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Women of color struggle to get the mental health care they need

WEBConsequently, for Black women, a racist misreading of their emotional distress could be a matter of life and death. Sometimes, Richardson says, the …

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URL: https://prismreports.org/2021/10/11/women-of-color-struggle-to-get-the-mental-health-care-they-need/

Without community-specific health policies, Asian Americans

WEBIn a study published in Health Affairs, the case fatality rate was 8.4% for Asian Americans compared to 2.6% in the overall population and was as high as 10% in …

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Prison health care is only available if you can afford it

WEBThe hidden costs of “low copays”. As of February 2022, all federal prisons and 40 states charge incarcerated people a copay when they initiate medical care. The …

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Miami Tequesta site archaeologists report illness and cancer risks

WEBThe 77 SE 5th St. location has been marred with problems from the start, causing environmental and health issues for archaeologists, including fainting, nausea, …

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People are fighting for food access in BIPOC communities

WEBApproximately 54 million Americans have been forced to go without fresh food during the pandemic, and most of them are Black people and people of color. …

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These US states are protecting gender-affirming care and abortion …

WEBIllinois. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a reproductive rights and gender-affirming care omnibus bill in January. HB 4664 both expands reproductive and gender-affirming …

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Raising the minimum wage isn’t just about money—it’s

WEBThe need for an increased federal minimum wage has always been immediate, and the economic benefits of raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 …

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Undocumented immigrants’ fight for Medicaid pregnancy care

WEBTypical care for a pregnancy covered by Medicaid can include a number of services, depending on the state: recurring check-ups interspersed with nutritional …

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How a majority BIPOC worker co-op is disrupting the field of

WEBThe flexible sliding scale costs of therapy and the control therapists have over their workloads have not stopped the Alliance from making enough revenue to …

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What happens to the children who are wards of the state

WEBIn some cases, if the authorities arrest a young person, a judge can sentence them to DCFS, effectively making them a ward of the state—a sentence that a …

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Jackson residents have been concerned for decades over clean

WEBA little more than a week after the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, declared a water system emergency, leaving 180,000 people in and around the city without access …

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Atlanta advocates warn of environmental damage from ‘Cop City’

WEBThe police training facility will harm the endangered South River and further contribute to environmental racism. ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 20: People march through …

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What do at-risk communities in the Pacific Northwest need to …

WEBAccording to the Centers for Disease Control, extreme heat and heat waves are the deadliest weather-related hazard of any natural disaster, with 65,000 emergency …

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Oakland resident physicians call for better pay and conditions

WEBby Alexandra Martinez April 7th, 2023. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 26: Alameda Health System nurses, doctors and workers hold signs during a protest in front of …

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How New Haven’s Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services

WEBAfter four years working as a translator for the U.S. armed forces in his home country of Afghanistan, Muhammad Daad Serweri’s life in a notoriously unsafe province …

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Southern reproductive justice advocates are doing ‘radical work’

WEBIn the months leading up to Monday’s Supreme Court decision in June Medical Services v.Russo, which overturned a Louisiana law requiring abortion …

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‘Bad River’ documents tribal band’s fight against Enbridge pipeline

WEBAfter the September 2022 ruling in which a federal judge acknowledged that Enbridge was trespassing on Bad River Band lands, a June 2023 court order gave the …

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Reproductive justice advocates can’t afford to ignore how …

WEBTexas’ abortion ban, known as State Bill 8, is by far the harshest in the nation and has already all but eliminated abortion access in Texas. With an estimated …

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Flint searches for environmental justice 10 years after water crisis

WEBFlint’s public health crisis—caused by a series of government failures in 2014 to safely switch the source of the city’s water supply—exposed its residents to high …

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