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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Dear John,
A new study found disparities in life expectancy in counties along the US-Mexico border.
Life Expectancy At The US-Mexico Border
The July 2021 issue will focus on borders, immigrants, and health. In an ahead-of-print paper released today, Keith Gennuso and colleagues calculated life expectancy for counties on the US side of the US-Mexico border.They found
large gaps in life expectancy by race and ethnicity.
The life expectancy for American Indian/Alaska Native residents within the border region is 75.0 years; for Black residents, 78.4 years; for White residents, 80.6 years; for Hispanic residents, 81.6 years, and for Asian residents, 88.1 years.
In comparison, the overall US life expectancy is 79.1 years.
Today on Health Affairs
Blog, Jacob Tanumihardjo and coauthors discuss significant progress made by community-based health care organizations in reducing food insecurity during the pandemic.
Also, Erin Brantley and Sara Rosenbaum argue that recent developments in Missouri show that voter efforts to make Medicaid eligibility a constitutional right may not be enough. Elevating Voices: Pride Month: In June 2016 a gunman murdered 49 people and injured
many more at PULSE, a Florida LGBT nightclub. Many who were injured by the shooting needed blood transfusions, but gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men were turned away from donating blood.
One-on-One with Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, US
Department of Health and Human Services
On Thursday, July 1, 2021, you are invited to joinHealth Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil when he welcomes Micky Tripathi, the new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).At HHS, Tripathi leads the formulation of the federal health IT strategy and coordinates federal health IT policies, standards, programs, and investments.
There will be an opportunity for viewers to contribute questions.
Date: Thursday, July 1, 2021 Time:
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT) Place:Online details will be shared with registrants 24 hours in advance of the event.
Health Affairs is grateful to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Commonwealth Fund for their support of the special issue, "The Affordable Care Act Turns 10" (March 2020, Vol. 39, No. 3: 359-544), and this event.
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