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Health equity
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Babies or bust? What new data on millennial birth rates means for the future
It’s no secret that raising children is an expensive proposition. But for millennials, who entered adulthood during the worst economic…
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Sociologist offers insights on health navigators, finding wider lessons in personal stories
Trying to help her sister Veronika, who is disabled, with a dental emergency, Elizabeth Piatt found herself negotiating a labyrinth…
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Report provides trove of story ideas, data on aging
May is Older Americans Month, which coincides with the Administration for Community Living’s annual profile of Americans over age 65.…
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Amid turmoil in Baltimore, a story of hidden health care gaps
Images streaming from the recent unrest in Baltimore showed parts of a city in flames, buildings in ruins and turmoil…
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ZIP code vs. genetic code: How to cover health inequality #ahcj15
Poverty is a poignant reality – and an overwhelming one. If you’re a reporter, you might struggle to find the…
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In heart of Silicon Valley, a chance to spot health gaps #ahcj15
Silicon Valley is the place of tech dreams and data wonders. But the city – one of the nation’s wealthiest…
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Native American tribe wields sales tax to promote healthier eating
Hoping to encourage healthier eating habits, leaders of the Navajo Nation have imposed a potentially precedent-setting tax on junk food…
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NYT maps how high health gaps lower the odds
The impact of “income inequality” has been given a closer examination since the recession and is teeing up as a…
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Susan Heavey to lead AHCJ’s core topic on social determinants
Susan Heavey, a journalist who covered health care regulation and policy before focusing on the intersection of health, poverty and demographics,…
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2014 winners named in top health journalism awards
Soaring drug prices that make even copays unaffordable for many, an unchecked rise in robotic surgery, financial abuse revealed using…