Religion and Politics

Door to Door in the Heartland, Preaching Healthy Living

The New York Times’ Sabrina Tavernise reports on local health programs funded with money from the Affordable Care Act. A Oklahoma City-based program is targeting an area in that city where the rate of heart disease mortality is “10 times as high as in the [city’s] healthiest neighborhood.” “In addition to the heart program, which offers free medicine and checkups in exchange for taking a health class, the area is getting a new health complex,” writes Tavernise. 

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