News & Media
The National Collaborative for Health Equity presents the latest news, articles, events and program highlights to help you stay connected and informed.
Health Reform is Important, But Collaboration is Key
Relative to national averages, many people of color have poorer health from the cradle to the grave—beginning at birth, with higher rates of low birth weight and infant mortality; through childhood and adolescence, with higher rates of asthma and...
Gail Christopher to be Honored with Terrance Keenan Award
Gail Christopher, Vice President for Policy and Senior Advisor at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, will receive Grantmakers In Health's (GIH) 2015 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy. The award pays tribute to health grantmakers...
The Raising of America Webinar
The National Collaborative for Health Equity recently held a webinar encouraging PLACE MATTERS teams to use The Raising of America – a new documentary film from award-winning media producers at California Newsreel – to help raise awareness...
Why Eric Garner is the turning point Ferguson never was
Ferguson, Mo., has captured the nation's attention for the better part of the past four months. But in just a few short days in the national news, Eric Garner has become the political rallying point that Ferguson never has. A new poll shows...
Mediaxploitation: A Call for Unbiased Reporting on Boys and Men of Color
Event Description: Media reporting on the Grand Jury decision regarding the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO, tended to focus on isolated instances of violence that erupted following the announcement of the jury’s decision. Yet...
Statement from the National Collaborative for Health Equity on the Grand Jury Decision Regarding the Death of Michael Brown
The National Collaborative for Health Equity joins many other racial justice organizations around the nation in decrying the failure of the Grand Jury convened in the Michael Brown killing to indict Ferguson, MO police officer Darren Wilson, who was...
Community Health Assessment for Jefferson County
The Jefferson County PLACE MATTERS team released their Community Health Assessment for Jefferson County and a Community Health Improvement Plan for Jefferson County with Work Plan. This amazing work that has been conducted since October 2013...
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Racial Equity Anchor’s Statement on Ferguson
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's racial equity anchors released a statement on Ferguson. They stand in solidarity and awe of young activists fighting for...
For Boys, Present Laws Can’t Substitute for Absent fathers, and I Should Know
Son of a Saint is a support group for boys whose fathers are incarcerated or dead. At the organization’s annual gala Nov. 1, Hechinger Report columnist Andre Perry delivered a keynote speech in which he revealed that as a child, he faced the...