January 14, 2009
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The reality of social change during the civil rights period is more complicated and more accessible than any savior myth. Social change begins from the bottom up, with everyday people joining together to make a change. They learn the necessary tools for investigation as well as for resolving conflicts in a nonviolent fashion and for engaging the community.
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Although more families are finding that they qualify for coverage for their children, many of the parents still make too much money to qualify for government-sponsored coverage, such as Medicaid, for themselves. The increase in requests for assistance also burdens already stretched state budgets.
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Surveillance data show higher rates of reported STDs among some minority racial or ethnic groups when compared with rates among whites.
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