From the Blogosphere
In addition to traditional media, the blogosphere is a source for passionate commentary and debate about health in America. Keep in touch with how influential blogs are talking about the Commission’s work and the factors beyond medical care like housing, education, income and working conditions that affect people’s chances to lead healthy lives.
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The Huffington Post: Too Poor To Parent?
June 30, 2008
Parenting while poor almost always leads to suspicion. At least 60 percent of child-welfare cases in the United States involve solely allegations of neglect, usually for inadequate food, clothing, shelter or inadequate supervision or guardianship. Not surprisingly, poor families are up to 22 times more likely to be involved in the child-welfare system than wealthier families.
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Life Expectancy Falls In Pockets of U.S.
April 22, 2008
Not everybody is living longer.
Sure, most Americans’ life expectancy has increased in recent years, but there have been declines in some regions of the country, especially for women. The drops took place primarily in Appalachia, the Deep South and stretches of the Mississippi River basin, Harvard University researchers found.
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Commission to Study Outside Health Factors
April 21, 2008
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has created a two-year Commission to Build a Healthier America to focus on factors outside of medicine to improve health in the short and long term.
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Just Why Are We Sick?
April 9, 2008
A documentary series that has been airing on KET on consecutive Thursdays since March 27, presents some startling evidence that our socio-economic status as well as racial inequities can cause problems with our health. Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick? investigates findings that belie conventional understanding of what causes us to be healthy or chronically ill.
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The new health math: < education = < life
February 29, 2008
A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), Overcoming Obstacles to Health, codifies the relationship between socioeconomics and health. Health disparities go way beyond simple race and ethnicity categories -- the combination of income, education, wealth, and neighborhood conditions could be more useful in explaining differences in Americans' health status.
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Lack of equity in health care for minority children in America
February 13, 2008
There is a lack of equity in health care for minority children in America, according to data gathered in a nationwide survey and analyzed by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher.
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