07/10/20 Fierce Healthcare: New Medicare plan helps make insulin affordable at last
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just took a major step toward improving affordability for seniors with diabetes....
Author: HEC admin
06/18/20 Global Citizen: How Racism and Discrimination Prevent Access to Good Health and Well-Being for All
Marginalized communities globally are forced to confront deeply ingrained societal issues that often place them in second place, a process rooted in systemic racism and discrimination that affects every aspect of their lives....
06/01/20 Podcast: Addressing Health Disparities & Policy Impacts of COVID-19 on Communities of Color with Kevin Kimble
Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease...
05/12/20 Newsweek: Minority, Rural Groups ask Trump Administration for More Grants to Address Coronavirus Crisis
A letter from a broad coalition of groups to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar asked Monday for increased funding measures to address disparities in how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting minority and rural communities, as well as seniors and other...
04/16/20 Press Release: Multicultural Groups Form Health Equity Collaborative
Today, a broad-based group comprised of national civil rights, progressive, and multicultural organizations announced the launch of the Health Equity Collaborative (www.healthequitycollaborative.org), a newly formed digital education hub dedicated to prioritizing the advancement of health equity. ...
12/12/19 The Real Cost of Chronic Disease
December 12, 2019: This briefing will address critical questions aimed at motivating change....
03/03/20 10th Anniversary Scientific Symposium: Innovations to Promote Health Equity
March 3, 2020: The NIMHD 10th Anniversary Scientific Symposium: Innovations to Promote Health Equity will showcase the latest discoveries in minority health and health disparities research. Join us for a day of new insights, dynamic discussions and a look toward the future....
03/03/20 LUNA Unleashed
March 10, 2020: The Black Women's Health Imperative will commemorate National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with the release of the first-ever graphic novel depicting cis and transgender Black women as superheroes on a quest to encourage HIV awareness and prevention. A portion of...
03/03/20 National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10, 2020: This National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), the Office on Women's Health wants everyone to make the best choices when it comes to protecting their health. Abstinence is the best way to avoid HIV, but if you decide to have...
03/03/20 National Minority Health Month
Date: Month of April Host: The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Minority Health Location: National...
03/03/20 Virtual Event: 25th Health Equity Conference
May 19, 2020: NRHA's Health Equity Conference is one of the National Rural Health Association's fastest-growing conferences. One of the only meetings in the nation to focus on health equity issues in rural America, this event offers attendees the opportunity to meet with peers and...
03/03/20 2020 Annual Research Meeting
June 13-16, 2020: Today's research driving tomorrow's outcomes....