Health

Trauma has profound implications for mental and physical health. Historical trauma can create health inequities centuries later. Indigenous generational trauma and health disparities are interconnected. The past few years have…

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted historically marginalized and minoritized communities, shedding light on the urgent need for collective action towards embedding equity in crisis preparedness and response systems. Designed to…

There are more than 65 million Hispanic and Latino people living in the U.S. – the second-largest racial or ethnic minority population in the country. Yet when it comes to…

With a commitment to addressing rural health disparities and the challenges faced by Maryland’s rural Eastern Shore residents, the University of Maryland School of Medicine has launched the Rural Health Equity…

The U.S. has made little progress in advancing health care equity over the past two decades, and racial and ethnic inequities remain a fundamental flaw of the nation’s health care…

Medical societies offer physicians and trainees a platform for support and advocacy and play a crucial role in advancing health equity. The Health Equity in Organized Medicine survey, first launched…

The Health Resources and Services Administration wants you to know there’s help available for anyone facing maternal mental health needs. Building on the success of its maternal mental health hotline…

New research from the Commonwealth Fund painfully confirms once again a truth we have long known: the U.S. healthcare system is inequitable. Attend any healthcare conference in recent years and…

Throughout the fall, Harvard Chan faculty will share evidence-based recommendations on urgent public health issues facing the next U.S. administration. Ronnie Levin, instructor in the Department of Environmental Health, offered her thoughts…

As health systems work to improve patient outcomes, health equity initiatives offer great promise for meaningful change. But there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution for addressing the complexities of health disparities.…

Diseases affecting the digestive system, including the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract, chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and others, are significant causes of death worldwide. Mayo Clinic and North Dakota State University…

Western Reserve Land Conservancy (WRLC) is thrilled to announce the approval of a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary…