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Care applications in April 2013 show continued rise

Female Victims of Sexual Violence, 1994-2010

TB Cases Reported as Diagnosed During Incarceration

CDC

TANF Cash Benefits Continued To Lose Value in 2013

Mortality in Local Jails and State Prisons, 2000-2011

BJS

Interactive: Jewish Denominational Switching

Pew

In 2009 (the most recent year numbers are available) —

– 211,731 women and 2,001 men in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer
– 40,676 women and 400 men in the United States died from breast cancer

The cost of a bullet: Price of gun violence takes widespread toll in Rhode Island

TB Cases Diagnosed in Correctional Facilities

CDC

The market for amphetamine type stimulants

UNODC

Percentage of Adults Aged ≥45 Years Who Need Help with Routine Activities by Age Group and Selected Race/Ethnicity — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2011

CDC

Interactive: Jewish Population Calculator

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Pew

Percentage of Emergency Department (ED) Visits That Were Dental-Related* Among Persons Aged <65 Years, by Age Group — National Hospital Ambulatory Care Survey, 1999–2000 to 2009–2010

How the social status of teachers stacks up

Rate of Emergency Department Visits for Alcohol-Related Diagnoses, by Sex — National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2001–2002 to 2009–2010

CDC

Children and Guns: The Hidden Toll

NY Times

The growing economic clout of the college educated

Preventable Deaths from Heart Disease & Stroke

These six states were home to 60% of unauthorized immigrants in 2012

Pew

Interactive: U.S. Unauthorized Immigration Trends

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Impact of 2008 global economic crisis on suicide: Time trend study in 54 countries

BMJ

Things We Learned From Census About Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance

Unions: The Best Fix to Poverty

OECD and author’s calculations

The Economist Gets It Wrong on Disability Insurance

A part-time professor with a master’s degree teaching eight courses makes about $19,200 annually

AAUP | Mother Jones

HPV awareness and willingness to HPV vaccination among high-risk men attending an STI clinic in Puerto Rico.

P R Health Sci J. 2012 December; 31(4): 227–231.

18 Percent of Pregnant Women Drink Alcohol during Early Pregnancy

SAMHSA

Setting the Record Straight on SNAP, Part 5: SNAP Will Shrink as the Economy Improves

Sleep Duration* Among Adults Aged ≥20 Years, by Race/Ethnicity — National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2007–2010

MMWR

Setting the Record Straight on SNAP, Part 4: Weak Job Market Keeping SNAP Enrollment High

Prevalence and association of perceived stress, substance use and behavioral addictions: a cross-sectional study among university students in France, 2009–2011

BMC Public Health. 2013 Aug 6;13:724.

Setting the Record Straight on SNAP, Part 3: Waving the “Fraud, Waste, and Abuse” Flag

Setting the Record Straight on SNAP, Part 2: The Truth About Unemployed Childless Adults

Setting the Record Straight on SNAP, Part 1: Overview

Fall Semester—A Time for Parents to Revisit Discussions About College Drinking

NIAAA

Child Well-Being Spotlight: Children Placed Outside the Home and Children Who Remain In-Home After a Maltreatment Investigation Have Similar and Extensive Service Needs

ACF

Suicide in the U.S.: Statistics and Prevention

NIMH

Public Universities Ramp Up Aid for the Wealthy, Leaving the Poor Behind

ProPublica analysis of data from the U.S. Department of Education National Postsecondary Student Aid Study

Paying CEOs Top Dollar for Poor Performance

The Nation | Institute for Policy Studies

These cases of gross overcompensation for poor performance seem exceptional, but in fact they’re representatives of a trend. A twenty-year review released today by the Institute for Policy Studies found that the records of nearly 40 percent of America’s top-earning executives include leading their firms to bankruptcy, government bailouts, fraud-related fines and settlements, and their own firing.