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Listen: NPR and KFF Health News Explore How Racism and Violence Hurt Health

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She discusses the latest research on the health effects of racism and violence, including the emerging, controversial field of epigenetics. Hear the full podcast episodes Anthony and Kwong reference from “Silence in Sikeston” here. ” In 1942, Mable Cook was a teenager. .” Learn more about KFF.

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Syringe Exchange Fears Hobble Fight Against West Virginia HIV Outbreak

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” The hand he references is easier access to clean syringes. ” KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFFan independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF.

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Community Health Workers Spread Across the US, Even in Rural Areas

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Community health worker programs can address common barriers in rural areas, where people face higher rates of poverty and certain health problems , said Gabriela Boscán Fauquier, who oversees community health worker initiatives at the National Rural Health Association. Learn more about KFF.

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Exclusive: Emails Reveal How Health Departments Struggle To Track Human Cases of Bird Flu

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“[REDACTED] does not feel that they need MSU Extension to come out,” she added, referring to outreach to farmworkers provided by Michigan State University. . “[REDACTED] feels that this may have started [REDACTED] weeks ago, that was the first time that they noticed a decrease in milk production,” she wrote.

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A Program To Close Insurance Gaps for Native Americans Has Gone Largely Unused

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He receives primary care at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony tribal health clinic in Nevada, but structural barriers in the federal Indian Health Service left him without coverage for specialty care outside of the clinic. “I shouldn’t need to move to Kansas City to be fully covered,” Rice said. Learn more about KFF.

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Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread

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. “We’ve got children winding up in the hospital, and yet lawmakers who’ve got their blinders on,” she said, referring to pending policies that will erode vaccination rates. “It’s just mind-blowing.”

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With Medicaid in Washington’s crosshairs, North Carolinians rally against federal cuts

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she said, referring to the flying cardinal in the groups logo. Republican members of the states delegation have been more opaque.Press secretaries for Hudson and several other Republican representatives contacted by NC Health News did not respond to messages asking whether they would support or oppose cuts to federal funding.