by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
The New York City Board of Health passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. The resolution requests that the city health department research and acknowledge “examples of its historic role in divesting and underinvesting in critical...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 12, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
A new report from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) found that 58 percent of the health systems surveyed identified health equity as a top priority, up from 25 percent in 2019. However, many systems reported facing significant barriers, including...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 28, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
The Biden administration announced nearly $1 billion in funding to support COVID-19 and primary health care infrastructure needs in medically underserved communities across all 50 states and U.S. territories. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 21, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
The White House is launching “House America,” a new national initiative to combat the rising tide of homelessness. The initiative will ask leaders of city, county, state, and tribal governments across the U.S. to make a public pledge to reduce homelessness. In turn,...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 9, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
A new report from the USDA shows that the rate of food insecurity among U.S. households held steady at 10.5 percent in 2020, despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The percentage of households that reported very low food security — meaning they worry food will...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 27, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found that the world economy could lose trillions of dollars because of delayed vaccinations, with developing nations losing the most. As of August 23, approximately 5 billion doses of the vaccine have been...
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