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09.13.2017 Caution sign: steep and crumbling cliff

Health Center Funding Cliff

Community Health Centers are facing a major funding cliff unless Congress acts soon. Access to affordable health care hangs in the balance for millions.

Guest Author Brad Wright

09.13.2017 a baby's foot in a person's hand

Senior Loneliness and the Public Health Response

Research shows that senior loneliness has a detrimental effect on health. Interventions are underway to reduce isolation and loneliness for seniors.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

09.12.2017 a room with a wooden railing and chairs

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Racial Reconciliation: Lessons from Sumner, MS

How do we deal with our complicated racial past and present? David Jones reflects on his experience visiting the Emmett Till Interpretative Center.

Editor David K. Jones

09.08.2017 Graphic comparing inmate death rate in Louisiana, Kentucky and California

A Troubling Double of Louisiana’s Inmate Death Rate

Louisiana has the highest number of inmate deaths (per 100,000) in the nation, and the number is rising rapidly. What explains this dramatic disparity?

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

09.06.2017 Rows of unplugged conference phones

Reductions in Marketplace Enrollment Assistance: Prudent or Politics?

How has Marketplace call center use changed as open enrollment approaches?

Guest Author Paul Shafer

09.05.2017 Graph showing diners' food choices by naming conditions

Battling Obesity by Rebranding Healthy Foods

Twisted carrots and dynamite beets? A new study suggests a surprising strategy to battle the ongoing obesity epidemic in the US.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

09.01.2017 Graphic showing areas of discrimination against women worldwide

Enabling (or Constraining) Progress for Women

Progress for women’s development is slow. An initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is working to more effectively address gender-based gaps.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

08.29.2017 Graph showing percentages of recipients for kidney transplants by race/ethnicity

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Racial Equity in Kidney Transplants

Prior to 2015, kidney transplants went to white patients at a much higher rate. A new allocation system was devised in order to change that.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

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