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Evonda Thomas-Smith discusses health inequities at YWCA webinar
In order to address health inequities, communities must address structural and social racism and determinants of health, Evanston’s former director of Health and Human Services Evonda Thomas-Smith said in a webinar Thursday. The event, Racism: A Public Health Crisis, was hosted by the YWCA Evanston/North Shore Equity Institute as part of its 21 Day Racial …
New technology proves useful for YWCA domestic advocates amidst COVID-19
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — In the last two months, the YWCA’s Resolve Family Abuse Program has seen a decrease in the number of calls to their domestic violence crisis hotline. Usually, that would be great, but in a world where people are now being encouraged to stay home, possibly with their abusers, the result could …
