By Jonathan Rothwell and Andre M. Perry, Brookings
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 viewpoints from a range of public health professionals around social connectedness.
Black, Asian and Hispanic residents are outpacing their White counterparts.
By Emily Woodruff
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 information, it’s impossible to understand the full impact of any crisis.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation established a first-of-its-kind National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems to reimagine how data are collected, shared, and used, and identify what public and private investments are needed to advance health equity. Led by Dr. Gail Christopher of the National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE), the 16-member Commission represents a diverse group of innovators and experts representing multiple sectors – health care, community advocacy, government, business, public health, and others – and I am pleased to be a member of this Commission.
The Commission examined both the systems and the data needed to ensure public health information works for all, including who the data we collect elevates, who is being centered in our data, who is being excluded, and why. The report includes overarching recommendations and steps a range of stakeholders can take that offer a blueprint for change with equity at their core. Learn more: RWJF Transforming Public Health Data Systems.
View Webinar: Charting a Course for an Equity-Centered Data System
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.
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, Truthout
Closing Gaps Would Create 1.7 Million Jobs, Add $300-450 Billion to the Economy. (Read more)