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Food, Culture & Society Journal Issues Research Articles in Vol. 25, No. 1
LONDON, England, Feb. 15 -- Food, Culture and Society, a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the relationship between food, culture and society, published research articles, including the following topics, in its Vol. 25, No. 1 edition:
Research Articles:
* Food festivals in Italy: a festive strategy against rural marginalization
* Join our team, change the world: edibility, producibility and food futures in cultured meat company recruitment videos
* Stakeholder perspectives on infant for
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National Center for Health Statistics: 'Geographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage - U.S., 2020'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following health statistics report (No. 168) on Feb. 11, 2022, entitled "Geographic Variation in Health Insurance Coverage - U.S., 2020" under the National Center for Health Statistics:
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Here are excerpts:
Abstract
Objectives - This report presents state, regional, and national estimates of the percentage of people who were uninsured, had private health
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Rep. Trahan, Administrator Cash: Federal Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Coming to Merrimack Valley
LOWELL, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2022:
Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) welcomed newly appointed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator for New England David Cash to Lowell to discuss the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's historic investments in upgrading Massachusetts water infrastructure, particularly sewage systems along the Merrimack River.
"For decades, federal divestment from critical w
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Senate Health Committee Issues Testimony From Boston Medical Center Psychiatrist Durham
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following testimony by Michelle P. Durham, a pediatric and adult psychiatrist at Boston Medical Center, involving a hearing on Feb. 1, 2022, entitled "Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Responding to the Growing Crisis":
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Thank you for holding this hearing and providing me with the opportunity to speak today about mental health and substance use disorders, and the role the federal governme
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USForward: 332 Groups Send Letter to FCC as Pressure Builds to Save Universal Service Fund
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSPol) (TNSCapV) -- NTCA, The Rural Broadband Association issued the following joint news release with 331 organizations:
The pressure is building on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to save the Universal Service Fund (USF) which provides critical assistance for rural and low-income families seeking affordable internet connectivity, as well as schools, libraries, and rural health care providers.
Today 332 entities sent a letter to the FCC calling for rapid act
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Virginia Commonwealth University: Brandcenter Alumni Show Off Their Creativity in Super Bowl Ads
RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 15 (TNSOps) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
By Leila Ugincius
In a year when Super Bowl ads secured as much as $7 million for a 30-second spot and sold out 10 days before the game, brands had to come up with creative ways to be a part of the action if they couldn't actually be there.
Take, for instance, Hyundai.
"Our client Hyundai [wasn't going] to be in the Super Bowl, but we came up with an interesting way to be in the Super Bowl, wi
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