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In early March 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Trump administration abruptly rescinded its multiyear guidance framework on health-related social needs (HRSN), elim...
In an innovative twist on community nourishment, a growing network of “free grocery stores” is redefining access to fresh food: no cash, no ID, no income verification required. These community-pow...
The Kraft Center for Community Health at Mass General Brigham has launched the Kraft Prize for Excellence and Innovation in Community Health. The $100,000 award will recognize groundbreaking work in h...
The Food is Medicine Institute at the Friedman School and Kaiser Permanente spearhead collective effort to establish best practices for implementing, evaluating, and integrating food-based interventi...
Consistent access to nutritious and affordable foods and beverages is critical to student health and academic success (Community Preventative Services Task Force, 2022). Fruit and vegetable consumptio...
A new Lancet study has found that almost three-quarters of adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese, calling it a “crisis point” for the country. In 1990, about half of adults fit that definitio...
Moving the needle on health care access and health disparities is no easy task. Inequities for people of color are embedded in the U.S. health system, shaping their health care journeys and often lead...
Many early discoveries of how poverty and other social risk factors shape the trajectory of disease are the result of researchers leveraging large datasets to study rare events. One was the Dutch Hung...
A professionally-diverse panel of medical and nutrition experts have proposed a set of recommended nutrition competencies for medical students and physician trainees. The study addresses a longstandin...
The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions’ latest analysis reveals how businesses can benefit from a healthier, more productive workforce and contribute to a more equitable society.
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