Black Americans have been hit hardest by COVID-19. Yet we’re also much less likely to take the vaccines. In the District of Columbia, for example, Blacks account for 55% of all COVID-19 cases and 70% of all deaths, yet have received only 40% of vaccinations....
We expected Naomi Osaka to make news at the French Open this year, quite possibly by winning it. After all, the Japanese national is ranked Number One among women tennis players in the world, and her style of play is forthright and irresistible....
Lawmakers are pursuing a range of efforts to eradicate America's healthcare inequities. They're creating a Health Equity Task Force, pushing for widespread broadband internet access, and making telehealth a more viable option for low-income and rural communities. ...
More than thirty years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, airlines are decades behind buses, trains, and subways in accommodating passengers with disabilities. This discrepancy is not just a matter of convenience, but of fundamental dignity....
The Health Equity Collaborative joined UsAgainstAlzheimer’s along with over 50 health, medical, aging, and consumer advocacy groups on a coalition letter calling on Congress to triple funding – to $60 million – for the Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program within the Centers for Disease...
The related minority health and health disparities research events listed below include those organized by NIH or other organizations nationwide...
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May 4, 2021
A virtual event...
May 12, 2021
Join us in building courageous community...
June, 23 2021
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Chicago, USA...
August 9-13, 2021...
Last week, The House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor committees reintroduced H.R. 3, the "Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act." While we commend Congressional efforts to lower the cost of drugs, we should have the conversation - at what...