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UPDATE: Health Equity Report Card Covers Child Opportunity, Location Affordability, Transit Access

We have updated our Salud America! Health Equity Report Card to cover your county’s child opportunity score, environmental justice score, location a…

Network_News May 22, 2023

Keeping an Eye Out: 4 Ways to Promote Healthy Vision

For this year’s Healthy Vision Month, the National Eye Institute (NEI) is highlighting the theme of “Healthy Vision: A Family Focus” (“Visión…

Network_News May 9, 2023

Comment Now to Expand Free School Meals for All Students!

The USDA is seeking comments on a proposed rule to increase the number of high-poverty schools that can offer free school meals for all students. The …

Network_News April 17, 2023

Healthcare Coverage Low among Latinos, Regardless of Education

Healthcare coverage rates are better among people with higher education levels. But Latinos still face some of the largest health insurance coverage g…

Network_News April 7, 2023

U.S Latino Economic Output Equates to World’s Fifth-Largest GDP

The total economic output, or gross domestic product (GDP), for Latinos in the United States totaled to $2.8 trillion in 2020, up from $1.7 trillion i…

Network_News December 9, 2022

5 Essential Frameworks for Preventing Violent Child Death

The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demandi…

Network_News December 8, 2022

11 Holiday Actions for Health Equity

Volunteering for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s helps other people. It gives the volunteer a nice emotional boost, too. So why not voluntee…

Network_News November 15, 2022

Poll: A Better Life Is Harder to Achieve for Young People, Vulnerable Groups

COVID-19. Monkeypox. Inflation. The housing crisis. Student debt. Climate change. There’s a lot going on. It’s understandable why young people are…

Network_News November 14, 2022

The State of Latina Workers

Latina workers are playing a growing role in the U.S. economy, but continue to face barriers to economic security, according to a report from the Join…

Network_News November 10, 2022

What Are the Risk and Protective Factors for Violent Child Death?

Gun violence and traffic crashes may seem like unpredictable events. But they are not random. They are systematic. Data reveal trends and patterns in …

Network_News October 27, 2022