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From Recovery to Resilience: How Opportunity Zones Can Help Accelerate Post-COVID Economic Resurgence
The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to all economies. However, pandemics hit
underserved and vulnerable populations the hardest, and now the crisis will exacerbate their need for capital.
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Electricity Access in Africa: Why a Green Energy Innovation Competition?
This report explores the challenges and opportunities surrounding accessible energy in Africa, emph
asizing sustainable solutions that drive progress and prosperity.
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Opioid Addiction: A Crisis Fueled by Stigma
This video will be available to livestream on Tuesday, October 29 as part of our 2019 Future of He
alth Summit.
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Opioid Crisis: Examining National, State, and Local Responses and Impact
The U.S. Surgeon General has said that better partnerships lead to better national health. As a re
sult, a number of agencies, organizations, and companies are re-examining how they approach combatting the opioid crisis in their local communities.
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Combatting the Crisis of Opioids
As the leading cause of accidental death in the United States, the opioid epidemic continues to ra
vage the nation, and there are no simple fixes. As we work to overcome this crisis, the U.S.
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A State of Emergency: Integrative Approaches to Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic
As prescription and heroin overdose deaths continue to rise, so has the sense of urgency to addres
s this health crisis that touches the lives of so many Americans.
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How Drug Trafficking Is Fueling the Opioid Crisis
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we are now entering the "third wave"
of the nation's opioid crisis, which involves staggering trends related to fentanyl and the global drug-trafficking trade.
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Fulfilling the Promise of Opportunity Zones
More than a year has now passed since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act encouraged investment in low-
to moderate-income communities through Opportunity Zones, fueled by tax incentives.
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Remarks by Alex Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alex Azar, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services makes an announcement about the
Trump administration's efforts to address the opioid crisis in America.
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Cracking the Code of Addiction and Mental Health
The opioid abuse and addiction crisis is the most recent manifestation of the challenges our socie
ty faces in dealing with the deeply intertwined issues of addiction and mental health.
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Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize in AgriTech
The Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program is a series of multi-year, multimillion-dollar prize c
ompetitions for technological solutions that accelerate progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a spotlight on Africa.
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Winners of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Green Energy Announced During Opening Session of Milken Institute Global Conference
Prize program awards Aftrak the $1 million Grand Prize to advance green energy in Africa; OMNIVAT aw
arded runner-up prize of $250,000
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