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- The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is committed to advocating for the health and well-being of Indigenous communities. One of our key initiatives focuses on addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which are traumatic events occurring during childhood. Research indicates that Indigenous children experience higher ACEs and collective trauma, which needs to be addressed through…November 2024Maternal/Child Health
- Medicaid has announced a two-year pilot program which covers traditional Native American healing practices in four states. The author explores the program through the lens of one Native American who recovered from addiction in a Native-led treatment house.October 2024Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing, Substance Use and Misuse, Medicaid
- Data are a cornerstone for efforts to advance health equity. How we ask for, analyze, and report information on race and ethnicity affects our ability to understand the racial and ethnic composition of our nation’s population and our ability to identify and address racial disparities in health and health care. The accuracy and precision of such data have important implications for identifying…April 2024Policy and Practice
- Black and Brown maternal health disparities are rooted in historical health policies limiting power and reproductive decision-making in the United States. From anti-Black racism in the field of obstetrics and gynecology and policies such as the Sheppard–Towner Act of 1921 in the American South, to xenophobia through the forced sterilization of non-English speaking mothers in the 20th and 21st…February 2024Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- “We believe that Black Americans have been able to survive and thrive through community and collective action.” That’s how five leading scholars recently set out a thesis for “promoting mental health in the teeth of oppression” in the prestigious journal Lancet Psychiatry. Excerpted below, a portion of their article, sub-headed “The Special Role of Black Elders,” written by Dr. Dix. Shorter…February 2024Mental/Behavioral Health, Social/Structural Determinants
- The statistics around Black maternal health in the United States remain unsettling. In the U.S., Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. Black women are also two times more likely to experience severe maternal morbidity and 1.5 times more likely to have a preterm delivery, compared to their white counterparts. There are various…January 2024Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- Since the repeal of Roe v. Wade, thousands of clinicians and advocates who support abortion access have been playing defense on two critical fronts. Not only do they have to make sense of confusing state laws that limit necessary reproductive health care, but they also must counter false claims about abortion that some worry may lead to a higher maternal mortality rate.Inaccurate medical…September 2023Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- Talamanca, Costa Rica/United Nations, New York – “When I’m working in the gynecology area and I see an Afrodescendent person, I feel concerned. Because I know that they wouldn’t come in unless they were feeling very bad.”Siannie Palmer is an obstetrician from the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Working at a clinic in La Palma, together with UNFPA she also pays monthly visits to primarily…July 2023Racism, Sexism
- Mental health matters! Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, act, handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is just as important as physical health throughout our lives.Mental health issues are common – more than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental illness. Mental health issues are treatable and often…June 2023Mental/Behavioral Health
- Black children often face racism even before starting school, which contributes to a significant mental health crisis. On average, Black teenagers experience five instances of racial discrimination per day. The systemic barriers to accessing mental health care, such as cost and mistrust, disproportionately prevent Black teens from receiving necessary support.May 2023Mental/Behavioral Health
- Most agree health disparities are a moral problem. Yet there are disagreements about how to reduce them. Some believe that in health systems, equity and efficiency are incompatible, requiring stark and painful tradeoffs. Others, myself included, believe that achieving equitable health outcomes can, in fact, be accomplished by improving efficiency. The existing structure of the US…May 2023Health Reform
- The COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide racial justice movement over the past several years have heightened the focus on health disparities and their underlying causes and contributed to the increased prioritization of health equity. These disparities are not new and reflect longstanding structural and systemic inequities rooted in racism and discrimination. Although growing efforts have focused…April 2023Social/Structural Determinants, Racism
- Black Maternal Health Week is recognized each year from April 11-17 to bring attention and action in improving Black maternal health. Everyone can play a role in working to prevent pregnancy-related deaths and improving maternal health outcomes. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarMay2022April 2023Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
- Pata Suyemoto is a feminist scholar, educator, curriculum developer, activist, and artist. Her work promotes racial equity in mental health and suicide prevention through teaching and advocacy. She advocates for equity and inclusion at all levels of mental health care, from grassroots organizations to state-level policy institutions. Dr. Suyemoto has spoken and written about being a suicide…March 2023Advocacy, Racism
- This Q&A provides insight into Wesley Prater’s professional journey, personal influences, and perspectives on health equity and philanthropy. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of ensuring more positive outcomes for Black Mississippians.February 2023Social/Structural Determinants
- Health inequity is real, and it can be seen in statistics that show there are more than 74,000 excess deaths among Black people compared with white people each year in the 30 largest American cities. This includes the home of the AMA’s headquarters, Chicago, where racial inequities in mortality rates result in an average of 3,804 excess deaths among Black people a year compared to white people,…February 2023Services & Programs, Racism
- Culturally competent healthcare is person-centered: it considers the person's preferences as well as their unique experience from a cultural perspective. This perspective is particularly important in light of longtime racism and inequities experienced by people from historically marginalized groups. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarOctober2024February 2023Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- The Connecticut Health Foundation’s Health News Roundup highlights several critical issues such as workforce shortages, distrust in healthcare, racism, and legislative action that affect the mental health of communities of color. This roundup provides a snapshot of the challenges and potential policy directions for improving mental health care and addressing disparities in health outcomes. (…January 2023Mental/Behavioral Health
- “Indigenous peoples offer us valuable ways to address the global water crisis through their traditional practices, both in terms of the sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems and the democratic governance of safe drinking water and sanitation,” said Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation Pedro Arrojo-Agudo. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarJuly2023October 2022Policy & Law, Services & Programs, Access
- In an interview with the Kresge Foundation, Francys Crevier, Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, discusses how organizational partnerships have advanced health equity and paved the way for equitable healthcare in Indian Country.July 2022Environmental/Community Health
- In this Special Feature, we draw from the work of experts on American Indian health inequities to highlight the unfair disparities this population faces as a result of historical trauma. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarJuly2023July 2022Social/Structural Determinants, Historical Trauma, Racism
- In the first year of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, the United States struggled to reach the most vulnerable communities, with Black, brown, indigenous, and immigrant communities less likely to get a vaccine but more likely to get seriously ill and die of Covid-19. (author introduction)April 2022COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
- There’s a lot to fix about America’s broken systems. One of the most important is healthcare. In the ongoing fight for racial justice, we must call on those in power to center the fight for equity around health. For too long, our country’s racist infrastructure has overburdened the physical and mental health of our communities. Without access to quality healthcare, people of color will not be…April 2022Advocacy, Health Reform
- As an aspiring medical illustrator, Chidiebere Ibe noticed the absence as soon as he began to learn the craft. Why aren’t there more images of Black skin in medical illustration? In a healthcare system beset with racial inequities, the relative scarcity of dark skin tones in medical textbooks is no exception. Driven to correct this imbalance, the Nigerian-born would-be neurosurgeon started…January 2022Communication
- A recent survey of large US employers found women of color and LGBTQ+ employees have the highest share of unmet basic needs. Employers may consider expanding the range of benefits offered. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarMay2023December 2021Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing, Social/Structural Determinants
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