Arthur Ashe Institute / SUNY Downstate Medical Center / Brooklyn The Brooklyn Health Disparities Center / Brooklyn Health Disparities Center / /
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immune systems / improved mental health insurance benefits / Food corporations / healthcare / social services / harmful food ads / food / medical technology / unhealthy food advertisements / healthier food choices / food ads / mental health services / invaluable services / food security / healthcare services / mental health insurance / communication network / community-based mental health services / food industry / junk food / /
MedicalCondition
HIV / obstructive sleep apnea / heart disease / Heart Disease Heart disease / fastest rising chronic diseases / HIV infections / obesity / miscarriage / breast cancer / influenza / blindness / asthma / pneumonia / Cancer / cervical cancer / stroke / chronic illness / diabetes / cardiovascular disease / post-traumatic stress disorder / sickness / high cholesterol / kidney failure / sleep apnea / Diabetes Diabetes / AIDS / HIV/AIDS / high blood pressure / spontaneous abortion / /
MedicalTreatment
amputations / /
NaturalFeature
Coney Island / /
Organization
World Health Organization / New York State’s General Fund / Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health / Brooklyn Health Disparities Center / SUNY Downstate Medical Center / Sullivan Commission on Diversity / Commission on Social Determinants of Health / CAB / office of the Brooklyn Borough / New York Police Department / Health Disparities Center / /
Person
Emergency Medicaid / / /
Position
President / advocate / preventative health care model / /
ProvinceOrState
New York / /
Region
Caribbean / Eastern Europe / former Soviet Union / /
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