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State of Obesity 2022: Better Policies for a Healthier America
Trust for America’s Health’s (TFAH) 19th annual report on the nation’s obesity crisis found that 19 states have obesity rates over 35 percent, up from 16 states in 2021, and that social and economic factors are key drivers of increasing obesity rates. The report includes data by race, age,
How Does New York’s Pending Medicaid Waiver Address Health Equity ? PODCAST
On the latest episode of Policy Outsider, they examined how New York is using a Section 1115 waiver to address health equity issues. The State’s Acting Medicaid Director, Amir Bassiri, and Rockefeller Institute Senior Fellow for Health Policy Courtney Burke joined the show to discuss how the waiver works, the goals
Rural-Urban Differences in Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences: Results from the National Survey of Children’s Health
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events of abuse, household dysfunction, and neglect that children may experience between birth and 17 years of age. Prior research has found ACEs to be associated with risky behaviors and poor physical and mental wellbeing outcomes during childhood and into adulthood. Conversely, positive