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Center for Health and Biosciences | Issue Brief

Food is Medicine: A Primer on Health System Initiatives in Texas

How can “Food is Medicine” programs address the critical link between access to healthy food and optimal health? In a new brief, our experts outline how the Texas Consortium for the Non-Medical Drivers of Health is tackling this question.

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How Brain Capital Can Drive Progress on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

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US Cannot Meet Its Paris Commitments Through Energy Alone

Center for Energy Studies | Policy Brief

The US-China Economic Relationship Needs ‘Robust De-Risking,’ and a Little Strategic ‘Decoupling’

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