Trying to Fill the Mental Health Care Gap in Chicago
Aug 2, 2018
The mental health care system in Chicago has been devastated. Some groups are trying to pick up the pieces.
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Health Atlas: How Race and Place Decide Your Health
In our series, we're looking at the data from this year’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Rankings and Roadmaps Program 2018 Key Findings Report. For the first time this year, the report breaks down data by race and ethnicity. When you take health outcomes like low birthweight, a leading indicator of childhood mortality, and filter it through a racial lens, it becomes clear that African Americans are faring much worse than their white counterparts, in all 50 states, even and especially in states where overall numbers tend to mask the problem.
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NYCHA Under Fire for Lead Poisoning
Aug 1, 2018New York City Housing Authority failed to perform lead paint inspections for years and now 130,000 apartments are affected. -
In Los Angeles County, African American Babies are Three Times More Likely to Die
Jul 31, 2018While black babies are two times as more likely than white babies to die before their first birthday, in LA County, the rate is tripled. It's a crisis we've known about for decades. -
Measuring Public Health Outcomes at the Intersection of Race, Place, and Health
Jul 30, 2018According to this year's Key Findings Report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's County Health Rankings, race and place are driving factors for health outcomes.
