Jamal vs James: Name Bias In the Courtroom
Despite efforts to mitigate biases in courtroom sentencing, judges issue harsher sentences for defendants with more stereotypically Black names compared to stereotypically White names.
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Lessons from the Tea Party
Supporters of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are in a tough position. The recent Women’s March in Washington D.C. and in cities around world is a great parallel for how the Tea Party was launched. Many people are asking what they do now that they are home from the march. Look to the Tea Party.
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Dignity in Language for Population Health
Microaggressions are subtle, insidious, and often nearly constant in the experience of individuals belonging to marginalized identity groups.
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Neera Tanden
PHP Fellow Greg Kantor profiles Neera Tanden to discuss her work during the Obama Administration and responding to the legacy of slavery.
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Lawrence Gostin
Lawrence Gostin, Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, discusses his hopes for the health of the country.
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Lori T. Freeman and Elizabeth Peralta
Lori T. Freeman, CEO of the National Association of Country & City Health Officials, and Elizabeth Peralta, former Executive Director of the National Supermarket Association, discuss the treatment, perception, and concerns of frontline workers during Covid-19.
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Racial/Ethnic Residential Segregation, Immigration, and Health
Researchers examined how segregation and concentration differentially contribute to health patterns across neighborhoods in Houston, Texas.
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Lessons from the Tea Party
Supporters of the ACA should look to an uncomfortable place for ideas on how proceed over the next few years: the Tea Party. Here are 7 lessons from my 200+ interviews with policymakers and Tea Party activists.
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Awaiting Death: Undocumented and No ID
Undocumented migrants are denied care not because of their legal status but because of their lack of photo identification.
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The ‘Public’ in Public Health
Across the United States, a higher percentage of farmworkers in a county was associated with a higher number of deaths from Covid-19.
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