Black Health Matters
JANUARY 10, 2025
These Climate Crises Bring Health Risks Black people are particularly vulnerable to the health challenges presented by extreme weather events. Altadena has been affected by the Eaton fire, one of several wildfires in the area.
BU School of Public Health Blog
JANUARY 9, 2025
She hopes that the LEAD initiative will result in further development of novel research questions and grant applications on how to improve Latino health, and she foresees the program fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations that could help the School of Public Health tackle its strategic goal of reducing health inequities.
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NC Health News
JANUARY 22, 2025
By Will Atwater The recent fires ravaging Los Angeles have highlighted the dangers faced in firefighting winds, fast-moving flames, smoke, chemical fumes but it turns out that one of the most persistent hazards faced by firefighters could be the very clothing designed to protect them, according to a recent report.
Association of Health Care Journalists
JANUARY 9, 2025
When covering this story, it’s crucial for health journalists to highlight the disproportionate impact of wildfires on certain populations. The disparity in exposure can exacerbate existing health inequities.
NC Health News
JANUARY 31, 2025
By Anne Blythe and Will Atwater Three years have passed since a massive fire broke out at the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant in the heart of Winston-Salem. The blaze started at close to 7 p.m. 31, 2022, and soon raged out of control.
KFF Health News
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Recent efforts to address health disparities have run headlong into racist policies still entrenched in health systems. health care system and structural barriers have led to persistent health inequities that cost more than a million lives and billions of dollars, according to the national academies report.
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