Equity Archives

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March 28, 2024

Communities Connect at the MADE for Health Justice Spring Convening

Strengthening connections and advancing data justice at the inaugural MADE Spring Convening, March 2024. (Photo credit: CoolCoolCool Productions; Audio credit: […]

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February 26, 2024

Making Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion a Habit and Mindset in Public Health Work

When I started at my current position at a local public health department, my first task was to lead a […]

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October 17, 2023

PH WINS Data: Public Health Workers Eager to Address Racism as a Public Health Crisis

The adverse and long-term impacts of racism on health are numerous, well-documented, and unequivocal. The COVID-19 pandemic, the murder of […]

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August 22, 2023

Poll: Americans Strongly Support Health Departments and Services

Americans are more familiar with and supportive of their local health officials than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

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March 17, 2022

Centering Equity in Community Health Partnerships

In collaborating with seasoned community health practitioners over the last year, it has become clear that many of us in […]

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September 9, 2020

Update to Essential Public Health Services Increases Focus on Health Equity

The importance of health equity and its effects on health outcomes are the foundations of a major update to the […]

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June 29, 2020

What Does Racism Have to Do With COVID-19?

Black people and people of color have experienced significantly higher rates of COVID-19 infection and death compared with their white counterparts. It […]