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.

Climate Change and Health 124

Climate Change and Health Mental Health and Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Disaster and Emergency Management 124

Institute of Public Health

JULY 20, 2023

Joint North South Public Health Conference: Call for abstracts now open maresa.fagan@p… Thu, 20/07/2023 - 12:31 Joint North South Public Health Conference: Call for abstracts now open Health Inequalities Public Health 20 Jul, 2023 Register for the conference here.

Health Inequalities 52

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Institute of Public Health

JULY 7, 2023

This virtual event will bring together international and local experts to discuss the drivers of health inequalities in the context of the cost-of-living crisis and wider determinants of health. Further details to be announced shortly.   

Health Inequalities 52

Health Inequalities 52

Black Health Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

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.,

Climate Change and Health 98

Climate Change and Health Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Health Inequalities Health Equity 98

News Medical Health Sciences

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

x NHS NELCA 'Check In' campaign transforms breast cancer awareness for young people, addressing health inequities and promoting self-checking. The CoppaFeel!

Health Inequalities 52

Health Inequalities 52

Better Health For All

OCTOBER 17, 2024

COVID-19 has further emphasised the significance of public health as a speciality and rekindled wider interest in health inequalities [1]. Generalism is a form of clinical practice that is shaped around the priority health needs of the person rather than the practitioners’ own field of expertise.

Occupational Health and Safety 84

Occupational Health and Safety Health Inequalities Health Education Ageing and Health 84

BU School of Public Health Blog

AUGUST 29, 2024

health inequities Pharmacy Standing Order for Narcan Distribution Linked to Reduction in Overdose Deaths A new study found that Massachusetts cities with pharmacies that implemented a state standing order to distribute naloxone to community members without a prescription was associated with a gradual and significant decrease in opioid-related fatalities. (..)

Mental Health and Public Health 90

Mental Health and Public Health Health Inequalities Substance Use Disorders 90

NPJ Women's Health

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The subnational pattern of gender disparities closely aligns with existing regional dynamics of socioeconomic and health inequalities. National and statewide policies are needed to address lifetime gender disparities and improve older womens health.

Health Inequalities 52

Health Inequalities Ageing and Health 52

Science Daily - Public Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

By expanding beyond the conventional focus on age and context, this new approach opens the door to a more detailed understanding of disease transmission and offers a powerful tool for addressing health inequities.

Socioeconomic Status and Health 52

Socioeconomic Status and Health Ethnicity and Health Health Inequalities Ageing and Health 52

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

In our scoping review published in IJE , we developed 12 criteria based on previous literature on overadjustment bias and used these to look at potential approaches to managing overadjustment bias in 84 systematic reviews of health inequalities. Overall, these approaches were not regularly applied.

Health Education and Training Organizations 52

Health Education and Training Organizations Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health 52

Institute of Public Health

MAY 2, 2023

Our Work admin Tue, 02/05/2023 - 17:38 Our Work We focus on promoting health and wellbeing, improving health equity, and reducing health inequalities throughout the life course. This covers a wide range of topics within the broad theme of public health which can be seen below.

Health Inequalities 52

Health Inequalities Health Equity Health Policy 52

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.,

Ethnicity and Health 98

Ethnicity and Health Health Disparities Health Equity Health Inequalities 98

NC Health News

MARCH 12, 2025

The fellowship is a yearlong service-based program that empowers graduate students to do a community health service project that helps address systemic health inequities. Not only are the students paired with a faculty member to try to identify barriers to care, the overall goal is to improve health equity.

Health Inequalities 70

Health Inequalities Health Equity Health Policy 70

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Iñaki Permanyer and Júlia Almeida Calazans Policymakers and scholars are increasingly interested in monitoring and curbing health inequalities. Measuring how ‘similar’ or ‘dissimilar’ the different causes of death are can help us understand global health inequalities and patterns of mortality.

Health Disparities 52

Health Disparities Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health 52

PHIG Partners

OCTOBER 11, 2024

With 88% of participants reporting enhanced climate change knowledge and 77% of projects improving community resilience, the academy significantly addresses racial and health inequities.

Climate Change and Health 40

Climate Change and Health Health Inequalities 40

BU School of Public Health Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Ultimately, says Cole, “efforts to improve maternal health through care delivery reforms must happen alongside broader efforts that address the social and structural determinants of maternal health inequities.”

Maternal and Child Health 63

Maternal and Child Health Health Inequalities Biostatistics Health Disparities 63

BU School of Public Health Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

There’s an urgent need for people with a passion to tackle the health inequalities we see everywhere while also adopting rigorous methods to figure out what approaches will truly make a difference. Some programs emphasize health equity or rigorous methods, but students need strong training in both.

Health Education and Training Organizations 98

Health Education and Training Organizations Biostatistics Health Equity Ageing and Health 98

The NACCHO Podcast Series

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Simbo Ige, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Health Equity and Capacity Building at the New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene about the continued need to push health equity in practice despite the wind down of federal funding for COVID programming. They also talk about the $2.25

Health Equity 40

Health Equity Mental Health and Public Health Ethnicity and Health Health Inequalities 40

The Health Care Blog

JULY 5, 2022

It has led to declining mortality rates , lagging behind peer countries; It trails peer countries on most measures of health outcomes and quality of care; It spends much more than other countries, despite the greater mortality and morbidity it achieves; It wastes as much of a third of its spending, such as on unnecessary/inappropriate care and excessive (..)

