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disparities
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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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Posts about Ebola, oral health, ethics and data among year’s top reads
As we close out 2014, take a look back at the most popular Covering Health posts of the year: Comparing…
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In sad, compelling stories, journalists are documenting a mental health care system in crisis
Imagine the outcry if patients with cancer or any other chronic condition lacked standard, appropriate care. Such ill treatment would…
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How, and why, some schools provide dental care for needy children
In a series of stories, “The Burden of Poverty: A Backpack of Heartache,” reporters at the School News Network, based…
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Interactive atlases can help coverage of Diabetes Awareness Month
Sometimes it’s difficult to get a handle on major health determinants in your community, and it’s even harder to make…