The Center has had a busy November! We hosted a conference on the
Affordable Care Act and have launched a new ACA Resource section
on our website. This section contains useful information gained
from conference participants and presenters. We have also
launched our new podcast series – Poverty in Focus. Take a moment
to view these and our other opportunities to stay involved!
From all of us at the Center – have a great Thanksgiving Holiday!
In November the Center hosted the conference “The Affordable Care
Act & Low Income Populations: Lessons from and Challenges for
Research.” Based on this conference, we created a new resource on
our website that explores how the ACA might impact health care in
the U.S.
In this podcast, visiting scholar Ezra Rosser and UC Davis Law
professor and Center faculty affiliate Lisa Pruitt discuss a
range of issues related to Native American Poverty, from its lack
of visibility and interest for legal scholars to its causes and
possible solutions.
In recent years, ethnic concordance—matching the ethnicity of
healthcare workers to that of their patients—has been promoted as
an important measure for achieving “patient-centered care” for
minority patients in the U.S.
Health problems, such as diabetes, are often considered the
result of either genetics or individual choices. In fact, our
network of family, friends and co-workers can have a major impact
on how we measure and manage our health.
