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Program Enlists Barbershops in Health Cause

A Pittsburgh program tries to get barbershops in African-American neighborhoods to help spread preventative-health messages. NPR's Rachel Jones reports.

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Rachel Jones
Rachel Jones reports on education, social policy, and welfare reform issues at NPR. She has also covered children’s health and development, as well as well as racial disparities in health care.

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