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Maternal Health on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Maternal Health Task Force

In addition to direct health impacts, climate change exacerbates socioeconomic determinants such as poverty , low educational attainment , reduced access to clean water and sanitation , racial and ethnic minorities , and income disparities , disproportionately affecting marginalized and vulnerable mothers.

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Hospital Gun-Violence Prevention Programs May Be Caught in US Funding Crossfire

KFF Health News

“It’s critical we address the social determinants of health and then try to change the equation.” “That disease spreads if you don’t have good sanitation in places where people aggregate,” she said. “That is what health care can do really well to shift society.