Disparities News

Karen Santilli wants to move the YMCA past its COVID slump

By Christopher Gavin
April 29, 2024
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Karen Santilli wants to move the YMCA past its COVID slump

By Christopher Gavin
April 29, 2024

Invasion of the (Water)Body Snatchers: Aquatic Invasives Take Over Rhode Island’s Fresh Waters

By Rob Smith
April 26, 2024

Shared living opens new doors to people with disabilities

By G. Wayne Miller
April 24, 2024

Tick-Borne Alpha-Gal Syndrome becomes more common in region as Lone Star Ticks move in

By Bonnie Phillips
April 19, 2024

Ocean State Stories asked rabbis to reflect on the meaning and observance of Passover 2024. Here’s what they said.

By G. Wayne Miller
April 15, 2024

Sowing native plants is crucial to the health of the environment, pollinators, food systems

By Mary Lhowe
April 11, 2024

Home gardens help stem insect decline

By Frank Carini
April 4, 2024

Providence’s Write Rhode Island grows literary community from the ground up

By Taylor M. Polites
March 31, 2024

The promise and potential perils of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare

By Mel Rising Dawn Cordeiro
March 25, 2024

Ocean State Stories launches redesigned site

By Staff
March 22, 2024

Ramadan in Rhode Island

By Zane Wolfang
March 15, 2024

It’s all about spirituality, not religion, for these chaplains

By Nancy Kirsch
March 11, 2024

In these unsettled times, the practice of mindfulness surges in popularity

By Juliana Lepore
March 4, 2024

Q & A

Education Health care

Q & A with filmmaker Susan Sipprelle

By G. Wayne Miller
April 29, 2024

Environment Q and A

Q & A with artist May Babcock

By G. Wayne Miller
April 22, 2024

Behavioral health Disparities

Q & A with Brown School of Public Health Dean Dr. Ashish Jha

By G. Wayne Miller
April 17, 2024

Education Environment

Q & A with professor and author Mike Stanton

By G. Wayne Miller
April 1, 2024

Disparities Hunger

Q & A with Jen Fantozzi, co-founder of Plates With Purpose

By G. Wayne Miller
March 28, 2024

Disparities Economy

Q & A with Pawtucket State Rep. Jennifer Stewart

By G. Wayne Miller
March 21, 2024