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This week, our Health Justice newsletter delves into how seemingly small issues can become disastrous when systems fail to center our humanity. First, wheelchair repairs are notoriously slow and expensive—for wheelchair users, a simple flat tire can lead to injury, immobility, and long-term disruption. Next, we examine how nonprofit hospitals’ aggressive debt collection practices can cause routine medical procedures to balloon into unmanageable medical debt for their patients. Then, farmworkers are facing serious health risks from dust; the tiny particles have outsized effects as climate change worsens and migrant farmworkers are excluded from healthcare support. Finally, an upcoming NPQ panel on movement economies features preeminent voices from our summer magazine issue: Davarian Baldwin, A-dae Romero Briones, Johanna Bozuwa, and Maurice Mitchell. Join us on September 21st for this illuminating event!
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As wheelchair users wait months for repairs, which can often be costly and are not always covered by insurance, a task force in one state has formed to hold wheelchair manufacturers accountable. Read more…
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More than one in three Americans is saddled with medical debt—debt that has become big business even for nonprofit hospitals. Increasingly, the nonprofit health sector and the for-profit debt collection industry are working together. Read more…
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Dust exposure is impacting farmworkers, making already difficult conditions all the more hazardous. With these workers on the front line of risk and exposure, what is needed to protect them? Read more…
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How do people not only develop a vision of a democratic economy rooted in values of solidarity but also come together to make that vision a collective reality? To address this question and discuss their contributions, four authors from NPQ’s summer economic justice magazine will explore the concept of movement economies and how movements can be effective systemic economic change agents. Learn more…
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