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Health Equity & Social Justice
![Hacienda HealthCare in south Phoenix.](jpg/as-eiwm-title865b.jpg?itok=szEohahh)
![Image of a person playing with their child in the water at beach.](jpg/montague_gettyimages-15206035281589.jpg?itok=Ewpdaz_1)
Even as the city experiences rebirth, poverty endures and puts infants and families in peril.
![Small pink flags planted in a garden](jpg/sanchez_8056653197_cea7548cd7_c756d.jpg?itok=WvvofIUk)
Can restorative solutions that minimize police involvement improve safety for vulnerable populations?
![Certified nurse midwife Karen Sheffield-Abdullah and New York Times health writer Roni Cary Rabin](jpg/20230717_0916035382.jpg?itok=SeGFbqNs)
Maternal mortality has been on the rise for more than three decades and the racial gap is widening. Two experts explain how to reverse the trend.
![A sketch of US Supreme Court with trans flag as background](png/takahama_trans-rights-01ef68.png?itok=zT6InMN4)
A region that protects the rights of transgender youth feels the impact of anti-LGBTQ+ laws sweeping the country.
![The Blackfeet Indian Health Service unit sign.](jpg/nora_mabie_ihs%20photoaab3.jpg?itok=kDngP80p)
Premature deaths are a grievous reality in tribal communities. The consequences ripple across generations.
![Healthcare worker holding a new born baby](jpg/la%20hospital%20in%20hot%20water8c14.jpg?itok=TA_1P8pw)
A Los Angeles hospital is under investigation after the death of a Black woman in its maternity care. The lack of diversity in clinical trials for an Alzheimer's drug raises concerns for patients.
![An image of a boy smiling in a corridor while walking.](jpg/violence%20and%20trauma%20-%20the%20health%20dividee003.jpg?itok=Jd-vB0WP)
A former judge wants youth who are grappling with violence and poverty to know that there are more paths open to them than they imagine.
![Closeup of the statue of Blind Justice](jpg/sundaram_2_6830726742_8152eb9d4f_cc33f.jpg?itok=hwAhA5bA)
Explore the systemic failures in California's family courts that perpetuate injustice for domestic violence survivors, including dismissive judges and a lack of transparency.
![People sitting in a bus photo from window.](jpg/amber%20dance%20mental%20health%20column828d.jpg?itok=AXuiHC66)
Also this week: Asian Americans with ADHD go underdiagnosed, and report details failings in health care for women, people of color.