August 1-5, 2020: The 2020 NMA convention and Scientific Assembly is planned as an educational reinforcement for practicing physicians, related health professionals, trainees and residents representing a variety of medical specialties and health professions....
August 12-14, 2020: The National Health Equity Leadership Summit brings together federal, state, local, and tribal leaders to highlight strategies to advance health equity and to showcase solutions that support the ASTHO Challenge to Build Healthy and Resilient Communities. This meeting, hosted by ASTHO, in...
September 8, 2020: The APAICS Annual Awards Gala Dinner is the culmination of our nation’s recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May, a celebration of the culture, traditions, history, and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. We expect...
September 8-9, 2020: The Legislative Leadership Summit brings together nonprofit and corporate leaders, subject matter experts, as well as local and federally elected officials for two days of bipartisan policy discussions that affect the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community and the nation at large....
La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EE. UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) acaba de aprobar una autorización de uso de emergencia para la vacuna de Johnson & Johnson, la tercera vacuna para combatir el coronavirus en EEUU....
Black History Month may be coming to an end. But efforts to combat the racial inequities that have long plagued our healthcare system should -- and must -- continue....
The Health Equity Collaborative, a broad-based group comprised of national civil rights, progressive, and multicultural public health organizations, wishes to emphasize the dire need for reforms to strengthen America’s healthcare safety net. As our health system continues to grapple with COVID-19, our federal programs must...
On February 11th, the American Muslim Health Professionals partnered with the Health Equity Collaborative along with over 100 public health organizations to host a conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine and address the pressing questions of the community....
Nutritional disparities among communities of color in the United States have become a growing point of concern for public health officials in recent years. If we hope to dismantle the health and socioeconomic barriers that prevent so many Americans from thriving, providing the tools they...
Black Americans are nearly four times as likely as their white counterparts to be hospitalized following infection, and nearly three times as likely to die. Meanwhile, Hispanic Americans share a similar mortality rate, and are more than four times as likely to suffer a stint...
The historic election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris means a change at the White House as well as a dramatically different approach to health policy in the Humphrey Building. ...
The Health Equity Collaborative extends its sincere congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. ...