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NWHF Staff
| Posted on: March 9th, 2010.
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The CHP Twitter feed recently received a message from @erinashmiller, who tweeted that “taxing junk food violates horizontal & vertical equity, also paternalistic.”
The tweet included a link to an article she wrote on agriculture policy ...
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By:
NWHF Staff
| Posted on: May 8th, 2009.
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Editorial Notes

I was chatting with my friend, “Illinois” Doug Tracy the other day, and mentioned Community Health Priorities.
“What’s it about?” he asked.
“Well,” I started, “It’s based on the idea that in an enlightened society, you wouldn’t spend an average ...
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By:
NWHF Staff
| Posted on: April 14th, 2009.
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On Monday, April 13, 2009, the Oregonian ran an editorial about the menu labeling bill being discussed in the Oregon House of Representatives. Unfortunately, the editorial missed a few fine points, so here is some additional info to chew on ...
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