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...
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. ...
As we continue to celebrate Latinx Americans this month, it is imperative that we look for ways to put an end to the disparities that plague this community. That means ensuring all Americans can live happy, healthy, prosperous lives....
This August, we're celebrating National Immunization Awareness Month. The annual observance encourages people of all ages to stay up-to-date on routine vaccinations against preventable diseases. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, it's now more important than ever that Americans -- particularly vulnerable minority communities -- heed this...
The Health Equity Collaborative (HEC), a broad-based group comprised of national civil rights, progressive, and multicultural organizations applauds Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Kamala Harris (D-CA) for introducing a new resolution declaring racism a public health crisis....
June 18, 2020 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) just announced a new plan that will go a long way towards improving the lives of elderly Americans with diabetes. Effective 2021, every state in the country -- plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico...
June 5, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is shining a light on longstanding disparities that minority Americans face on a daily basis -- greater incidence of chronic disease, poorer health outcomes, and higher unemployment rates.[1] Unfortunately, as these Americans desperately worry about the state of their health and...