News & Media
The National Collaborative for Health Equity presents the latest news, articles, events and program highlights to help you stay connected and informed.
Dr. Gail Christopher Addresses Helsinki Commission
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) BRIEFING ON TRUTH, RECONCILIATION, & HEALING - Toward a Unified Future (PDF Version) Thursday, July 18, 2019 Written Testimony by Gail C. Christopher Chairman...
Segregation Has Soared in America’s Schools as Federal Leaders Largely Looked Away
By Seema Mehta and Michael Finnegan Nearly 50 years have passed since Kamala Harris joined the legions of children bused to schools in distant neighborhoods as the United States attempted to integrate its racially segregated public...
America’s Challenge: Moving Toward Racial Healing and Transformation
By Gail. C. Christopher (The Charleston Chronicle) (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Months after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam came under fire for the racist images on his yearbook page from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 1984, he remains in office, a...
CHE Cook County is Fighting for Equity in the Mid-West
The Collaborative for Health Equity Cook County (CHE Cook County) is confronting the root causes of inequities in health by raising awareness, advancing policy, and building power. CHE Cook County is working to address the root causes of inequity...
The Democratic Candidates’ Positions on School Diversity & Related Educational Equity Issues
By Philip Tegeler & Abi Hollinger; https://prrac.org/ (Read...
Indigenous Matriarchs Stand Together in Dark Times
By Emilee Gilpin in Features, Culture; https://www.nationalobserver.com/ (Read...
Being Black in America Is a Health Risk. It’s Time for Reparations.
By Jason Silverstein; https://www.vice.com (Read...
Power Station Podcast with Dr. Brian Smedley
Power Station host Ann Pasmanick speaks with Dr. Brian Smedley on Health Equity and what makes it possible. "What makes health equity, the opportunity for all people to be healthy and thrive, possible? According to Dr. Brian...
“Lifting Up Community Voices” Learning Series Presents Its Second Webinar “Sorrow and Outrage”
June 19, 2019 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm REGISTER HERE: https://bit.ly/2Mv5Cno PRESENTERS Eliza Ramos Eliza Ramos, MPH, MSW, is an award winning activist, healer, and advocate for social justice. She is the CEO...
National Collaborative for Health Equity Aims to Level the Playing Field
https://www.healio.com/ Healio Rheumatology, Spring 2019 Racial and ethnic disparities in health care in the United States have confounded experts for decades. An important reason for this is that the problems are multifactorial, with...