Experts say those who disproportionately have trouble accessing health care, who are often of color, will be most impacted.
Author: Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY
Climate action is critical for health equity. Community health clinics are key – and need more support.
Johnson & Johnson announced a $2 million grant to support climate health equity at community clinics. Experts say more support like this is critical.
Black Maternal Health Week: ‘We have to do better,’ support, listen to Black moms, experts and loved ones say
During Black Maternal Health Week, experts want the stories of moms at the forefront, saying the impetus for policy changes has been long overdue.
Here’s how university health centers are ‘adopting’ households to fight health disparities
A new program is part of a wave of home health-based trends to address disparities in underserved neighborhoods.
Experts worry a lack of data is obscuring which kids aren’t getting the COVID-19 shot
The dearth of data on kids’ COVID-19 vaccination rates by race and ethnicity are hindering targeted equity plans, experts say.
An ‘open wound’: How nurses of color fight the rampant racism plaguing their field
A survey found an overwhelming majority of America’s nurses of color say they experienced or witnessed racism on the job.
COVID-19 has taken many children’s parents. Their relative caregivers face host of hurdles
Caregivers face a host of hurdles taking in their relative children. The pandemic has made the problem more urgent.
26 states plan to ban abortion in some form if the Supreme Court OKs Mississippi’s ban. Here’s who is most at risk.
Who will lose access to abortion if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade? Those who are low-income and nonwhite are expected to be most affected.
Native Americans die younger, CDC study shows. They say it’s proof of ‘ongoing systemic harm.’
A recent CDC study paints a grim picture that’s no surprise to Native Americans, who have seen too many lives cut short throughout their communities.
What’s the ‘lived experience’ of diverse Americans? A large-scale NIH survey is seeking the answer.
The latest survey from the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us program is taking a pulse on social and environmental factors that impact health.