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Food Insecurity In January 2021, based on the census data, more than one out of 10 adults lived in a home where there was sometimes or often not enough food to eat in the previous week. Racial disparities are high, with Black and Latinx adults living in food-insufficient households at more than twice the rate of white adults. There is a clear relationship between income and food insecurity. A quarter of adults (nearly 11 million) who live in households with an annual income of less than $35,000 were food insecure in January, the data indicated. Of those with a yearly income between $35,000 an...

The Atlantic A Senate hearing for President Biden’s attorney-general nominee is surfacing some big questions. February 22, 2021 This time around, Judge Merrick Garland is getting his hearing. Not only is President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general receiving a Senate audience, but his confirmation seems very likely, a second difference from his 2016 nomination to the Supreme Court, which was stymied by then–Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. But there’s still an important question at stake in Garland’s nomination, and if confirmed, in his work as attorney general. The Trump pres...

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The Struggle to Balance Speed and Equity in Vaccine Rollout When the first doses came on line back in December, Governor Newsom promised to get people vaccinated with equity in mind. But that does not seem to be happening -- the vaccine rollout remains slow and reports are that people with more resources have been getting doses, even if they’re not supposed to be eligible yet. Now, the state is switching almost entirely to what’s supposed to be a simpler age-based eligibility system, prioritizing people 65 and older. It’s a group the Centers for Disease Control says is at a higher risk ...

Jan 13, 2021 10:01 AM Daytona Beach, FL - The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County (DOH-Volusia) is one of ten recipients nationwide to receive an Implementing Overdose Prevention Strategies at the Local Level grant of $500,000 from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).  The agency will use the $500,000 grant to support activities that address the community’s challenges related to drug overdoses. The 18-month project, which runs from January 2021 through July 2022 will focus on establishing linkages to care, enhancing partners...