Ethnicity and Health 104

Ethnicity and Health Food Security and Safety Ageing and Health Health Inequalities 104

Research America

DECEMBER 9, 2024

UC Irvine Deeply Rooted Podcast: The U C Irvine team explored health inequities in Orange County through interviews with local health organization leaders, aiming to expose medical students to community challenges.

Media and Health Communication 59

Media and Health Communication Climate Change and Health Health Inequalities 59

Black Health Matters

JANUARY 10, 2025

Altadena has been affected by the Eaton fire, one of several wildfires in the area.

Climate Change and Health 98

Climate Change and Health Mental Health and Public Health Syndemics Health Inequalities 98

The Health Care Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Patient data continues to be siloed despite huge gains in electronic health records; not only do different EHR vendors not commun icate well, but different health systems using the same vendor also have problems. Health inequities abound. Somebody needs some $3 tips. We’re doing way too much of the work, for free.

Health Inequalities 98

Health Inequalities Health Policy 98

The Health Care Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Tens of millions of us still lack health insurance, in part because some states refused to expand Medicaid and in part because people still can’t afford/don’t see the value of health insurance, despite subsidies. Health inequities abound, particularly for people of color.

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals 98

Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Mental Health and Public Health Climate Change and Health Ageing and Health 98

Exploring Health

JANUARY 15, 2025

Teaching Medical Students to Use Telehealth Can Reduce Rural Health Inequities Telehealth use has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical students have yet to be taught how to use it. By Joy Lee I got my first period when I was 12 years old.

Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare 97

Telemedicine and Virtual Healthcare Mental Health and Public Health Nutrition and Public Health Health Disparities 97

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Moreover, future public health initiatives should consider providing more health resources, and enabling better access to them, as well as increasing social opportunities, such as education and cultural activities, for socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods, while also targeting individual behaviour.

Socioeconomic Status and Health 52

Socioeconomic Status and Health Nutrition and Public Health Health Inequalities Risk Factors 52

HEALTHBEAT

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Researchers have also found a link between voting and health, noting that a vicious cycle can develop where poor health can reduce voter turnout, which can result in electoral outcomes and policies that worsen health inequities.

Ageing and Health 75

Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health Health Inequalities Health Equity 75

The Network for Public Health Law

AUGUST 7, 2024

We recognize that racial health inequities are created by a variety of factors that often linked to the social determinants of health and are also intersectional. We are seeking applicants developing or working on a specific issue that prioritizes racial equity that would benefit from legal and policy technical assistance.

Health Equity 80

Health Equity Mental Health and Public Health Climate Change and Health Social Determinants of Health 80

UNC Epidemiology Blog

JANUARY 17, 2025

When faced with challenges, we must redouble our efforts to improve public health, promote individual and community well-being, and eliminate health inequities across North Carolina and around the world. Rather, our road map must plot a way forward despite an unknowable number of reroutes to come.

Mental Health and Public Health 52

Mental Health and Public Health Tobacco Control Health Inequalities Health Promotion 52

Maternal Health Task Force

JANUARY 22, 2025

By: Audrey Benson , a researcher and writer with experience in quantitative and participatory projects at the intersection of health, gender, and migration. Maternal and Child Health in Mozambique: A Physicians Perspective Dr. Anete Muxlhanga, a Mozambican physician and researcher, provides firsthand insights into these challenges.

Maternal and Child Health 64

Maternal and Child Health Global Health Ageing and Health Health Inequalities 64

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.

Ethnicity and Health 59

Ethnicity and Health Ageing and Health Health Inequalities Health Disparities 59

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.

Mental Health and Public Health 52

Mental Health and Public Health Ethnicity and Health Health Inequalities Health Equity 52

Sheffield DPH

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Were I King for a day in this space:, in my view, a 10 year plan serious about health inequalities must achieve 3 things from the perspectives of the NHS system: NHS budget focus on inequality. Capitalise on the inequality weighting. For all decisions demonstrably to be pro equity or give a good reason why not.

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting 40

Public Health Law and Policy Consulting Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Health Policy 40

Better Health For All

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Advance Equity in Training : Implement recommendations from our 2024 Fair Training Culture report to improve equity across the public health career pathway, promoting public health leadership in anti-racism, and supporting our membership in understanding, advocating for and tackling health inequalities.

Mental Health and Public Health 40

Mental Health and Public Health Nutrition and Public Health Climate Change and Health Health Equity 40

HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Zellnor Myrie, who emphasized that the hospital’s loss would exacerbate stark health inequities in his Central Brooklyn district. We should have world-class health care services just like everybody else, period,” he said. Myrie, a mayoral candidate , stressed that his constituents deserved access to better care. “We

Mental Health and Public Health 63

Mental Health and Public Health Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Health Inequalities 63

PHAB

JUNE 24, 2024

He was instrumental in helping to create the vision for KCU’s new Center for Population Health and Equity, aimed at engaging communities in addressing the factors that impact health—the social and structural determinants contributing to health inequities.

Media and Health Communication 52

Media and Health Communication Health Education Health Inequalities Health Services Research 52

Better Health For All

MAY 23, 2024

This pillar calls for government action to address poverty at its roots, ensuring everyone has a fair chance to live a long, healthy, and productive life.

Health Inequalities 52

Health Inequalities Health Economics 52

Fund for Public Health NYC

JANUARY 28, 2025

The NYC Health Department has released a new strategy to address the root causes of chronic diseases, which are the leading causes of death for New Yorkers. This comprehensive report, part of the HealthyNYC initiative, outlines a plan to reduce health inequities and promote healthier lives for all.

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Mental Health and Public Health Nutrition and Public Health Ethnicity and Health Ageing and Health 52