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How Systemic Racism Continues To Determine Black Health And Wealth In Chicago
June 4, 2021By Terry Gross, npr.org (Read...
Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure, Black People’s Health All Linked, Experts Say
June 2, 2021By American Heart Association News, chicago.suntimes.com "Untreated, high blood pressure can lead to disabling, potentially fatal illnesses including heart disease, stroke, dementia, kidney disease, sexual dysfunction, vision loss." (Read...
New Commission To Tackle How National Health Data Are Collected, Shared, And Used
June 1, 2021By Alonzo Plough Gail C. Christopher, healthaffairs.org "COVID-19 has shown us once again that wealth, racism, and privilege play an outsized role in how long and how well people live. Philanthropy has long sought to address the confluence of...
Conducting a Virtual Public Deliberation on COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
May 30, 2021...
The Call for Racial Healing and Justice Continues…..
May 25, 2021More than 50 years before George Floyd's death, lawmakers predicted a growing racial divide It's been a year since George Floyd's chilling last words, "I can't breathe," sent shock waves around the world. A guilty verdict came down April 20, but...
In California, the pandemic hits Latinos hard
May 13, 2021...
“Deconstructing Inequities — Transparent Values in Measurement and Analytic Choices,” Marjory L. Givens, Keith P. Gennuso, Elizabeth A. Pollock, and Sheri L. Johnson.
May 12, 2021...
EPA Finds Black Americans Face More Health-Threatening Air Pollution
May 5, 2021By Phil McKenna, Inside Climate News "Race, not poverty, was found to be the strongest predictor of exposure to PM 2.5, a health-damaging particle created when fossil fuels are burned." (Read...
5 Ways The Model Minority Myth Is Used Against Asian Americans At Work
April 30, 2021By Monica Torres, Huff Post "The lie that all Asian Americans are successful has many negative career consequences." (Read...
CDC Says Racism Is a ‘Serious Threat’ to Public Health
April 28, 2021By Mary Pflum, NBC News “Racism is operating not only with respect to Covid-19 but also with respect to infant mortality, maternal mortality, obesity,” said a past president of the American Public Health Association. (Read...