If you live in a small town, you probably have fewer grocery stores than you did 30 years ago — and fewer choices inside them. Independent grocers have disappeared, replaced by big national chains that now decide what’s on the shelves, how much it costs, and who gets to profit. In 1990, the top four […]| Investigate Midwest
America is not healthy. Despite being a world economic leader and carrying the designation of the “greatest country in the world,” the American life expectancy is 78.4 years, while the average for all other comparable countries is 82.5 years. Furthermore, the United States drastically outperforms its peer countries in negative birth outcomes, heart disease, chronic lung disease, drug mortality, and sexually transmitted diseases. Former presidential candidate and current Secretary of Healt...| Northeastern University Political Review
For more than 80 years, health experts, scholars, and community advocates have emphasized the dire need for better access to physicians and health centers for Puerto Rican Philadelphians. However, issues with timely doctor visits, preventative health, health insurance, and the lack of doctors from the community in North Philly remain.| Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Organizations are moving quickly to address food insecurity as the region continues to reel from historic flooding.| North Carolina Health News
Legal deserts are a surprisingly common problem. Yet, more surprising is the relatively modest cost of a solution. In its annual Profile of the Legal| Legal Evolution