by Jim Dowling | Jul 14, 2017 | Health
A team whose players complement each other well is sometimes described as “more than the sum of its parts.” Patrick T.S. Lai was drawn to Central Indiana because such synergies are emerging in the realm of health care. Lai, a doctoral candidate in the School of...
by Jim Dowling | May 2, 2016 | Health
Article You May Have Missed: The April 11, 2016 issue of the The New York Times featured the article, “The Rich Live Longer Everywhere. For the Poor, Geography Matters.” This topic resonates with the Polis Center and SAVI as we prepared a report on a...
by Polis Center | May 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every spring and fall, SAVI staff attends the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) meeting, which was held in Pittsburgh this year. It’s a great opportunity to collaborate with and learn from the NNIP’s diverse and extensive group of partners in 35...
by Polis Center | Mar 11, 2015 | Health, SAVI Tools
I’m pleased to introduce the health edition of SAVI Online, the second issue of our digital magazine. It features a few of the many ways SAVI is helping improve health in Indianapolis. 1. SAVI helps nonprofit be more strategic in health initiatives. For example, SAVI...
by Jim Dowling | Oct 29, 2014 | Children & Families, Health
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy not only put themselves at risk, but also the baby. Many health problems have been linked to mothers who smoke during pregnancy. These include infants with low birth weight, premature birth, still birth, and pregnancy complications....
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