Limited Black Confidence in Police
Only about half (55%) of all African Americans express confidence in the police to do a good job enforcing the law.
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Health News Coverage in the U.S. Media, Early 2009
Coverage of health news is on the rise according to an examination of media coverage from January to June 2009. Which health news topics generated the biggest headlines in 2009? What media sectors pay the most attention to health care? These questions and more are answered in a new study, produced by PEJ and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Nap Time
On a typical day, a third of the adults in the United States take a nap. Napping thrives among all demographic groups, but it’s more widespread among some than others.
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Few See U.S. Health Care as ’Best in the World’
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Confidence in Obama Lifts U.S. Image Around the World
The image of the United States has improved markedly in most parts of the world reflecting global confidence in Barack Obama. In many countries, opinions of the U.S. are now about as positive as they were at the beginning of the decade before George W. Bush took office.
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Consumer Perspective on Health Information Technology
This webinar will focus on a key question: What will patient-centered care look like if information technology is successfully woven into the health system?
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Growing Old in America: Expectations vs. Reality
There is a sizable gap between the expectations that young and middle-aged adults have about old age and the actual experiences reported by older adults themselves.
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From Participatory Politics to Participatory Medicine
Rep. Jerry Nadler, Susannah Fox, Jamie Heywood, and Esther Dyson discussed the coming revolution in health care.
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Obama’s Ratings Remain High Despite Some Policy Concerns
Overview A solid majority of Americans (61%) continue to approve of Barack Obama’s job performance, although they express mixed views of several of his policies. An important positive sign for Obama is the public’s continued optimism that his policies will improve the economy – fully 65% express this view. A smaller majority (55%) is optimistic […]
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The Social Life of Health Information
Americans’ pursuit of health takes place within a widening network of both online and offline sources.