1.0 link 135801 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harold-pollack/if-you-doubt-that-there-i_b_135801.html Before my present gig, I taught public health at University of Michigan. I and my colleagues were involved with several ventures to address that state's urban poverty and related health ills. It's not news that Flint, Detroit, and other urban centers have struggled. Despite serious economic challenges, Michigan was relatively fortunate to have a strongly unionized workforce, well-financed retirees, strong philanthropy, and other assets that somewhat buffered the health system against from the worst consequences of deindustrialization. I left Michigan...

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