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Mark Bittman & Others Fasting to Preserve Budget for Food Assistance
Posted by Liz Borkowski on March 31, 2011
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New York Times columnist Mark Bittman (famous for his writing on food) reported on Tuesday that he was joining more than 4,000 others who’ve been fasting to call attention to House legislation’s proposed cuts to programs for the poor and hungry. He explains: [The poor] are — once again — under attack, this time in…
More Misguided Budget-Cutting: Community Health Centers
Posted by Liz Borkowski on March 17, 2011 Earlier this week, the Geiger Gibson/ RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative released a policy research brief that estimates the impact of the House of Representatives’ proposed reduction in funding to community health centers. (Full disclosure: the Geiger Gibson program is part of the George Washington University’s School of Public Health & Health Services, where…