Association of Health Care Journalists
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Using race and ethnicity categories in research contributes to health inequities but leaving them out can also be problematic, according to a recent consensus report published by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Racial categories in the U.S., population.
The NACCHO Podcast Series
DECEMBER 8, 2022
They also discuss NACCHO’s advocacy to pass the Public Health Loan Repayment Program in end-of-year legislation, including how members can take action to urge their members of Congress to support the program. Ige discuss how local health departments are rethinking how health inequities are addressed in public health practice.
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Fund for Public Health NYC
JULY 26, 2023
Maternal health inequities in New York City are stark, with Black women and birthing persons being 9x more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than their white counterparts. The City of New York’s commitment to improving maternal health outcomes is not new; the Department of Health has been dedicated to this cause for decades.
BU School of Public Health Blog
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Maria Glymour Maria Glymour , chair and professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health; Jacqueline Torres, associate professor of epidemiology & biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco; and Paola Gilsanz, research scientist II at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, have received a $28.8
Better Health For All
OCTOBER 10, 2024
When the MBRACE-UK report for 2019-2021 was published showing a four-fold increase in risk of mortality for pregnant people from Black ethnic groups [1] , the medical establishment reacted promptly and with horror to investigate and tackle this statistic. It’s not just birthing parents who are at risk either.
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