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One story does not fit all: How to change the narrative on veteran suicides 

Association of Health Care Journalists

While many news stories focus on combat exposure as the primary risk factor, the reality is far more complex. Journalists have a responsibility to dig deeper, challenging preconceptions and exploring the multitude of factors that contribute to suicide risk among veterans and service members.

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Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

NC Health News

More Expansive Heat Preparedness Guides: Updated planning tools for patients who have specific conditions or risk factors for example, pregnant people or people who work outdoors outlining steps they can take when temperatures rise.

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How has cardiovascular disease contributed to the rural–urban life expectancy gap?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

Because the rural–urban gap was growing quickly while CVD mortality was robustly declining, efforts to rejuvenate that decline are not likely to reduce this difference unless an emphasis is placed on rural health.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

It is important to acknowledge here that hundreds more hospitals, many in rural health shortage areas or in inner cities, would have closed had they not been rescued by larger systems. Inova also supports 30 community organizations through health equity grants totaling $1M to leverage relationships for real impact in the community.