June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and its many achievements. It is also a time to reflect on the challenges that the LGBTQ+ community faces, including disparities in health care. LGBTQ+ people are more likely to experience health disparities than cisgender...
World AIDS Vaccine Day, also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, is an annual opportunity to raise awareness about the need to support and invest in vaccine innovations to prevent HIV infection. ...
Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world, with more than 25 million adherents worldwide. Of that number, there are estimated to be around 500,000 Sikhs in the United States. Despite more than 125 years of contributions to American life and history, there remains...
Last week, the Health Equity Collaborative (HEC), united 51 national, public health, patient advocacy, civil rights, and multicultural organizations to deliver an open letter to the 118th Congress and Biden Administration outlining guidelines for advancing health equity. This letter is the latest iteration of an ongoing...
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute hosted a Health Issues Summit on April 25, 2023. The event provided an opportunity to convene Latino leaders and experts for high-level discussions and networking around the health of Latino Communities and the nation....
Despite a number of positive steps forward, LGBTQ people continue to face significant barriers to accessing healthcare services. This includes the discrimination they encounter from insurers and medical providers, as well as the delays or denials of care they face. In addition, in many cases,...
Women's History Month is a time to celebrate how far women have come -- and also to recognize the disparities they still face. In particular, Black women in America experience disproportionately poor health outcomes as a result of racism, sexism, and barriers to care.[1] Yet Congress...
The National Consumers League (NCL) sent a letter urging Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to ensure that consumers get a fair deal at the pharmacy. When it comes to the high out-of-pocket costs consumers face at the pharmacy counter — often for lifesaving...