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by Michael Wenger - Adjunct Faculty Member, George Washington University I fell asleep the other night while visiting Wolf Blitzer’s Situation Room on CNN. And I dreamed. It started with the Democrats. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders...

We're pleased to announce the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity presented by the Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health (RWJF-APIC Award). It is a seven-year program to recognize individuals who have made...

HELEN Webinar - Thursday, June 2, 2016 On May 9th, CMS released its much anticipated proposed rule to implement MACRA and gave stakeholders until June 27, 2016 to submit public comments.  In order to better inform HELEN members as to the...

Save the Date: May 24, 2016 12:00 - 1:30pm B-369 Rayburn House Office Building (Lunch Provided) Men and boys from vulnerable populations have some of the worst health outcomes in the country. Join a panel of experts who will discuss:...

By Tracee Wilkins In some Prince George's County, Maryland, neighborhoods, you can drive for miles without seeing a proper grocery store. The county has been labeled a "food desert" because of the lack of healthy options -- especially in the...

15 Days of Equity In 2008, Marguerite Casey Foundation listened as more than 15,000 families from 47 states identified issues of concerned to families nationwide. These issues became the Equal Voice National Family Platform. In 2012, the...

by Mitch Dudek A group of minority students at St. Ignatius College Prep — one of the city’s most exclusive private schools — held a silent protest last week in the school cafeteria that has sparked a wider conversation among students,...

Google announced Wednesday that it will ban all payday loan ads from its site, bowing to concerns by advocates who say the lending practice exploits the poor and vulnerable by offering them immediate cash that must be paid back under sky-high...

By Emily Badger Wealthy parents are famously pouring more and more into their children, widening the gap in who has access to piano lessons and math tutors and French language camp. The biggest investment the rich can make in their kids, though...

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are the fastest growing racial group in our country, growing over 4 times as rapidly as the population of the United States. As one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse groups in America,...