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PLACE MATTERS Fact Sheet
February 19, 2016...
Dellums Commision Fact Sheet
February 19, 2016...
Advancing the Science and Practice of Place-Based Intervention
February 19, 2016Current interest in the role of “place” stems from significant evidence on the social determinants of health. Authoritative bodies such as the World Health Organization and the National Academy of Medicine have asserted that health...
Analysis: Can Policy Move the Needle in Health Equity?
February 19, 2016This year is a big one for health equity and the policy discussion. It is a milestone anniversary year for steps to improve parity and access in communities of color, marked by the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare...
Group takes a broad look at county’s health
February 18, 2016San Juan Community PLACE MATTERS, or SJCPM, is a group of organizations and citizens from throughout San Juan County joining together to make the places where we live, learn, work and play healthier for ALL members of the community. It addresses...
African-Americans over-represented among low-paying college
February 17, 2016By Kenya Downs More African-Americans are going to college than ever before. But according to new research from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University, African-American college students are more likely to pursue...
Majority of U.S. public school students are in poverty
February 15, 2016by Lyndsey Layton For the first time in at least 50 years, a majority of U.S. public school students come from low-income families, according to a new analysis of 2013 federal data, a statistic that has profound implications for the nation. The...
More white Americans acknowledge racism as a national problem
February 11, 2016by Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press (Read more...
Infrastructure Failures, Like Flint, Are a Crisis for Black America
February 9, 2016By Charles D. Ellison It’s easy to view the bubbling toxic-water crisis in Flint, Mich., as the case of yet another majority-black city victimized by institutional neglect. Michigan itself is a cautionary tale of once-thriving Northern...
Foundation Launches Groundbreaking Effort to Achieve Racial Equality
February 1, 2016Racial tensions between communities of color and police, and other high-profile, racially charged events in recent years have changed Americans' views on racial progress, according to a new analysis of polls on racial views. A significant change...