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Serving Communities on National Black HIV Awareness Day

Black Health Matters

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine is working with Fort Valley State University to prepare, pack, and distribute 200 care packages to students and community members in the area. Research from the SHLI Health Equity Tracker shows that the Fort Valley area constitutes 83.5%

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5 story ideas on migrant health crises facing U.S.-Mexico border

Association of Health Care Journalists

There remains no evidence linking the size of the immigrant population, including illegal immigrants, and the spread of serious communicable diseases. Instead, investigate how poverty, limited access to health care, and the very act of migrating contribute to the spread. as this claim is not supported by evidence.