Bloomberg Philanthropies’ “Follow the Data” podcast highlights how our work is driving change and making an impact in the areas of education, the arts, the environment, public health and government innovation. Here’s how the podcast works: our founder is a strong believer that “if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it,” and data-driven strategies are at the core of our work. Each episode will begin with a key data point that gives insight into a problem we’re addressing through our uniqu ...
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140. Tackling Air Pollution in Poland
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Poland has some of the most toxic air in all of Europe, with 23 of the 50 most polluted cities in the European Union located in the country. Much of this air pollution comes from common household boilers that burn wood and coal. Emissions from cars and factories exacerbate poor air quality and lead to 40,000 deaths from pollution-related illnesses …
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139. Driving Urban Innovation in Cities Around the World
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Solutions to many of the greatest challenges we face depend on the progress of cities. Local leaders are uniquely positioned to bring about real change that has tangible impact for residents, but often, they don’t have the resources to do so. How can we support city governments in bridging this gap, so they have the capabilities they need to move c…
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138. Tackling the Tobacco Industry Around the World
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Tobacco use is the world’s leading cause of preventable death. Since the mid-20th century, the tobacco industry has used deliberate marketing tactics to confuse the public about tobacco’s harmful effects, causing billions of deaths globally from tobacco use and second-hand smoke. However, a growing number of countries and organizations around the w…
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137. How Can We Reduce the Gaps in Racial Wealth Equity Data?
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Data plays a critical role in helping build a more equitable society. As leaders and organizations across the country grapple with how to strategically invest in Black communities, having access to relevant data about wealth equity in the U.S. is essential. Unfortunately, that data is often out-of-date, inaccessible, not disaggregated by race, and …
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136. How Can We Support Student Success at All Stages?
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The future of our country depends on bold changes to education to ensure that all students are able to realize their full potential. According to The National Center for Education Statistics, in 2022, average mathematics scores at fourth grade declined across the country. Furthermore, only a third of Americans have a bachelor’s degree or higher, wh…
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135. Can the Arts Keep You Healthy?
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Everyone knows that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but can singing in the shower also help? What about seeing a play or taking a painting class? For the past two years, Bloomberg Philanthropies has supported the EpiArts Lab, a National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab based at the University of Florida’s Center for Arts in Medicine in par…
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134. Advancing Public Health Strategies to Reduce Overdose Deaths
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The overdose crisis is affecting US communities everywhere. A new survey by the Pew Research Center found nearly one in two people in the U.S. knows someone with a substance use disorder. In 2018, the Bloomberg Overdose Prevention Initiative began its work supporting Michigan and Pennsylvania in using a data-driven approach to confront the overdose…
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133. Investing in Women's Economic Independence
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Women and girls make up a disproportionate amount of the 1.2 billion people who live in extreme poverty around the world. Our guests today are working in Rwanda and in cities around the world to create opportunities for women that lead to economic independence. Since 2007, Bloomberg Philanthropies' Women's Economic Development Initiative, led by Ve…
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132. Combatting Pandemic Learning Loss
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Across the United States, millions of students are performing below grade level. Eighth grade reading scores are at their lowest level in two decades, and math scores are at a three-decade low, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress. How can we help students combat pandemic learning loss? A great education is critical to ensur…
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131. Making Single-Use Packaging Disappear
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Did you know that it could take up to 500 years for single-use plastic bottles to biodegrade in the ocean, according to estimates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration? What if the solution for more sustainable packaging also lies in the seas? Bloomberg Philanthropies is working to ensure the ocean, key marine ecosystems, and the…
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130. Reducing Tobacco Use in the Philippines
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 8 million people are killed by tobacco each year. Unfortunately, most tobacco-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, areas that are targets of intensive tobacco industry marketing. But the good news is that the scale of this human tragedy is preventable. The Bloomberg In…
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129. Telling Climate Stories Through Film & TV
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The climate crisis is one of the biggest stories of our time. And Hollywood is one of the most powerful storytellers in the world. Yet our film and TV screens aren't reflecting the reality of climate change. Until now. Enter Extrapolations, an eight-episode series that recently premiered on Apple TV+. Written by Scott Z. Burns - whose 2011 film Con…
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128. Bringing Cities in Crisis Together to Tackle Housing Unaffordability
