People with disabilities or chronic illness experience reduced employment opportunities, leading to financial insecurity and chronic stress, and ultimately, poor health outcomes. Such discrimination echoes similarities with racism.
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Researchers identified factors that shape attitudes of Somali, Ethiopian and Eritrean immigrant communities and deter them from seeking preventative care.
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Birth registration systems in some states have begun to include options for diverse family structures, but this is not the case nationally.
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Following fast-food brands online significantly correlates with state-level obesity rates.
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How dust will impact human health in the future will be determined by land use practices, climate variability, and climate change.
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Social determinants of health contribute to on-going breastfeeding disparities in the U.S.
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A functioning global ocean is essential to maintaining the ecosystems that support human life.
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Shortages of staff trained in providing sexual assault evidence collection kits, concerns about the timing of when an exam can be given, and the need for specialized care are barriers to having evidence collected following an assault.
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The lack of paid leave potentially widens the wealth gap between white women and women of color in this critical period around childbirth.
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Birth control barriers still prevent access for many, despite expanded coverage.
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