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Addressing Rural Health Disparities with Data

WA State Department of Health

Addressing Rural Health Disparities with Data stevie.mathieu March 10, 2025 - 1:46pm This webinar demonstrates how public health professionals can identify, communicate about, and address health inequities in rural communities.

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The Kidney PATIENT Act Could Help Someone You Love

Black Health Matters

It is no secret that health inequities and barriers to quality care contribute to adverse outcomes within America’s Black community,” wrote Dr. Walter L. There is no question that this action by CMS would further worsen health inequities experienced by Black dialysis patients. Fields, Jr., are at risk for kidney disease.”

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SPH Promotes Latino Scholarship in Epidemiology

BU School of Public Health Blog

Photo courtesy of Marcia Pescador Jimenez) January 9, 2025 0 Megan Jones Twitter Facebook Guided by the vision and leadership of Marcia Pescador Jimenez , assistant professor of epidemiology, the Department of Epidemiology launched the Latino Epidemiology Alliance Development (LEAD) initiative this past summer.

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Reflecting on 2024: A Message from the FPH President

Better Health For All

Covid-19 Inquiry Contribution : We played a crucial role in highlighting the impact of health and social inequalities during the UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 1 report. Advocate for the Public Health Workforce : Champion pay equity, appropriate funding, and proper system arrangements for the public health workforce.

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PFAS compounds found in more firefighting PPE

NC Health News

The International Association of Fire Fighters announced in an article published on its website in October 2024, that Vancouver, Canada, became committed to outfitting all of the citys firefighters with PFAS-free gear in 2025.

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School-based telehealth expands further in North Carolina

NC Health News

by Rachel Crumpler April 7, 2025 April 8, 2025 No NC limit on 1,4-dioxane means water customers bear costs by Coastal Review Online April 6, 2025 April 5, 2025 The post School-based telehealth expands further in North Carolina appeared first on North Carolina Health News. KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST RFK Jr.s

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Impossible odds persist for many on organ transplant waitlist

Association of Health Care Journalists

From a public health perspective, inequities in transplantation contribute to worse health outcomes and deepen existing disparities. End-stage organ failure disproportionately affects communities of color, and when theyre shut out of the transplant system, it exacerbates health inequities.