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The Fiscal Cliff Looms

For more than a year, Americans have heard a steady drumbeat about the dangers of the proverbial fiscal cliff from politicians, pundits and others...
Equity Matters in Baltimore Report Examines How Zip Code May be Higher Predictor for Life Expectancy than Many Other Conditions

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies today released a report documenting how neighborhood social and economic conditions in...
Ralph B. Everett Highlights Fall Commencement on Saturday

Ralph B. Everett will deliver the address at Virginia State University's 2012 Fall Commencement Convocation on Saturday. Nearly 400 graduates...
‘Fiscal Cliff’ Might Push Poor, Blacks Over the Edge

If Republicans and Democrats don’t reach a 12th hour deal to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” many lower-and middle-income families...
VCU Researchers Study Health Disparities in Three Communities Across the Country

Researchers from the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Human Needs have released the last three studies of an eight-part collaborative...

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Blacks and the 2012 Elections: A Preliminary Analysis
David A. Bositis, Ph.D.

December 2012

Place Matters for Health in the South Delta: Ensuring Opportunities for Good Health for All
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

November 2012

Place Matters for Health in Baltimore: Ensuring Opportunities for Good Health for All
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

November 2012

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