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Despite challenges, community health centers win high satisfaction rates

Despite challenges, community health centers win high satisfaction rates

Low-income Americans are more likely to be satisfied with the care they receive at community health centers, called federally qualified health centers, than at mainstream health care providers.

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February 15, 2013 | By | Reply More
King County health officials say consumption of sugary drinks contributing to obesity among the young

King County health officials say consumption of sugary drinks contributing to obesity among the young

Close to a third of high school students, or 26,000 youth, drink soda daily in King County, and 8,000 students drink two or more sodas per day, according to a new report.

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September 6, 2012 | By | Reply More
Decline in smoking stalls in King County

Decline in smoking stalls in King County

About 10% of King County adults smoke, plus an additional 2% use smokeless tobacco products. About 1 in 4 12th graders report using tobacco products. Overall, smoking accounts for 1 in 5 deaths in the county.

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May 31, 2012 | By | Reply More
What you should know about hepatitis

What you should know about hepatitis

More than 4 million Americans have viral hepatitis and an estimated 85,000 become infected each year. Some forms go away on their own, but others, like Hepatitis B and C, can go on to become chronic infections that can lead serious liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even death. But most people with chronic hepatitis do not know they are infected.

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May 18, 2012 | By | Reply More
Medicaid cuts would hit blacks and Latinos hardest — study

Medicaid cuts would hit blacks and Latinos hardest — study

In black and Latino communities, more than one in four people rely on Medicaid, compared with fewer than one in eight whites.

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October 13, 2011 | By | Reply More
Young Americans began to put on the pounds in the 1990s, study

Young Americans began to put on the pounds in the 1990s, study

The weights of young people in the U.S. remained fairly steady over the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s — but then they began to put on pounds.

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July 12, 2011 | By | Reply More
UW students team up with community groups to tackle hepatitis

UW students team up with community groups to tackle hepatitis

UW students team up with local community groups to raise hepatitis B awareness among Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and new immigrant groups.

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May 24, 2011 | By | Reply More
Interview: Indian Health Service Director Yvette Roubideaux

Interview: Indian Health Service Director Yvette Roubideaux

Indian Health Service is responsible for the health care of 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives.

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February 12, 2010 | By | Reply More