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President Jimmy Carter, A Humanitarian & Advocate

Black Health Matters

These are not the only risks accompanying the lack of a stable home; the CDC states that “People experiencing homelessness also commonly face mental illness, alcohol and substance use disorder, diabetes, and heart and lung disease.” He supported the Rural Health Initiative in 1975.

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NCUIH Joins Coalition in Urging Bipartisan Support for Medicaid and CHIP Programs

National Council on Urban Indian Health

Further, reductions in Medicaid funding could lead to hospital closures and reduced access to healthcare providers in rural and underserved areas, that are already struggling to meet the needs of their populations.

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Public health advocates worried about Trump win but ready to 'do great work'

HEALTHBEAT

Gilda Pedraza, founder and executive director of the Latino Community Fund Georgia, said she worries about immigrants' access to healthcare under Trump, but also deportations that could force people to separate from their children. Concerns about funding cuts are also very real, Ramirez said. He said he wants Trump and the 119th U.S.