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07.21.2017 Map of the US showing persons of concern

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UPDATE: The Refugee Crisis and Returning Home

Three important statistics from new data released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) on the world's refugee and displaced persons crisis.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

07.19.2017 Painted stencil on a brick wall that says Single Payer Healthcare, everybody in, nobody out

Trump Voters for Single Payer

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has four options now that his latest bill has failed. Single payer probably isn’t one of them, but maybe should be according to many Trump voters. Could Donald Trump be the single payer president?

Editor David K. Jones

07.18.2017 Graph showing Medicaid spending on Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, and Naloxone Prescriptions for OUD

BCRA Undercuts Opioid Treatment

The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) creates a $45 billion fund for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. However, this amount is unlikely to overcome Medicaid spending restrictions proposed in the bill.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

07.07.2017 A toy figure wearing a hazmat suit

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Emergency Unpreparedness

The United States tends to fund and focus on emergencies after they happen and once they have already become disastrous. State and local emergency preparedness funds and hospital preparedness funds have dwindled by one-third and one-half, respectively, since 2004.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

07.05.2017 a watermelon with a watermelon exploding

Calculating the Cost of Firearm Injuries

Partisan disagreements on the interpretation of the Second Amendment often hinder policy action aimed at improving public safety in this area. One aspect of firearm violence that is independent of this debate is the high healthcare cost surrounding these injuries.

Guest Author Sarabeth Spitzer

06.28.2017 Abandoned rowhouses in Baltimore

Urban Blight

A recent Urban Institute report shows that urban blight, defined as substandard housing, abandoned buildings, and vacant lots, is major stressor. Repairing neighborhoods can improve individual and community health and well-being, and even reduce gun violence.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

06.27.2017 Map of the United States showing poverty by county

Cause of Death: Poverty

Viz Hub's interactive map of life expectancy in each US county dramatically illustrates that health is largely shaped by where you live and the conditions of your life.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

06.26.2017 Tomatos and avocados

Malnutrition Is About More Than Food Security

The solution to malnutrition may require focus on root causes rather than on increased food production. Gardens for Health International identifies a number of complex, interrelated factors that impact a family’s food security.

Guest Author Bailey Adams

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