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Thursday, April 29, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Building a Lead Safe Cleveland
For years, researchers, experts, and journalists have raised alarm bells about the rising numbers of Northeast Ohio children presenting with elevated blood lead levels and lead poisoning. One study even found that the rates of lead poisoning in Ohio rivaled...
Thursday, February 04, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
The Beginning of the End? Ohio and COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
With both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations approved and ready for distribution, it would appear that the United States is finally reaching the beginning of the end of the pandemic. However, decisions regarding the COVID-19 vaccination distribution process −...
Thursday, December 10, 2020, 12:15 p.m.
Inside the Bricks: What's Next for Woodhill Homes?
Last month, ideastream premiered Inside the Bricks: Woodhill Homes, a podcast/radio series that features personal stories from residents of Woodhill Homes on the eve of the neighborhood’s planned redevelopment. Woodhill Homes, an 80-year-old public housing development on Cleveland's East Side,...
Tuesday, April 21, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
The "Great Equalizer" Myth: Race, Class, and Coronavirus
The crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic is exposing the harsh reality of America's racial, health, and economic disparities. In cities across the United States — from New York and Los Angeles, to Detroit and New Orleans — black...
Friday, March 06, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
A city is comprised of both people and places. In Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life, author Eric Klinenberg shares how the resilience of communities can be found...
Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Case for Equity: Can We Improve the Racial Divide in Infant and Maternal Mortality?
Four hundred years ago, the first ship containing enslaved Africans arrived in British North America. Since then, systems and institutions in America have provided preferential opportunity to some citizens while simultaneously subjecting people of African ancestry to hardship and disadvantage....
Thursday, October 17, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Making A Difference Through Education: A Broader and Bolder Approach to School Reform
Students from low-income families typically experience a variety of pressures outside of school that influence their academic performance within school. Poor health and nutrition, concerns related to violence and crime, and housing instability are just some of the issues that...
Friday, May 17, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Genetic Code vs. ZIP Code: How to Address Health Equity
Despite being home to some of the most innovative healthcare systems in the world, Americans' overall health and life expectancy is often determined not by their DNA, but by their ZIP code. These social determinants of health —conditions in the...
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