Social Determinants of Health

Social determinants of health are the nonclinical factors that affect health outcomes. They include systemic racism, along with social and community conditions, health care access, education, neighborhood and housing, environmental quality, and economic stability. The Center for American Progress Action Fund prioritizes social and economic policies that are critical across the social determinants of health to optimize health and achieve health equity.

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Rep. Wendy E.N Thomas: Infrastructure Bill will help mitigate ‘forever chemicals’ In the News
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Rep. Wendy E.N Thomas: Infrastructure Bill will help mitigate ‘forever chemicals’

In an op-ed, New Hampshire state Rep. Wendy E.N. Thomas (D) describes how contaminated drinking water contributed to deteriorating public health in her community. Thomas explains how federal grants from the Biden administration’s infrastructure policies are delivering long-awaited relief to affected communities.

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Wendy E.N. Thomas

Dr. Peter Hotez on J&J Vaccinations and the State of the COVID-19 Pandemic Podcast

Dr. Peter Hotez on J&J Vaccinations and the State of the COVID-19 Pandemic

This week, Daniella and Jesse reflect on the recent police violence in Minnesota and Virginia, discuss the Biden administration's decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, and chat with Dr. Peter Hotez about the COVID-19 pandemic and the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Daniella Gibbs Léger, Jesse Lee, Chris Ford, 2 More Adam Peck, Morgan Spivey

Impeachments and Vaccinations Podcast

Impeachments and Vaccinations

Dr. Bechara Choucair, the national vaccinations coordinator for the White House’s COVID-19 Response Team, joins "The Tent" to talk about how the administration is working to vaccinate millions of Americans.

Daniella Gibbs Léger, Jesse Lee, Chris Ford, 2 More Dwayne Greene, Adam Peck

Dr. Reed Tuckson on Racial Disparities in Vaccines and Public Health Podcast

Dr. Reed Tuckson on Racial Disparities in Vaccines and Public Health

This week on "The Tent," Jesse chats with Dr. Reed Tuckson of the Black Coalition Against COVID-19 to discuss racial disparities in the public health response to the coronavirus thus far and how the Biden administration can help reverse these trends.

Daniella Gibbs Léger, Jesse Lee, Chris Ford, 2 More Dwayne Greene, Adam Peck

The Future of Health Care in Georgia Article
A woman gets her eyes checked at a free clinic in Tennessee, June 2019. (Getty/Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)

The Future of Health Care in Georgia

By refusing to expand Medicaid, Georgia’s Republican leadership has left behind rural hospitals and uninsured Georgians.

Emily Gee, Nicole Rapfogel

The Number of Times Every Senate Republican Voted To Attack Preexisting Condition Protections—Their Rushed Supreme Court Confirmation Will Be the Latest Article
The U.S. Capitol Building is reflected against the side of an ambulance in Washington, D.C., March 2020. (Getty/AFP/Alex Edelman)

The Number of Times Every Senate Republican Voted To Attack Preexisting Condition Protections—Their Rushed Supreme Court Confirmation Will Be the Latest

By rushing to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s seat on the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are yet again undermining health coverage for Americans with preexisting conditions.

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Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice

We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.

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Strengthening Health

We work to strengthen public health systems and improve health care coverage, access, and affordability.

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