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The Health Consequences of Moving from Place to Place

WEBMoving from place to place, from one home to another, has long captured American imaginations. Moving is idealized as a way to pursue a better life, including for …

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Health Care Access: The COVID-19 Health Crisis Explained by

WEBHospitals and health care systems, especially safety-net hospitals, also face unprecedented financial challenges from high costs associated with COVID-19 …

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How Health Disparities Can be Reduced through …

WEBHealth and educational outcomes for Americans are closely linked to each other. People with less education live shorter and less …

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How Discrimination Hurts Health and Personal Wellbeing

WEBIn addition, discrimination harms health by causing personal distress. Being unfairly fired from a job, for example, hurts a person’s sense of fairness and wellbeing as well as his …

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The Moral and Practical Case for Universal Healthcare …

WEBHigh Costs for Incomplete Coverage. Since 1971, health care spending in the United States has increased by $1,283 for every additional year of life expectancy. Had spending per year of added life …

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Why Poverty Leads to Obesity and Life-Long Problems

WEBObese young adults are a high risk for ongoing health problems such as cardiovascular disease, depression and certain cancers. Being overweight in young …

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Health Equity Scholars Program 2023 Scholars Strategy Network

WEBIn 2021, the Scholars Strategy Network, with the backing of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, introduced the Health Equity Scholars Program. The program's inception …

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What Drives Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Prenatal Care for

WEBPrenatal care — health care for pregnant mothers — is one of the most commonly used forms of preventive health care among women of reproductive age. …

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How Better U.S. Food Policies Could Foster Improved Health, Safer …

WEBU.S. efforts to ensure safe and healthy food are falling short. Even as more than 49 million Americans lack access to adequate nutrition, corporations are …

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Health Reform and the Future of Medical Innovation

WEBThe advance of medical technologies has two implications: people can expect to live longer, and they will also face higher medical bills than their parents and …

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Countering Disparities in Health Care for Sexual Minority Women

WEBHealth disparities – differences in the health status of different groups of people – do not simply occur by chance. Instead, they result from interactions among …

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School Nurses are Critical to the Health and Well-Being of …

WEBCaring for Students with Chronic Conditions and Health Emergencies. School nurses play an enormous role in the health and well-being of New Mexico’s …

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Debunking Myths about Mental Illness among Blacks

WEBBlacks with concerns regarding emotional health and mental health are often ridiculed, mocked, and ignored by family and friends. In addition to experiencing …

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How the Expectation of Strength Harms Black Girls and Women

WEBThere is growing evidence, however, that this burden of strength harms Black women’s mental, emotional, and physical health. My research suggests that the …

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How Prisons are Exacerbating Health Inequalities — Especially for …

WEBSkills and health-related knowledge render some better able to advocate for themselves, take up healthy behaviors, and ensure adequate treatment. Second, men …

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How the War on Poverty Expanded Care for the Elderly and …

WEBTwo nationwide health insurance programs were launched in 1965 as key parts of the War on Poverty. Medicare provides insurance to help pay for health care for …

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Why Improved Mental Health Care Alone Will Not Stop Gun …

WEBMental health approaches are also proposed as ways to reduce gun violence. Some argue that there is a link between mental illness and violence and say …

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How Catholic Hospitals Restrict Reproductive Health Services

WEBRestricted Care in a Growing Sector. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of Catholic hospitals increased by 16%, while public and secular not-for-profit hospitals …

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How High Stress and Skyrocketing Tuition Contribute to a …

WEBThe number of college students seeking help for mental health problems has risen significantly since the 2009 Great Recession. According to a 2015 report by the …

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How the North American Free Trade Agreement Contributed to …

WEBMy research reveals new chronic health problems spurred by transformations of Mexico’s food system unfolding after the signing of NAFTA. In 1994, …

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