Category: Health
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Here are some key health policies that will and will not change with the COVID-19 public health emergency’s end
By Lauren Liebhaber Originally appeared in Stacker Spencer Platt // Getty Images Here are some key health policies that will and will not change with the COVID-19 public health emergency’s […]
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Grant Halliburton Foundation Launches Here For Texas Spanish Website
As May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, the national movement to raise awareness about mental health, Grant Halliburton Foundation has launched HereForTexas.com/espanol to ensure that mental health information and a provider database are […]
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Disparities in Overdose Deaths
By Scott Blair In 2020, overdose death rates increased by 44% for Black people compared to 2019 in the US. Comparatively, overdose death rates for white people rose 22%. Both […]
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What you need to know about vacation health kits
By Raven Jordan April is only the beginning of spring and summer travel season, just in time for a vacation away from the constant flow of work. But don’t forget […]
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Food insecurity is declining in the US, but for those with the least access to food, little has changed in 15 years
By Lauren Liebhaber Ground Picture // Shutterstock Food insecurity is declining in the US, but for those with the least access to food, little has changed in 15 years More […]
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Biden approves disaster relief for 13 Texas counties with damage from winter ice storms
Gov. Greg Abbott, who requested a federal disaster declaration for 23 counties, called it a critical first step in the recovery.
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The Impact of Hunger on K-12 Education
Food impacts many aspects of life, and one of the most significant effects food (or lack thereof) has is on education. Students who are inadequately fed don’t have the same […]
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Dallas teen birth rate 26% above the Texas rate and 84% above the national rate
Teen birth rates have sharply declined for decades – nationally and statewide. However, despite declines, a baby is born to a teen mom in Dallas every 4 hours. Significant changes […]
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How Dallas Counties access to abortion clinics compares to the rest of the country
Story by Stacker Monkey Business Images // Shutterstock How Dallas County, TX access to abortion clinics compares to the rest of the country In the wake of the Supreme Court […]
