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Health, Wealth and Income

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May/June 2007 Gail C. Christopher Health Report
Medicaid: Improving Care, Not Cutting It 		Medicaid: Improving Care, Not Cutting It
May/June 2007 Margaret C. Simms Economic Security:
A Priority for African Americans 		A Priority for African Americans
May/June 2007 Congressman Edolphus Towns Lets "Tear Down the Walls" to Better Health Care
 Lets "Tear Down the Walls" to Better Health Care
MARCH - APRIL 2005 Yanick Rice Lamb Social Security Plans Worry Young Adults
No Rush to Private Accounts 		No Rush to Private Accounts
MARCH - APRIL 2005 Michael Fletcher Bush Plans Ignite Black Criticism
Social Security Proposal Faulted 		Social Security Proposal Faulted
NOVEMER-DECEMBER 2005 Gail C. Christopher HEALTH REPORT
Post-Katrina Health Policy Decisions Can be Informed by 9/11 		Post-Katrina Health Policy Decisions Can be Informed by 9/11
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2005 Wilhelmina A. Leigh Factors Affecting the health of Men of Color in the United States
 Factors Affecting the health of Men of Color in the United States
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2005 Ronald david Infant Mortality
Re-envisioning the Problem and Its Resolution 		Re-envisioning the Problem and Its Resolution
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2005 Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. HEALTH REPORT
The Sullivan Alliance Partners with the Joint Center To Increase Diversity in the Health Professions 		The Sullivan Alliance Partners with the Joint Center To Increase Diversity in the Health Professions
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2005 Gail C. Christopher The Health policy Institute
 The Health policy Institute
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2005 Michael R. Wenger Life options for Young Men of Color
 Life options for Young Men of Color
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2005 Michael R. Wenger incrementally over the past three to four
 incrementally over the past three to four
MAY-JUNE 2005 Gail Christopher HEALTH REPORT
"Let Them Eat Cake or Fat...." 		"Let Them Eat Cake or Fat...."
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2005 Gail Christopher HEALTH REPORT
Bush Health Plans Leave Poor at Rick 		Bush Health Plans Leave Poor at Rick
JULY-AUGUST 2005 Gail C. Christopher HEALTH REPORT
Compromising Our Health By Compromising on Medicaid 		Compromising Our Health By Compromising on Medicaid
May-June 2006 Gail C. Christopher HEALTH REPORT
Medicare Part D: A Woman's Issue 		Medicare Part D: A Woman's Issue
May-June 2006 Wilhelmina A. Leigh Medicare Part D:
Public Knowledge, Misperceptions, and Enrollment Plans 		Public Knowledge, Misperceptions, and Enrollment Plans
Jan/February Gail C. Christopher HEALTH REPORT
An Inclusive Approach to Emergency Prepardness 		An Inclusive Approach to Emergency Prepardness
Jan/February Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright Cleaning Up Toxic "Time Bombs" Left behind by Katrina
 Cleaning Up Toxic "Time Bombs" Left behind by Katrina
March - April 2006 Wilhelmina A. Leigh The Health of Women of Color:
National Policies and Programs Can Make a Difference 		National Policies and Programs Can Make a Difference
March - April 2006 Roz D. Lasker The Redefining Readiness Local Demonstration Projects Fixing a Fundamental Flaw in Disaster Prepardness
 The Redefining Readiness Local Demonstration Projects Fixing a Fundamental Flaw in Disaster Prepardness
March - April 2006 Michael R. Wenger The Gulf Coast Evacuees Who Won't Return
 The Gulf Coast Evacuees Who Won't Return
March - April 2006 Gail C. Christopher HEALTH REPORT
Public Health and Housing Mobility: Fair Health Through Fair Housing 		Public Health and Housing Mobility: Fair Health Through Fair Housing
July/August 2006 Lt. Colonel Anthony D. Reyes Addressing the Challenge of Black Officer Underrepresentation in the Senior Ranks of the U.S. Army
 Addressing the Challenge of Black Officer Underrepresentation in the Senior Ranks of the U.S. Army
July/August 2006 Gail C. Christopher HEALTH REPORT
Trans Fat ARE Greasy 		Trans Fat ARE Greasy
Sept/October 2006 Gail C. Christopher HEALTH REPORT
How Will New Orleans Be 'Re-Opened"? 		How Will New Orleans Be 'Re-Opened"?
Sept/October 2006 Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba and Madina Agénor Safeguarding the Health, Nutrition, and Development of Young Children of Color
 Safeguarding the Health, Nutrition, and Development of Young Children of Color
Nov/December 2006 Marian Wright Edelman The Cradle to Prison Pipeline Crisis
 The Cradle to Prison Pipeline Crisis
Nov/December 2006 Michael Wenger Creating Partners for Our Nation's Prosperity By Expanding Life Paths for Young Men of Color
 Creating Partners for Our Nation's Prosperity By Expanding Life Paths for Young Men of Color
Nov/December 2006 Susan Taylor It's in Our Hands the Essence Call to Action to Secure Our Children
 It's in Our Hands the Essence Call to Action to Secure Our Children
Jan/February 2007 Gail C. Christopher HEALTH REPORT
Public Sector Leaders Take Up the 		Public Sector Leaders Take Up the
March/April 2007 Angela Glover Blackwell Building Communities of Opportunity Through Equitable Infrastrusture Investment
 Building Communities of Opportunity Through Equitable Infrastrusture Investment
March/April 2003 IRIN, the Integrated Regional Information Networks of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs LIVING POSITIVELY WITH HIV IN BOTSWANA
Videos Fight Stigma 		Videos Fight Stigma
March/April 2007 Gail C. Christopher HEALTH REPORT
Why "Place Matters" in the State of the Union 		Why "Place Matters" in the State of the Union
Jan/February Marsha Lillie-Blanton Hurricane Katrina
Health Impacts in Louisiana 		Health Impacts in Louisiana

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Did you know that more than two-fifths (42 percent) of African Americans surveyed in a October-November 2005 Joint Center survey expect that their own retirement savings and investments will be their major source of income in retirement? However, only 51 percent have any money in savings accounts, certificates of deposit, or money market funds. Furthermore, only 16 percent have money invested in bonds, only 31 percent have investments in stocks or mutual fund shares, and only 24 percent have an IRA or Keogh plan