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Health Care Conference Addresses the Legacy of Racism in Black Health | News
Activists and scholars across a breadth of disciplines gathered virtually for the fifth annual student-run Black Health Matters conference this weekend to discuss the effects of systemic racism on Black health. The Harvard Undergraduate Black Health Advocates organized the two-day event, which featured a series of keynote addresses, panels, and workshops guided by speakers affiliated …
Racism declared health crisis | Peninsula Daily News
PORT TOWNSEND – the Jefferson County Board of Health has declared racism “an acute and chronic public health crisis.” Nearly three months after work began to draft the resolution, the seven-member board voted 6-1 Thursday to approve it, with board member and County Commissioner David Sullivan casting the lone no vote. That makes Jefferson the …
Reader Opinion: Break racism now
Last week at our house we finally admitted we have a problem. And, it’s getting worse. There were signs this problem could be fatal if left unattended. The noise is getting louder. The clock is ticking! OK, something has to be done. So I called the appliance repair shop. Someone will be out to take …
How Racism Slowly Chips Away at Black People’s Health
Enduring is all I have. It’s what my ancestors passed on. This is Race and Medicine, a series dedicated to unearthing the uncomfortable and sometimes life-threatening truth about racism in healthcare. By highlighting the experiences of Black people and honoring their health journeys, we look to a future where medical racism is a thing of …
The Police’s Racist Treatment of Toronto Raptors’ President Masai Ujiri Speaks Volumes
What is it about courtside at the Oakland Arena that really brings out the worst our country has to offer? You may recall, during the 2019 NBA Finals, when Golden State Warriors’ part-owner and venture-capitalist scumbag Mark Stevens took a second out of his night to shove Raptors guard Kyle Lowry and then call him …
Gov. Sisolak issues proclamation saying racism is a public health crisis
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak issued a proclamation Wednesday to formally name racism as a public health crisis. According to the governor’s office, given Nevada’s diverse population as a minority, majority state, this call to action raises awareness so Nevada does not perpetuate poor health outcomes due to systemic racism during and …
Breaking News: Racism Is a Hidden but Real Part of COVID-19 : Emergency Medicine News
Figure: racism, COVID-19 Emergency physicianLeana Wen, MD, told Anderson Cooper on CNN in late June that she had experienced a new kind of racism since the pandemic started, with some people calling her a bat eater and worse. Though she was reluctant to discuss this xenophobia for fear of appearing to dilute the Black Lives …
Systemic racism is a public health issue. Community health workers are proven to help.
But the pandemic is revealing this crisis so starkly, with COVID-19 cases striking minorities disproportionately around the nation, public health experts hope the problem will at last be addressed, and not explained away as the result of poverty or poor choices. Locally, the smallest difference has been observed in Philadelphia, which has seen 45 cases …
Proposed Dallas County Resolution Declares Racism Public Health Crisis – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Tuesday, Dallas County Commissioners will consider a resolution to declare racism as a public health crisis. The measure says racism “unfairly disadvantages specific individuals and communities while unfairly giving advantages to other individuals and communities, and saps the strength of the whole society through the waste of human resources.” Health disparities in Black communities including …