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Politics

Nature of campaign stacked against the poor

October 22, 2012 | by Pam Fessler

Probing the absence of poverty from campaign discourse, NPR’s Pam Fessler examines the conspiracy of silence by aggregating candidates’ scattered views and examining how their platforms would affect low-income U.S. populations. Fessler also reports on the potential of voter fraud publicity to suppress the vote of minorities and the poor in key swing states. – Kayla Welch

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A Novel Look at Racial Health Disparities: The Interaction Between Social Disadvantage and Environmental Health

The objective of this study was to find out if social disadvantage increases vulnerability to the health effects of environmental hazards. The research specifically examined whether one’s race modifies the association between lead content in blood and blood pressure and whether socioeconomic status plays a role in this modifying effect. The results showed that social disadvantages intensifies the negative health effects of lead and provides evidence that social and environmental factors should be addressed together to eliminate health disparities. 
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