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Jun
22
0 comments Tags: health disparities, minority health, webinar, women's health
The NIH Sexual and Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO) has launched a new webinar series. The first webinar, “What will it take to create health equity for sexual and gender minority young people?” is on Tuesday 6/30 from 1PM-2PM ET. Health disparities among young people based on sexual orientation and gender identity are not going… Read More »
Posted in: Webinars
Jun
04
0 comments Tags: community health, health disparities, minority health, social determinants
The American Public Health Association is hosting a four-part webinar series to give an in-depth look at racism as a driving force of the social determinants of health and equity. The series will explore efforts to address systems, policies and practices designed to limit and shape opportunities for people of color. The presenters will highlight… Read More »
Posted in: Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Webinars
Apr
14
0 comments Tags: health disparities, health equity, LGBTQIA+, minority health, reports
Erasure and Resilience: The Experiences of LGBTQ Students of Color is a series of four research reports that examines the school experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx and AI/AN LGBTQ youth. These reports were developed by the GLSEN Research Institute, in partnership with the National Black Justice Coalition, the National… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Minority Health Concerns
Feb
06
0 comments Tags: children and teen health, community health, data, data visualization, environmental health, health disparities, population health
Children who live in neighborhoods with quality early childhood education and schools, safe housing, access to healthy food, parks and playgrounds and clean air are more likely to grow into healthy, productive adults than children who don’t. The Child Opportunity Index (COI) measures and maps the quality of resources and conditions that matter for children… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Environmental Health
Nov
08
0 comments Tags: community health, health disparities, health equity
“Creating the Healthiest Nation: Water and Health Equity” (PDF) is the latest release in APHA’s series of fact sheets on health equity. Previously released fact sheets explore advancing health equity, promoting environmental justice and assuring health and educational equity. All the fact sheets in the series describe why health equity is central to creating the… Read More »
Posted in: Environmental Health, Public Health
May
07
0 comments Tags: essay contest, health disparities, health equity, minority health, National Institutes of Health, teens
Speaking Up About Mental Health! NIH invites students ages 16 to 18 years old to submit essays that explore ways to address the stigma and social barriers that adolescents from racial and ethnic minority populations may face when seeking mental health treatment. The essays should describe a teen’s understanding of a specific mental health issue and… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Chronic Disease, Mental Health, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health
Nov
20
0 comments Tags: health disparities, health equity
The National National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, published an interactive report, Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity. Portions of the report include an overview of the report, a clickable conceptual model of the context of structural inequalities, and ideas on how to promote health equality in… Read More »
Posted in: Low Income, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Websites
Apr
28
0 comments Tags: consumer health, health disparities, minority health
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are collaborating to identify and address health disparities. Health disparities refer to differences in the health status of different groups of people. These differences may affect how often a disease occurs (frequency), how serious a disease is (severity), or how often a disease… Read More »
Posted in: Articles, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health
Mar
29
0 comments Tags: health disparities
The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved shared the recording of “Resources for Developing an Understanding of Health Disparities,” a presentation given by Susan White, MD on February 28, 2017. “This workshop reviews online tools that offer both general and community specific interactive learning activities to help primary care providers better understand the community and… Read More »
Posted in: Low Income, Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Rural, Webinars
Mar
16
0 comments Tags: health disparities, higher education
The purpose of this program is is to strengthen the research and training capacity/infrastructure at eligible institutions of higher education to facilitate minority health and health disparities research. The NIMHD Endowment Program for Increasing Research and Institutional Resources grants are made to create a permanent institutional endowment fund to support institutional resources and research capacity building…The NIMHD Research… Read More »
Posted in: Minority Health Concerns, Public Health, Scholarships and Grants