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In early March 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Trump administration abruptly rescinded its multiyear guidance framework on health-related social needs (HRSN), elim...
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...
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.
Health status in ...
Hunger to Health Collaboratory 2024 $100,000 Prize for Innovation Winners: StreetCred and The Giving Grove
In 2023, the Hunger to Health Collaboratory (H2HC) established its national Prizes for Innova...
An omnibus maternal health bill introduced to the legislature would have overhauled the way our state manages maternal health, marking a remarkable victory amid the public health crises that persist f...
