Articles by Joint Center
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The Social Cost of Wireless Taxation Executive Summary
Continual increases in state and local taxes of mobile service, digital goods, and digital services harm the ability of low-income communities to realize the full benefits of mobile broadband and…
Medicaid: A Lifeline for Blacks and Latinos with Serious Health Care Needs
This report, commissioned by the Families USA, the Joint Center Health Policy Institute, and other allies, describes the likely impact on African Americans and Latinos of cuts to Medicaid, the…
Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: The Effects of Segregation on Racial and Ethnic Health
Places with high concentrations of African Americans or Hispanics tend to be places with limited opportunity and infrastructure resulting from a lack of investment in social and economic development. The…
A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000s
This report looks at trends in the share of African American, Hispanic, and white families in high-poverty neighborhoods since 1970. While there is a smaller share of Black, Hispanic, and…
FACT SHEET: A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000’s
This fact sheet summarizes the results of A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000s. View it below. Lost Decade Fact Sheet
Telling the Story of Place, Race and Health Equity: A Few Early Lessons
The Praxis Project discusses its racial and social justice initiative. This presentation was given at the 2011 PLACE MATTERS National Conference. The slides can be viewed below. Story Of Place Presentation…
Health Disparities,Neighborhood Poverty, and Racial Composition
Members of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health review a study on the effect of segregation, including neighborhood racial composition and concentration of poverty, on health. This…
FACT SHEET: The Economic Burden Of Health Inequalities in the United States
This fact sheet presents a summary of findings on the economic burden of health disparities in the United States. View it below. Economic Burden Of Health Inequalities Fact Sheet
Health Disparities, Neighborhood Poverty, and Racial Composition
Members of the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health review a study on the effect of segregation, including neighborhood racial composition and concentration of poverty, on health. This…
King County Equity and Social Justice
The director of the Environmental Health Services Division of the government of King County, Washington, discusses equity and the King County PLACE MATTERS team. This presentation was given during the 2011 PLACE MATTERS…