Health
Nonprofit Organizations Finding Ways to Provide Affordable Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Under the Affordable Care Act, approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants may be ineligible for acquiring subsidized coverage through federal exchanges, Medicaid coverage, and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage. As a result,…
MCKINLEY COUNTY (NM)
Team Problem Statement In 1979 at the United Nuclear Corporations’ uranium processing mill in Northwest New Mexico, a dam broke releasing more than 1,100 tons of uranium miming wastes-tailings along…
SOUTH DELTA COUNTIES (MS)
Team Profile Summary The Mississippi counties of Sharkey and Issaquena are served by the South Delta Place Matters Team. The South Delta team is constituted by the Sharkey Issaquena Health…
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY (MD)
Team Profile Summary The Prince George’s County team consists of a broad section of participants from public health, education, health advocacy non-profits, local elected officials, land use planners, and residents…
BERNALILLO COUNTY (NM)
Team Profile Summary Policy decisions made in the past have left too many of our residents living in communities that offer few resources. Not only do poor communities and communities…
ALAMEDA COUNTY (CA)
Team Profile Summary The Alameda County PLACE MATTERS team promotes health equity through a community-centered local policy agenda focused on economic development/income, education, housing, incarceration, land use, and transportation. For additional…
Companies lower healthcare costs for workers
With the passing and enactment of the Affordable Care Act, more than 7 million Americans have been afforded the opportunity to sign up for comprehensive healthcare coverage. A provision that came…
Culturally-Tailored Community Health interventions are Effective in Decreasing Smoking Rates among Southeast Asian Men
Culturally-tailored Community Health interventions are Effective in Decreasing Smoking Rates among Southeast Asian Men Though smoking prevalence rates have decreased due to smoking cessation policies and intervention programs since 1970s,…
ACA creates job opportunities for people of color
Healthcare is the fastest growing labor sector. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is expected to increase many low- and mid-skill health care occupations by increasing demand for primary and preventative…
Air Pollution Exposure Greater for Minorities
A new report titled National Patterns in Environmental Injustice and Inequality, indicates a disparity in exposure to air pollution, specifically nitrous oxide exposure, among nonwhites compared to whites. This disparity is greater…