that will positively impact disadvantaged communities in Latin America.
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Clinton Health Matters Initiative
Health Matters Conference Inspires Pledges to Action
With the recent launch of the Clinton Health Matters Initiative (CHMI), we anticipate that 2013 will be a year of catalyzing action on the health and wellness challenges we face across the United States. To help create sustainable solutions that can be replicated nationally, we are calling on individuals, communities, and organizations to make pledges to increase access to resources that can help people everywhere live better – from health and wellness education to healthier food and fresh produce to health care and mental health support.
And in the short time since CHMI’s launch in November 2012,…
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Improving Community Health in Palm Springs
In December, the Clinton Foundation hosted a blueprint development session for the Clinton Health Matters Initiative (CHMI). The session convened local health and wellness leaders to outline the goals of CHMI and the health status of the Coachella Valley.
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Announcing the Launch of Clinton Health Matters Initiative
Over the course of the last several decades in the United States, the landscape of health has vastly changed. Today, more than 70 percent of adults across the United States have already been diagnosed with a chronic disease. This is a result of the majority...
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Featured Solutions: Hidden Harvest
California’s Coachella Valley – best known for the golf courses and resorts of Palm Springs – is also home to one of the widest wealth gaps in the country. About 70 percent of children in the Coachella Valley live in poverty, along with nearly a quarter of all adults.
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Featured Solutions: Business Park Walking Club
Inspired by the 2012 Health Matters conference, Beth Oden started a program to help companies make physical activity part of the workday.
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