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The National Diabetes Statistics Report provides updated statistics about diabetes in the United States including information on prevalence and incidence of diabetes and prediabetes, risk factors for complications, acute and long-term complications, deaths, and costs. The 2022 report documented that in 2019, more than 37 million people of all ages (11.3% of the U.S. population) had diabetes, but 8.5 million adults (23.0% of adults with diabetes) were not aware of having diabetes.  Among those aged 65 years or…

This report, published by the National Academies Press (NAP), summarizes the presentations and discussions of a 2017 workshop, exploring the link between immigration and health disparities. About one-quarter of the U.S. population currently consists of immigrants or the children of immigrants, making their health a major influence on the total U.S. population. While on average, immigrants are healthier than native-born Americans, they are subject to the persisting marginalization and discrimination often leading to creating the…

This report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) articulates challenges facing rural youth, including poor access to education and skill building opportunities, restricted access to land, financial barriers, limited availability of green jobs, poor access to markets, and limited engagement in policymaking discussions. Although youth account for nearly 15 percent of the world’s growing population, employment opportunities remain poor, particularly for young people from under-resourced, rural areas. In addition to…