News & Media
The National Collaborative for Health Equity presents the latest news, articles, events and program highlights to help you stay connected and informed.
Poor Neighborhoods Bear the Brunt of Extreme Heat, ‘Legacies of Racist Decision-Making’
By Tony Barboza and Ruben Vives, LA Times (Read...
To Combat Gun Violence, Clean Up the Neighborhood
By Eugenia C. South, New York Times (Read...
Louisiana Is Only State Where White People’s COVID Vaccination Rates Lag behind Other Races
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)
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
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...
The National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE) Is Seeking a Deputy Director for Programs and Strategy
Title: Deputy Director for Programs and Strategy Location: Washington, D.C. (There will be remote consideration for this role.) Reports to: Executive Director Status: Full-time, Non-Exempt Salary: $140,000-160,000 Founded in 2014, NCHE was...
Food Apartheid Threatens BIPOC Children’s Health. Food Sovereignty Is the Fix.
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, Truthout Institutions within BIPOC and lower-income communities are rich with potential to deliver food access that exists in a space of autonomy and freedom from the whims of policymakers. (Read...
EPA Just Detailed All the Ways Climate Change Will Hit U.S. Racial Minorities the Hardest. It’s a Long List.
By Darryl Fears and Dino...
Black Women Are Leading Efforts to Combat Rising Maternal and Infant Mortality
By Eisa Nefertari...
Hurricane Ida Is Proof Systemic Racism Aggravates the Effects of Climate Crisis
By Rashad Robinson, Salon' (Read...