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Black Couple Fights to End Food Deserts in Chicago
June 15, 2016CHICAGO–With a mission to eradicate food deserts Dr. Jifunza C.A. Wright M.D. and her husband, Fred Carter launched the Healthy Food Hub, seven years ago, a community run reverse community supported agriculture (CSA) initiative offering healthier,...
Community Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States: Meeting 2
June 14, 2016Cuyahoga County Community Health Improvement Plan Presentation & Q&A (57:55 ) Martha Halko Deputy Director, Prevention & Wellness Cuyahoga County Board of Health Gregory Brown Executive Director, PolicyBridge President, Brown &...
Fair Housing Rule Helps Local Leaders Counteract Persistent Segregation
June 14, 2016By Kalima Rose & Lisa Cylar Barrett The Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule (AFFH) upgrades a forty-year-old law with tools and techniques to better advance fair housing goals and access to opportunity in every community. Sadly, there...
The National Urban League presents: 21st Century Health Equity Solutions – Health Equity and Accountability Act
June 8, 2016Wednesday, June 15, 2016 9:30am-11:00am Cannon House Office Building Room 421 Communities of color continue to face substantial cultural, physical, social, and economic barriers to obtaining quality health care. Panelists will discuss the Health...
Shift toward social determinants transforming public health work: Targeting causes of health disparities
June 6, 2016Kim Krisberg First in a series on the role of social determinants of health. Visit www.thenationshealth.org/sdoh for related content. Several years ago, public health workers in Wayne County, Michigan, embarked on a new endeavor to tackle infant...
Dream World
June 6, 2016by Michael Wenger - Adjunct Faculty Member, George Washington University I fell asleep the other night while visiting Wolf Blitzer’s Situation Room on CNN. And I dreamed. It started with the Democrats. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders...
A Call for Nominations for the RWJF Award for Health Equity
June 3, 2016We're pleased to announce the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity presented by the Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health (RWJF-APIC Award). It is a seven-year program to recognize individuals who have made...
HELEN webinar: “Paying for Quality: What is the Impact on Health Equity?”
May 20, 2016HELEN Webinar - Thursday, June 2, 2016 On May 9th, CMS released its much anticipated proposed rule to implement MACRA and gave stakeholders until June 27, 2016 to submit public comments. In order to better inform HELEN members as to the potential...
Eliminating Health Disparities Among Men and Boys – A Congressional Briefing Presented by the American Psychological Association
May 17, 2016Save the Date: May 24, 2016 12:00 - 1:30pm B-369 Rayburn House Office Building (Lunch Provided) Men and boys from vulnerable populations have some of the worst health outcomes in the country. Join a panel of experts who will discuss:...
NBC News covers Brian and our own David Harrington from PG County Collaboratives for Health Equity: Fighting a ‘Food Desert’ in Prince George’s County
May 17, 2016By Tracee Wilkins In some Prince George's County, Maryland, neighborhoods, you can drive for miles without seeing a proper grocery store. The county has been labeled a "food desert" because of the lack of healthy options -- especially in the...