Morehouse School of Medicine News October 2017 "Why Health Insurance Really Is a Life or Death Issue, Especially for Minorities," Dr. Montgomery Rice Writes for CNN.com Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D.<http://www.msm.edu/Administration/office_president/about_the_president.php>, recently shared her expert opinion on health equity and insurance with CNN. In the blog, Dr. Montgomery Rice explains how by providing affordable healthcare, patients may receive preventative care and doctors may be able to detect diseases like breast cancer early on. The results of these actions could be lower mortality rates, especially in African-American and minority communities. Read the full piece on CNN.com<http://us.cnn.com/2017/10/19/health/insurance-life-death-minorities/index.html> SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta, GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org/ sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org%3cmailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org>> Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/