Category Archives: Health Disparities

UC San Diego Health Awarded for Program Addressing Same-Day Sickle Cell Crises

UC San Diego Health has won the 2022 California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH) Quality Leaders Award in the health equity category for its same-day outpatient infusion […]

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Tuskegee and Auburn Universities Work to Address AL Racial and Health Disparities

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Auburn President Dr. Christopher B Roberts and Tuskegee President Dr. Charlotte P Morris The two schools announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), this one being a commitment to share resources […]

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Kalamazoo symposium to address mental health disparities in Black community

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This article is part of State of Health, a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. It is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health […]

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International Black Health Conference in Canada addresses health disparities in Black communities

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McMaster College’s HOPE Chair in Peace and Health Ingrid Waldron is co-organizing the International Black Health Conference. The first of its kind in Canada, the conference will bring together researchers, […]

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TV’s Starring Role in Exposing Health Disparities for Black Women

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Published 03-15-22 by Charlene Polite Corley, VP of Diverse Insights and Partnerships Empowering historically excluded people to lead in the media industry means bringing their talent—as well as their lived […]

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Yale graduate student Nassim Ashford working to reduce Blacks’ health disparities

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Photo courtesy of Nassim Ashford Nassim Ashford is a native of Atlanta and is a current master’s of public health (MPH) candidate at the Yale School of Public Health, concentrating […]

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OP ED | Providers Must Self-Examine to Explain Black Maternal Health Disparities

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By Dr. LUCINDA CANTY When I was a nursing student, I initially wanted to work in the newborn ICU. It was after I saw my first birth, which was delivered by […]

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Rutgers receives $10M to improve health inequalities

December 2021. Rutgers launches a new initiative to improve the health and quality of life in disadvantaged communities facing food insecurity, high unemployment, low high school graduation rates, and falling household […]

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Today’s Imbalance Stems From the Health of the Enslaved

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Imbalance Is What It Is: We are doomed to repeat the past is we do not fully appreciate it. The HealMobile is sharing the article below because it presents an […]

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The lack of affordable housing and health inequalities in central Brooklyn, student-led report

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Adi Talwar. Liberty Avenue in Brooklyn. Housing and Health Inequalities: A lack of affordable housing continues to exacerbate health inequalities and financial problems in the predominantly black and Latin American […]

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