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01/26/2023

Less-educated U.S. workers often face a lifetime of financial challenges, but some among them are more disadvantaged than others: Young Asian and white men without college education are paid more — sometimes far more — than both Black men and women of all racial groups, according to a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley.

https://news.berkeley.edu/2023/01/10/among-less-educated-young-workers-women-and-black-men-are-paid-far-less/

Study offers the first detailed look at the income disparities that will shape the lives of millions of young Americans with no college education

01/23/2023

The history of medical racism and the fight for health equity in the United States, and hear from Black doctors doing the work.

https://www.stlamerican.com/education/recent-and-recommended-books-about-black-health/article_773e4ca2-7fce-11ed-adfe-5f179f430d75.html

These books about Black health and health disparities in the United States come highly recommended. Read more about the history of medical racism and the fight for health equity in

01/17/2023

Research shows that Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer (one in six Black men), at a younger age, and with more aggressive disease than white men, and they are twice as likely to die from it.

/PRNewswire/ -- In its ongoing work to address health disparities for Black men related to prostate cancer, the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) today...

01/16/2023

The Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr dedicated his life to the pursuit of racial equality and social justice in the U.S, and brought about a number of important legislative changes across the n

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJRpeCDoKo

Today is the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He was born January 15, 1929. He was assassinated April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in...

01/14/2023

Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with several events happening in NC

Celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with several events happening around our area.

01/13/2023

Our mental health is the basis for everything we do.

If your mental heath is a top priority, you'll want to try these daily habits.

01/12/2023

Research reveals that roughly 80% of a person’s health is determined by access to food, housing, and social factors
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/health-equity-aligning-health-and-social-care-davos23/

09/07/2021

While there was a slight increase in the overall number of confirmed and suspected opioid-related drug overdose deaths in Massachusetts in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, overdose deaths among Black men soared by almost 70%, state health officials said Wednesday.

BOSTON (AP) — While there was a slight increase in the overall number of confirmed and suspected opioid-related drug overdose deaths in Massachusetts in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, overdose deaths among Black men soared by almost 70%, state health officials said Wednesday...

03/22/2021

Health Equity for All Kids Is a Challenging Yet Attainable Goal
The pandemic put a spotlight on inequitable access to health care for kids in some populations and hospitals are responding.

The pandemic put a spotlight on inequitable access to health care for kids in some populations and hospitals are responding.

03/21/2021

Eugenia C. South is an assistant professor of emergency medicine and vice chair for inclusion, diversity and equity in the department of emergency medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and faculty director for the Urban Health Lab.

Lack of green space contributes to gun violence. We can change that.

03/20/2021

'Race Gap' in Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years

New research shows Black Americans who live in rural areas are two to three times more likely to die from diabetes and high blood pressure compared with white rural folks.