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This article was written by Atif Kukaswadia, PhD. It was originally published in the Public Health Perspectives blog on April 19, 2017. A series published in The Lancet recently investigated the effect of income inequality on the health of Americans. While incomes for those in the top have grown, extreme poverty has also grown in the … Read more
Collecting and analyzing data can be a tedious task, one that requires significant amounts of time and research capacity, even in an ever-evolving technical era. As The Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) continues to expand their private sector partnerships and scale their initiatives, they discovered a need to be able to manage more partner … Read more
Are you or your organization working to increase food access in your community? Are you looking to grow your farmers market but having a hard time getting new vendors or showing the potential economic impact? Check out this week’s data viz showing the value of agricultural products sold for direct consumption. This data includes all … Read more
In the US, African American babies are twice as likely to die in their first year of life compared to white babies. Despite years of investment in improving access to prenatal care and high quality services, racial inequities in birth outcomes persist. Read more
A national survey of not-for-profit general hospitals throughout the United States assessed the landscape of community benefit programming to increase healthy food access, promote healthy and sustainable food systems, and reduce risk of diet-related health conditions. Read more
With large portions of public tax dollars being spent on our nation’s schools, one question often asked by researchers, lawmakers and parents is: “How much of the money spent on schools makes it into the classroom?” Read more
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