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National Day of Racial Healing Statement by Dr. Gail C. Christopher

National Day of Racial Healing Statement by Dr. Gail C. Christopher

Announcements, Press Release, Statement | January 18 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2021 Contact: Michael K. Frisby [email protected]/202-625-4328 Statement by Dr. Gail C. Christopher, Executive Director, National Collaborative for Health Equity NATIONAL DAY OF RACIAL HEALING...

Biased Appraisals and the Devaluation of Housing in Black Neighborhoods

Biased Appraisals and the Devaluation of Housing in Black Neighborhoods

Articles, Housing, Racial Equity | November 18 2021

By Jonathan Rothwell and Andre M. Perry,...

New Healing Through Policy Initiative Fosters Racial Justice

New Healing Through Policy Initiative Fosters Racial Justice

Articles, Racial Equity | November 17 2021

By Gail Christopher, de Beaumont This article is the third the 2021 Fresh Perspectives series, presented by the de Beaumont Foundation. Published in the weeks leading up to APHA’s 2021 Annual Meeting and Expo in October, the series showcases...

Dr. Gail C. Christopher Moderates Prioritizing Equity Spotlight session

Dr. Gail C. Christopher Moderates Prioritizing Equity Spotlight session

Health Medical Care, Racial Equity, Video | November 8 2021

Robert 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...

How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land

How Thousands of Black Farmers Were Forced Off Their Land

Racial Equity | November 8 2021

Black people own just 2 percent of farmland in the United States. A decades-long history of loan denials at the USDA is a major reason why. By Kali Holloway, The Nation (Read...

Poor Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt of Extreme Heat, ‘Legacies of Racist Decision-Making’

Poor Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt of Extreme Heat, ‘Legacies of Racist Decision-Making’

| October 29 2021

By Tony Barboza and Ruben Vives, LA Times (Read...

To Combat Gun Violence, Clean Up the Neighborhood

To Combat Gun Violence, Clean Up the Neighborhood

Articles | October 27 2021

By Eugenia C. South, New York Times (Read...

Louisiana Is Only State Where White People’s COVID Vaccination Rates Lag behind Other Races

Louisiana Is Only State Where White People’s COVID Vaccination Rates Lag behind Other Races

Articles | October 25 2021

Black, Asian and Hispanic residents are outpacing their White counterparts. By Emily Woodruff (Read...

NCHE Executive Director, Dr. Gail Christopher was invited to speak at American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2021 Annual Conference on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT)

NCHE Executive Director, Dr. Gail Christopher was invited to speak at American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2021 Annual Conference on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT)

| October 22 2021

APHA TV meets with Dr. Gail Christopher to discuss her thoughts on racial healing through Policy. Dr. Christopher also details the Truth, Racial, Healing and Transformation framework and shares some words of encouragement for public health...

National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems Releases Report

National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems Releases Report

Announcements, Articles | October 19 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the gaps in our public health infrastructure. When data are inconsistently collected across states and localities; are incomplete; aren’t shared in a timely fashion; or don't capture vital race and ethnicity...