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Action Needed to Close Racial Gaps in Autism Services

Physician's Weekly

To address these clinical gaps, a paper published in Pediatrics identifies four priorities for future improvement: funding, improving representation in autism research, service quality, and workforce development. Those from marginalized backgrounds often face difficulty accessing these services. Black participants: 7.7%

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Gun Violence

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Additional free firearm resources available at: The BulletPoints Project provides clinical tools for doctors and medical educators to help prevent firearm injury. Users also can share resources, like tips for helping survivors cope, and find local behavioral health services.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

It could be in housing, it could be a standalone senior center, home delivered meals, nutrition counseling and nutrition education done by registered dieticians. I think it can be tempting to kind of silo it to, oh, that’s just aging and independent services. 60% of all medical costs have nothing to do with your health diagnosis.