Voting is Good for Your Health: How Health Equity Depends on What Happens at the Ballot Box Kinika Young June 24, 2022 Executive Summary Many people are aware of the social determinants (or drivers) of health – the conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play. But fewer people are
The Best Time to Improve Black Maternal Health is Before Pregnancy Kinika Young | April 2022 Most people have heard the disturbing statistics by now – the United States has the highest rate of maternal mortality among industrialized countries, and Black women are three times more likely to die of pregnancy related
Why Are There More People on TennCare? Kinika Young | February 2022 There are more Tennesseans on TennCare than ever before. Kinika Young, TJC's Senior Director of Health Policy and Equity, explains why and shares some important information about what families can do to keep from being thrown off.
Separate and Unequal: Policies to Promote Dental Care as Essential and Reduce Oral Health Disparities Kinika Young and Heavyn Jennings January 18, 2022 Executive Summary Dental practices have always been separated from medical practices despite calls, dating back to the 19th century, to integrate dentistry into the primary care delivery system to
Pandemics, Prisons, and Policy: An Overview of Criminal Justice and Public Health in Tennessee Hadassah Betapudi and Anna Walton December 20, 2021 Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate impact on Tennessee’s incarcerated population have exposed gaping deficiencies in access to healthcare within our state’s criminal justice system. Incarcerated individuals experience
