Health Equity Archives

07.06.2018 Two maps of the US showing Medicaid uninsured rates and expansion states

Medicaid: 2016 Uninsured Rates by County

In states that expanded Medicaid, 23.4% of counties saw a decrease in their estimated uninsured rates, which is substantially larger than the decrease seen in states that did not expand Medicaid eligibility.

Fellow Erin Polka

07.02.2018 An older woman in a group dancing cumbia

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Aging Populations

Rethinking Successful Aging: The Happiness of Older Hispanics

Hispanics, particularly immigrants, are more satisfied with their lives than any other group of older Americans, including Whites.

Guest Author Rocío Calvo

06.28.2018 A wise owl

Wisdom in Aging: It’s All Relative

Generic and idealistic constructs of wisdom and aging may not be meaningful in practice. Wisdom is in the eye and ear of the beholder.

Guest Author Jean K. Gordon

06.28.2018 a group of people standing in front of a window

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The Census and Public Health

The US Constitution mandates that every resident be counted at least every ten years.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

06.25.2018 a group of people on a school bus

Are We Doing Enough to Support LGBTQ Students?

Implementation of policies supporting the LGBTQ students is slow and incomplete.

Fellow Chrissy Packtor

06.21.2018 Sinkhole on a street with orange cones around it

Obamacare Has Survived, but Health Reform Isn’t Over

The Trump administration is using a variety of executive branch powers to subtly but proactively foment an implosion of the Affordable Care Act.

Editor David K. Jones

06.21.2018 a group of people protesting

Health Equity

The Poor People's Campaign

This week fifty years ago, Martin Luther King’s ambitious project, the Poor People’s Campaign, ended

Guest Author Sandro Galea

Editor Michael Stein

06.18.2018 Iyah Romm

Iyah Romm

As the first in a new series of conversations with public health innovators, Michael Stein spoke with Iyah Romm, cofounder and CEO of Cityblock, a start-up focused on improving the health of underserved urban populations.

Editor Michael Stein

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