People of color, low-income communities, children, older adults, and individuals with underlying health conditions are disproportionately affected by air pollution, with Bakersfield, Calif., Fresno-Madera-Hanford, Fairbanks, AK, Eugene-Springfield, Oregon, and Visalia, Calif., being the most polluted cities.
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Protecting the Maternal Health of the Black Community
The Fund for Public Health NYC and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene held a discussion about “Protecting the Health of Black Women and Birthing People and their Babies” to raise awareness about the Maternal Home Collaborative Model, which aims to improve Black maternal health and reduce preventable maternal deaths through a variety of support networks and resources.
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A Tangled Web: Food Equity, Environmental Racism, and Reproductive Health in Black Communities
April is National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority communities and reducing health disparities. In the United States, women in communities of color are left with unequal birthrights, as a history of systemic racism threatens their reproductive health.
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Texas is struggling to diversify its mental health workforce as the state becomes less white
Texas is struggling to diversify its mental health workforce as the state becomes less white, and is looking at ways to increase the number of licensed mental health providers to meet the growing demand.
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Miracle-Ear Foundation Brings the Gift of Sound to Dallas
The Miracle-Ear Foundation provided 500 hearing aids to 250 Dallas area residents in need and provided free hearing tests and hearing health education through their 9th Miracle Mission.
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Black, Disabled, and Dealing With the Maze of Health CareÂ
Adults living with a disability experience delays in access to medical equipment and supplies, contributing to worsening health outcomes, chronic pain, and mental health issues, according to a new Urban Institute report.
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Racial Bias Uncovered in Kidney Transplantation System: Thousands of Black Patients Prioritized After Years of Waiting
By Stacy M. Brown At issue is a once widely used test that overestimated how well Black people’s kidneys were functioning, making them look healthier than they really were. An […]
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Exposing High Rates of Suicide Among Young Black Men in Rural Areas
Young Black men in rural areas are dying by suicide at alarming rates, due to childhood adversity and racism, and the system is failing to provide adequate support to prevent this.
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How community gardens do (and don’t) address food apartheid in South Dallas
The City of Dallas and other funders have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in community gardens in South Dallas, ranging from cutting-edge technology with high production to early childhood education environments, to provide produce and learning opportunities for the community.
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Years ago, Texas hustled to get kids on state health care. Now it’s kicking them off.
Texas Health and Human Services has faced criticism for the way it has dropped millions of Texans from the Medicaid and CHIP rolls in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, with advocates calling for a more aggressive approach to enrollment in the future.
