Reflections on Addictive Behaviors
Because of Whitney Houston’s recent tragic death, a number of articles have been written about the continuing challenge of helping prevent and treat drug and alcohol addiction. Not surprisingly, the articles have
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Inclusion
During my 35-year career at large organizations, the description of the goal of providing equal opportunities for women, people of color, and other disadvantaged groups changed from “equal opportunity” to “diversity.” Today, that
Innovations That Make Us Think Differently About The World
Every day, I see or read about innovations that force us to think differently about some part of the world. Electronic cigarettes One recent example is the electronic cigarette, which has been invented
How to Nurture Special Skills and Gifts in Young People
On Monday, March 26, 2012, the United States soccer team failed to win a qualifying game against El Salvador and, as a result, will not be able to participate in the 2012 Olympic
The Need to Redeploy Excess Healthcare Facilities and Other Resources
One of the biggest causes of higher health care costs is “supply-driven demand.” As Niko Karvounis wrote in a 2008 blog in Healthbeat: “High consumption of care is driven by the crowd of
From Reading Comprehension to Content Learning
In the last year, I have become far more involved in the process of improving the quality of education in lower income communities and reducing the achievement gap between the highest and lowest