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Policy Changes To Address Racial/Ethnic Inequities In Patient Safety
March 3, 2022By Angela Thomas, Seth Krevat, and Raj Ratwani - Health Affairs (Read...
“That’s Public Health” Web Series by APHA and Complexly
February 11, 2022EPISODE 1: The first episode of APHA and Complexly's web series "That's Public Health" introduces the basics of public health and why it is so important. https://youtu.be/ig2cnOLFBR4 EPISODE 2: Health equity is a public health approach...
Medical Racism Is Fueling the Black Overdose Crisis, Advocates Say
January 21, 2022By Mike Ludwig, Truthout (Read...
Dr. Gail C. Christopher Moderates Prioritizing Equity Spotlight session
November 8, 2021Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Medical Association Foundation sponsored the Prioritizing Equity Spotlight session moderated by Dr. Gail C. Christopher. As part of a three-part series, physician leaders will discuss the history of...
Louisiana Is Only State Where White People’s COVID Vaccination Rates Lag behind Other Races
October 25, 2021Black, Asian and Hispanic residents are outpacing their White counterparts. By Emily Woodruff (Read...
Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure, Black People’s Health All Linked, Experts Say
June 2, 2021By American Heart Association News, chicago.suntimes.com "Untreated, high blood pressure can lead to disabling, potentially fatal illnesses including heart disease, stroke, dementia, kidney disease, sexual dysfunction, vision loss." (Read...
NCHE Partners with KIND Healthy Snacks
March 4, 2021THE NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH EQUITY (NCHE) PARTNERS WITH KIND HEALTHY SNACKS TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY TO BIPOC COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US NCHE deploys HOPE Initiative Data to Identify High Food Insecurity Locations WASHINGTON, DC -...
White People Are Getting Vaccinated at Higher Rates Than Black and Latino Americans
February 10, 2021By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Deidre McPhillips (CNN) Black and Latino Americans are receiving the Covid-19 vaccine at significantly lower rates than White people -- a disparity that health advocates blame on the federal government and hospitals not...
Shift toward social determinants transforming public health work: Targeting causes of health disparities
June 6, 2016Kim Krisberg First in a series on the role of social determinants of health. Visit www.thenationshealth.org/sdoh for related content. Several years ago, public health workers in Wayne County, Michigan, embarked on a new endeavor to tackle infant...
Michigan Public Health Institute Releases 2015 Annual Report
March 23, 2016"2015 was another successful year for MPHI; we celebrated our 25th year and continued to uphold our legacy of excellence. We achieved strong financial performance, continued to successfully implement our strategy and laid a strong foundation for our...