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The Black Progress Index: Examining the Social Factors that influence Black well-being
September 28, 2022By Andre M. Perry and Jonathan Rothwell, BROOKINGS "The Black Progress Index identifies and measures the social conditions that predict long and healthy lives for Black Americans." (Read...
Public Health Experts on Health Equity and the Lessons of the COVID-19 Pandemic
September 26, 2022By Washington Post Live, https://www.washingtonpost.com/ "The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated the country's economic, racial, and health disparities. California's Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly and Harvard T. H. Chan...
Poll: High U.S. Inflation Rates Are Having a More Serious Impact on Black, Latino, and Native American Households than White Households
August 17, 2022Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Article In an NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health survey, people of color are significantly more likely than Whites to report they are currently experiencing serious financial...
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) Statement in Recognition of Juneteenth, 2022
June 20, 2022Chair of the TFAH Board of Directors Gail Christopher, D.N. and President and CEO J. Nadine Gracia, M.D., MSCE released the following statement in recognition of Juneteenth, 2022. (Washington, DC – June 17, 2022) -- “Juneteenth is a celebration...
Forgotten Native Indian Boarding Schools and Burial Sites Uncovered
May 19, 2022Feds Seek to Undo Harm From Forced Assimilation Schools. By Sarafina Wright, The Washington Informer (Read...
The Newly Initiated Investigation of Native American Boarding Schools in the USA
May 19, 2022As part of its efforts to address the troublesome history and harm of federal Indian boarding school policy, the US Department of the Interior has identified several Native American Boarding Schools and burial sites dating back more than a century...
Gordon Plaza Was Sold as a Dream for Black Home Buyers. It Was a Toxic Nightmare.
April 5, 2022New Orleans city officials allowed developers to build homes on land contaminated with chemicals linked to cancer. They didn’t tell the people who moved in. By Darryl Fears, The Washington Post (Read...
Policy Changes To Address Racial/Ethnic Inequities In Patient Safety
March 3, 2022By Angela Thomas, Seth Krevat, and Raj Ratwani - Health Affairs (Read...
“That’s Public Health” Web Series by APHA and Complexly
February 11, 2022EPISODE 1: The first episode of APHA and Complexly's web series "That's Public Health" introduces the basics of public health and why it is so important. https://youtu.be/ig2cnOLFBR4 EPISODE 2: Health equity is a public health approach...
Re-igniting Collaboratives for Health Equity and HOPE to Communities
January 24, 2022The Collaboratives for Health Equity (CHE) teams met on January 18th to discuss the use of state data to create more resilient inclusive communities and fight structural racism and inequality, as well as combat the COVID-19...