Posts Tagged ‘Health Disparities’
COVID Black is using data and creating space to honor Black lives lost to virus
Kim Gallon creates a digital space, COVID Black, to memorialize each individual Black life that has been lost in the pandemic. COVID Black is intended to be a space of healing and create conversations about the future of Black health.
Read MoreInitial data show majority of COVID-19 vaccine doses in Milwaukee County have gone to white, younger residents
The vast majority of people being vaccinated right now are white and in younger age groups — figures that need to change in the coming weeks.
Read MoreBlack and Latino students in California are suffering most from the pandemic, a lawsuit says.
Minorities in California are impacted the most from Coronavirus, amplified by the inequalities present in the Californian education system.
Read More‘I Won’t be Used as a Guinea Pig for White People’
African-American inclusion in Coronavirus medical studies is crucial for racial equality. People of color have suffered the most from Covid-19, but Black people have been more hesitant than other groups to get vaccines due to a long history of abuse by medical experimenters.
Read MoreRep. Adam Schiff: It’s time to end racial bias in our health care system
U.S. Rep. Schiff has introduced the Equal Health Care for All Act, a civil rights approach to bringing equity to health care. The past few months have seen an outpouring of demands for change and an end to structural and systemic racism that has been emblematic of our nation for far too long. But even as we work collectively on issues like police brutality and income inequality, we can’t turn our attention away from another form of injustice – inequality in health care and patient outcomes.
Read MoreHow Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering
In many cities, neighborhoods that have been historically segregated on purpose, i.e., “redlined” are poorer and have more residents of color. These neighborhoods can be 5 to 20 degrees Fahrenheit hotter in summer than wealthier, whiter parts of the same city. This has serious health consequences for residents.
Read MoreMilwaukee Said It First: Racism is a Public Health Crisis
The current global pandemic has renewed interest in Milwaukee’s recent decision to label racism a public health crisis.
Read MoreWhy the Virus Is a Civil Rights Issue: ‘The Pain Will Not Be Shared Equally’
The COVID-19 infection and death rates in the Black community reflect systemic racism in all aspects of American society: healthcare, employment, education, VA benefits, home mortgages/credit, etc.
Read MoreStop Blaming Black People for Dying of the Coronavirus
America continues to blame Black Americans for whatever ills may befall them. The coronavirus is another example of blaming the victim instead of systemic racism, that permeates all aspects of society.
Read MoreChildhood trauma in the U.S. is a ‘public health crisis’
A new study on childhood trauma provides compelling evidence for why childhood trauma should be a focus of Milwaukee and the country.
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