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A new Grantmakers In Health (GIH) supplement on health equity innovations, just released in the latest issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Sponsored by the Aetna Foundation, the supplement lifts up new voices and shares ideas for...

By Justin Wolfers The neighborhood in which you grow up is a major determinant of your economic success as an adult. That’s been known for a while, but new research suggests that the effects may be much larger than social scientists previously...

The nation’s most segregated schools often are among the worst performing, experts say, in part because of the concentration of poverty and the myriad challenges that come with it.  (Read...

"2015 was another successful year for MPHI; we celebrated our 25th year and continued to uphold our legacy of excellence. We achieved strong financial performance, continued to successfully implement our strategy and laid a strong foundation for our...

NCHE Executive Director Dr. Brian Smedley testified on March 9 at the request of Maryland State Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam in support of her legislation, S.B. 869, that would create a Commission on Reconciliation and Equity to "unearth the true...

Save the date: book launch for Integration Nation! If you are in the DC area please come to our office to hear Susan Eaton introduce her new book about immigrant integration from The New Press, “Integration Nation: Immigrants, Refugees, and...

High racial segregation, along with high income inequality and poverty, are driving poor health outcomes in Cuyahoga County and in other areas of Ohio. Segregation of neighborhoods, institutionalized in federal housing and banking policies in the...

by Janie Boschma In a modern-day tale of two cities, in virtually every major U.S. metropolitan area students of color are much more likely than whites to attend public schools shaped by high concentrations of poverty, an analysis of federal data...

by Janie Boschma and Ronald Brownstein In almost all major American cities, most African American and Hispanic students attend public schools where a majority of their classmates qualify as poor or low-income, a new analysis of federal data...