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U.S. State Policies and Life Expectancy

U.S. State Policies and Life Expectancy Last year, the VCU Center on Society and Health published a study that showed the mortality rates among working-age Americans continue to rise, causing a decrease in life expectancy in the United States. A new study, co-authored by the center’s director emeritus, Steven Woolf, seeks to explain this change….

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New Book Alert: Researching Health Together

For those looking to understand, design, and implement research collaborations between researchers and community members, patients, and other stakeholders, it can be hard to find detailed information about engagement methods and how they are implemented. But a new book, Researching Health Together: Engaging Patients and Stakeholders, from Topic Identification to Policy Change, was recently published…

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