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Hospital Closings Jeopardize Care in Ethnic Communities

Escalated hospital closures in urban communities are raising concern about whether minorities can receive quality health care, especially trauma...
As a Doctor, How Do I Prescribe Repeal?

As a primary care doctor for working families, I am interested in anything that can tangibly address my patients' health problems. But how do...
Repeal Would Dash Hopes to Reduce Disparities

The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote soon to repeal the health care reform law that was enacted last year. While that effort is...
America's Wire Releases New Article on Growing Trend of Hospital Closures in Minority Communities Across the Country

America's Wire today released a story on the growing number of hospitals that are closing or moving out of minority neighborhoods, leaving...
Equality, a True Soul Food

John Steinbeck observed that “a sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.”

That insight, now confirmed...

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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
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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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