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Social Vulnerability, Race, and Fatal Police Shootings

When it comes to understanding fatal police shootings in the United States, a stark reality emerges: who you are and where you live significantly shape your risk. A recent study dives deep into the intersection of social vulnerability, racial composition, and geography, providing crucial insights into the disparities in police-related fatalities. The findings offer not […]

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Health equity

When Zip Codes Predict Lives Lost: The Links Between Social Vulnerability, Race, and Police Violence

We’ve written before about police violence. What if where you lived determined your likelihood of a fatal encounter with the police? This startling reality is what a recent study reveals, uncovering the intersection of social vulnerability, race, and geography in shaping the tragic statistics of fatal police shootings. From 2015 to 2022, nearly 7,000 lives […]

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Health equity

Bridging Public Health and Critical Race Theory:

We’ve all seen research and analyses fail to consider the systemic racism and inequities that make health unobtainable in many communities. This is the gap Critical Race Theory (CRT) seeks to bridge in public health education. The Intersection of CRT and Public Health For decades, public health has sought to understand and address health disparities […]

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Health equity

COVID-19 Models Missed the Social Determinants of Health

As the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, infectious disease models played a crucial role in guiding public health responses. But new research reveals a critical gap in these early models—most failed to incorporate social determinants of health (SDH), such as race, income, and geographic location, despite their impact on how the virus affected different […]

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Health equity

How Socioeconomic Factors Shape Lifetime Healthcare Costs

Healthcare policy debates often focus on costs, accessibility, and fairness. A new study, leveraging comprehensive data from Denmark, flips the script on a common assumption: that lower-income individuals consistently use more healthcare resources over their lifetime than wealthier individuals. This research reveals a surprising equality in lifetime healthcare expenditures across socioeconomic groups, even in a […]

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Health equity

Hidden Costs of Preventive Care: Why Understanding Patient Demographics Matters

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was introduced, it promised to make preventive care free for many Americans. This exemption from cost-sharing for services like cancer screenings, diabetes tests, and cholesterol checks aimed to improve health equity. But new research sheds light on a troubling reality: unexpected out-of-pocket (OOP) costs continue to affect many patients, […]

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Funding

How New York’s Ground Ambulance Law Impacted Emergency Prices

Imagine being in a medical emergency, vulnerable, and unable to choose your ground ambulance provider. When the ambulance arrives, the last thing on your mind is whether it’s in-network. This was the reality for many people until New York took a bold step in 2015 by enacting surprise billing regulations to shield patients from unexpected […]

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Health equity

How FIFA’s Playbook Could Revolutionize Global Health Equity

When you think about FIFA, global health probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. Yet, a recent article suggests (will download a .pdf) that the international governing body of soccer could offer valuable lessons for achieving fairer benefit-sharing in global health. Specifically, the authors propose adapting FIFA’s training compensation and solidarity mechanisms to […]

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Global

Global Immunization Recovery: Renewed Efforts to Rebuild Health Systems for a Safer Future

The COVID-19 pandemic left a deep mark on global health systems, unraveling years of hard-won achievements in childhood immunization. With a virus suddenly at the forefront, routine health services, including vital immunization programs, faced major disruptions. As we recover, public health experts and governments worldwide are grappling with the task of restoring, and perhaps surpassing, […]

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Health equity

Why Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Pose Long-Term Risks for Adults Over 50

Vaccines have long been heralded for their role in preventing immediate illness. But what if their benefits extended far beyond that, influencing long-term health in profound ways? For adults over 50, particularly those hospitalized with vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) like flu, pneumonia, and shingles, the story doesn’t end after the acute infection subsides. Emerging research reveals […]

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Health equity

How Racial Bias in Lab Testing Impacts AI in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare, but what happens when the data feeding these powerful tools carries the weight of systemic inequities? A recent study highlights how racial disparities in emergency department (ED) laboratory testing could reinforce biases in AI models, potentially widening the health equity gap. If you’re working to make healthcare more just, […]

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Health equity

Making Nutritious Diets Affordable for All

For many people across the globe, eating a nutritious diet isn’t as simple as just making better food choices. The cost of these healthy diets and household income constraints create significant barriers, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This reality is illuminated by a comprehensive dataset from the World Food Programme‘s (WFP) “Fill the Nutrient […]

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