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How Health Plans Could Improve Collection of Race Ethnicity Data
To work toward racial equity in the health care system, participants — health plans, physicians, and the government, to name a few — need to unders...
How race and income can determine the quality of the air you breathe
Inequitable exposure to PM2.5 pollution is just half of the problem. Disproportionate emissions by race are the other. A 2019 study published in th...
Abortion Restrictions Are Detrimental to Health of Black Women
People of color will likely face the brunt of negative impact following the Supreme Court’s overturning Roe v. Wade, abortion rights advocates warn...
Black pastors, church leaders invited to mental health and suicide prevention training
“The African American community has had significant challenges in regard to engaging in mental health care. Also, we’ve had increased prevalence of...
Racial disparities are working against disaster recovery for people of color. Climate change could make it worse
By Lauren Lee, CNN
People of color in the US face heightened risks of harm from climate-induced disasters. Now, non-profits are pushing to remedy t...
In counties with more Black doctors, Black people live longer, ‘astonishing’ study finds
Black people in counties with more Black primary care physicians live longer, according to a new national analysis that provides the strongest evid...
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