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Across the country and around the world, housing costs are soaring. Rents rose by 6.2% annually in 2022, after growing by almost 15% in 2021, according to Yardi Matrix. And the impacts of these rising costs are clear: research from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shows that nearly one third of renters did not pay or were late with the rent…
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127. Advancing Racial Equity in Climate Justice
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Black communities in the U.S. breathe dirtier air than communities that are predominantly White. According to research aggregated by the American Lung Association, Black people face higher exposure to air pollutants, and suffer greater risk of premature death from particle pollution. This episode of Follow the Data is the second of a two-part serie…
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126. Addressing Racial Inequity in Climate Justice Through Art
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Communities of color face disproportionate risks from the effects of climate change. For example, according to New York Times Magazine, African-Americans are 75 percent more likely than other communities to live near facilities that produce hazardous waste. Data like this makes it clear that tackling climate change, improving public health, and fig…
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125. Providing Critical Maternal Health Services in Tanzania
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Maternal mortality is a leading cause of death worldwide, causing nearly 300,000 deaths every year, but the majority of these deaths are entirely preventable. In 2006, Tanzania ranked number 6 in the world in terms of maternal mortality, which led Bloomberg Philanthropies to partner with the Government of Tanzania to increase access to emergency ob…
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124. How Central America's Largest City Is Going Digital
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What happens when you put more than 500 city leaders, experts, innovators, and artists from representing cities around the world in one room? We found out once again at Bloomberg CityLab 2022, the ninth meeting of the preeminent global cities summit organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with the Aspen Institute – ideas, innovation, a…
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Providing Greater Access to Racial Wealth Equity Data
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On average, Black families in America have one-eighth the wealth of White families.Bloomberg Philanthropies is working to change that with data. The new Black Wealth Data Center (BWDC)will provide greater access to racial wealth equity data, making it easier for policymakers, economists, philanthropists, and journalists to find and analyze a variet…
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122. Secrets of the Retail Food Environment
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Think of the last impulse purchase you made when you were in the checkout aisle at the grocery store. Was it a bottle of soda? A bag of chips? As it turns out, food and beverage manufacturers pay retailers millions of dollars to dictate where their products are placed in the store -- influencing the way shoppers interact with food offerings in the …
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121. How Does Climate Change Affect the Cultural Sector?
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As global leaders aim toward limiting the planet's warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, scientists warn extreme rainfalls, stronger storms, and hurricanes intensifying at faster rates will become more frequent. A warming world and extreme weather events will have implications for all industries and geographies — and the arts industry in Puerto Rico expe…
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120. Building Partnerships, Making a Difference: A Conversation with Mike Bloomberg and Patti Harris
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This is a very special episode. To celebrate the release of the 2021 Annual Report, our yearly review of Bloomberg Philanthropies' efforts to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people, our founder, Mike Bloomberg, and CEO, Patti Harris, joined the podcast. Mike Bloomberg has committed the vast majority of profits from Bloomberg …
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119. Growing Diverse and Resilient Corals
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Coral reefs are a critical ecosystem for our environment - and source of food, livelihoods, and cultural heritage for 500 million people. They're also likely to disappear by 2050 if the goals of the Paris Agreement are not met.That's why Bloomberg Philanthropies is promoting coral reef conservation through our Vibrant Oceans Initiative, which works…
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118. Celebrating the History of Filmmaking
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Movies can have such an immense impact in our lives. They can inspire discourse, connection, joy, and discovery. And their impact on and reflection of our society – though not always positive – is a critical part of our culture.To capture the legacy and history of movie making and to engage future generations, a new cultural institution has opened …
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117. A Conversation with Bloomberg Philanthropies CEO Patti Harris
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The pandemic has exacerbated some of the biggest challenges facing the world, from climate change to public health, and government leadership to education. Over the past few years, Bloomberg Philanthropies has doubled down on existing commitments, expanded our partnerships, and formed new ones to make the biggest impact possible.That work wouldn't …
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116. Memorializing Loss, Injustice, and History, Part Three
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In Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka recently commissioned a monument honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman - who escaped slavery and helped many others do the same as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad, which passed through many sites in New Jersey and specifically in Newark. Designed by New Jersey-based artist and architect Nina Cooke Jo…
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