Year of News:

1. Millions on Medicaid approach coverage cliff, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Feb 10, 2023

   This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about the looming coverage cliff when Medicaid redeterminations begin, one doctor’s crusade to improve health literacy, and more.

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2. CT immigrant advocacy group wants more resources for non-English speakers at hospitals, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 14, 2022

   This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about a campaign to increase resources for non-English speakers at hospitals, a new report that finds a rise in maternity care ‘deserts,’ and more.

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3. Stamford increases vaccination rates, and more in this week’s roundup

   Thursday, Sep 09, 2021

   This week’s roundup includes news about efforts to increase Stamford’s vaccination rates, the pandemic’s impact on childhood obesity, and more.

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4. Why our nation’s outbreak preparedness is a health equity issue, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Mar 06, 2020

   HEALTH EQUITY

   Avoiding coronavirus may be a luxury some workers can’t afford
   Claire Cain Miller,…

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5. Why our nation’s outbreak preparedness is a health equity issue

   Tuesday, Mar 03, 2020

   The spread of the new coronavirus has given rise to reminders about the importance of proper handwashing and other illness-prevention…

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6. The importance of street medicine for the growing homeless population, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Feb 21, 2020

   LINKING CARE WITH COMMUNITY

   Finding patients where they live: Street medicine grows, along with…

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7. The hardest places to grow up in the U.S., and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Jan 24, 2020

   HEALTH DISPARITIES

   America’s hardest places to grow up

   Erica Pandey, Axios, January 22
   Neighborhoods…

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8. What the U.S. can learn from Taiwan’s single-payer health care system, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Jan 17, 2020

   HEALTH DISPARITIES

   Race and medicine: The harm that comes from mistrust

   Austin Frakt, The New York…

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9. Breaking the cycle of violence in our poorest communities, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Dec 20, 2019

   HEALTH DISPARITIES

   The secret to saving the lives of black mothers and babies 

   Lisa Rab, Politico…

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10. Reducing medical costs through housing, and more in this week’s roundup

    Friday, Nov 08, 2019

    HEALTH EQUITY

    ‘Culture Matters’: A video to combat health care disparities
    Annika…

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