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Member of the SmartSimple community? Discover the highlights of our August upgrade

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Enhancements to user experience have again featured prominently in our August upgrade, as we strive to continually develop a solution that is intuitive and easily accessible to all users. Beyond making the platform more user friendly, we’re happy to introduce our integration with GuideStar Charity Check , a pre-grant due diligence service that provided information on 2.5 million organizations in the U.S. in 2016. Read our highlights below. User Experience New viewing experience for object list views Need to cross-check an individual record? In this upgrade, we’re introducing a split screen layout for list views. This new feature enables users to preview a record without navigating away from the list. On the left, users can quickly scan through the full list view. On the right, you will see details of the selected record which you can view or edit. Simple, intuitive user interface As part of our commitment to making the platform even quicker and easier to use, we’ve made

How The Harrington Discovery Institute uses SmartSimple to create new vaccines

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As recently as 1980, measles has been responsible for an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year. That’s almost as many deaths as there are people living in Chicago today. Each August, the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) celebrates National Immunization Awareness Month , highlighting the benefits and importance of vaccination for people of all ages. NPHIC provides a website and series of downloadable toolkits to help promote vaccination for pregnant women, children of all ages and adults. While vaccination of children has been controversial of late, there’s little doubt that the development of vaccines and immunization programs have significantly improved life expectancy around the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO ), immunization prevents illness, disability, and death from vaccine-preventable diseases, and currently prevents approximately 2 to 3 million deaths every single year. The ongoing development of new vaccin