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Brooklyn Paper
1 week ago
Medicine

'It's about bringing awareness': Brookdale Hospital hosts panel on Black maternal health * Brooklyn Paper

One Brooklyn Health addresses disparities in Black maternal health care through various programs and services. [ more ]
News Center
4 weeks ago
Medicine

Deploying Polygenic Risk Scores in Primary Care Settings - News Center

A new framework supports healthcare providers in implementing polygenic risk score-based testing in primary care, improving personalized healthcare and addressing disparities. [ more ]
Brooklyn Paper
1 month ago
Brooklyn

Reynoso seeks to 'close the gaps in maternal healthcare' with Brownsville community baby shower * Brooklyn Paper

One main point: Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso has prioritized addressing disparities in maternal health for Black women through community baby showers and maternal healthcare programs. [ more ]
Cbsnews
3 months ago
Health

Data shows strokes are more common in African Americans

Strokes are more common in Black Americans than any other racial group in the U.S.
Black women are twice as likely to have a stroke compared to white women. [ more ]
HuffPost
6 months ago
Health

White House Launches Initiative To Improve Research On Women's Health

The White House is launching an initiative to improve research on women's health.
The initiative will be led by Dr. Carolyn Mazure.
Research on women's health has been underfunded for decades. [ more ]
www.cnn.com
5 years ago
Health

Nearly 1 in 7 US kids and teens has a mental health condition, and half go untreated, study says

Approximately half of children with a mental health condition in the U.S. do not receive treatment.
The number of children with mental health conditions and the rate of treatment vary significantly by state. [ more ]
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
3 months ago
Public health

Director's Innovation Speaker Series: Changing Minds & Advancing Lines: Why We Must Keep Pushing for Mental Health Equity

Mental health equity is crucial for overall health equity
Addressing the root causes of mental health disparities is essential for achieving mental health equity [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
3 months ago
Chicago

Jim Nowlan: Illinois downstaters and their city 'cousins' live in different worlds

Rural and urban Illinoisans live in starkly different worlds.
Differences in wealth, income, education, and family cohesiveness contribute to the divide. [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
5 months ago
Chicago

Op-ed: Take advantage of Small Business Saturday in Chicago

The commercialization of Thanksgiving has overshadowed its true essence
There are great disparities in economic investment and resources between different neighborhoods in Chicago
Addressing disinvestment and inequality requires proactive programs like Invest South/West [ more ]
PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
3 months ago
Canada news

Queer people of colour don't think they will live as long as their white peers

Large numbers of queer young people of color in the US believe they have a lower life expectancy compared to their white peers.
59% of young LGBTQ+ people of color think they will live to 35 and beyond, while 69% of their white peers think the same. [ more ]
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