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It's important for people with disabilities to live in our communities. But it’s harder for disabled people of color to access community living. There...

The Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) works towards eliminating health disparities, advancing inclusive research across basic, clinical,...

Aug 9, 2025 - This analysis examines trends and racial disparities in life expectancy, leading causes of death by race and ethnicity, and discusses the underlying factors...

This report describes racial and ethnic disparities in stress and worry, mental health, and substance use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baltimore Brew is a daily online journal featuring independent reporting and informed commentary about greater Baltimore.

A new study from the Yale School of Public Health shows that air pollution-related cardiovascular deaths are increasingly concentrated among traditionally

Early modern societies in Latin America and Spain saw a convergence of traditional medical knowledge and the professionalization of medicine. The resulting...

Health disparities affect nearly half of Americans. This commentary urges a broader view beyond race to include rural, economic, and social factors.

In California, only 34% of schools with high numbers of minority groups offered computer science classes. This bill could close those equity gaps.

May 19, 2022 - Thurgood Marshall Institute Racial Disparities in Washington, D.C. COVID-19 Vaccine Administration By Dr. Kesha Moore TMI Senior Researcher Washington, D.C....

This course builds on the PediaLink course, Caring for Children and Adolescents with Tourette Syndrome, and is designed to provide clinicians with pra

People of color who are diagnosed with lung cancer face worse outcomes compared to white Americans because they are less likely to be diagnosed early, less...

Jan 29, 2018 - Both groups saw big drops in marijuana arrests, but large racial disparities remain.

Nov 19, 2023 - The Fifth National Climate Assessment breaks new ground by addressing gender disparities, emphasizing women’s health risks.

Apr 23, 2025 - The two-day conference, hosted during Black Maternal Health week, gathered over 300 health workers, researchers, advocates and birth workers nationwide.

Dec 3, 2025 - This brief includes data on pregnancy and birth outcomes by race and ethnicity, describes the underlying factors driving disparities, and discusses current...

Oct 6, 2025 - Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute for an instructional session focused on solutions-journalism approaches to covering rural health issues.

Mar 2, 2020 - Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., cited our report that minority neighborhoods pay higher car insurance premiums than white areas with the same risk.

New research reveals retail leads commerce media maturity, with 22% at advanced stages, while automotive lags, highlighting vast sector disparities worldwide.

Nov 11, 2024 - Today's health news includes one woman's experience with sickle cell disease, what RFK and Trump can actually do on vaccines, and more.

Identifying and addressing disparities among people living with lupus ensures communities with the highest burden of disease, like racial/ethnic minorities,...

May 16, 2024 - The disparity in overall cancer mortality rates between Black people and White people has narrowed from 26% in 2000 to 13% in 2019.

Jan 16, 2026 - One of the researchers explained that she did not include Quebec data in her findings partly because some of the information required from the province...

Mar 28, 2025 - How researchers in Ontario are contextualizing the homeless experience of female veterans

Oct 7, 2025 - The burden of asthma in the United States falls disproportionately Black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native people. These groups have the highest...

Aug 9, 2025 - Rates of self-reported long COVID are one-quarter to one-third higher among adults who are female, transgender, Hispanic, and without a high-school degree than...

Oct 20, 2025 - Racial differences in police contacts are not de facto evidence of bias, but monitoring could help guard equity.

Jun 29, 2023 - Getting medical authorization for marijuana remains a problem for Black Americans with cancer. Here's how to advocate for easier, safe access.

Racial and ethnic disparities is the gap that exists in outcomes for children of different racial and ethnic groups in Rhode Island. Disparities exist in...

Dec 17, 2024 - Despite decades of effort, access to affordable child care remains a challenge for families with low incomes in California.

Sep 23, 2025 - This policy watch reviews recent changes in availability and timeliness of federal data based on a review of publicly available federal datasets that are...

Nov 26, 2025 - OU pilot program helps Indigenous Oklahomans navigate cancer care, reducing missed appointments and improving support and screenings.

Sep 16, 2022 - CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 16, 2022 – Atrium Health announced today a $10 million gift from Bank of America to establish “Meaningful Medicine,” a program...

Sep 24, 2024 - Policies, processes, and systems rooted in racist ideologies, such as redlining, school segregation, etc. have directly impacted the health and well-being of...

Jan 14, 2025 - An interdisciplinary group of Penn State College of Medicine faculty came together and shared different ideas to reduce health disparities in rural communities.

Aug 14, 2025 - This timeline offers a historical view of significant U.S. federal policies and events spanning the early 1800s to today that have influenced present-day...

NCI is addressing cancer disparities through its efforts in basic research, community-level programs, and more.

Aug 27, 2024 - Language is powerful. Using clear and direct language to describe the populations we seek to serve is a small but critical step towards achieving health equity.

Feb 7, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau published its survey data on voter registration and turnout in the November 2022 midterm elections on May 2. The data reveal persistent...

Jul 26, 2021 - Lana Nguyen (Co-Founder): Going to back to school fairs always excited me for the upcoming school year as different backpack designs and colors filled the...

Fitbit Enterprise offers a range of health and wellness products and services to help you live a healthier life.

Jan 26, 2026 - Black Americans are more likely to live with cardiovascular diseases than any other demographic in the United States. Social determinants play a large role.

Apr 24, 2025 - The Army veteran and business owner spent nearly 10 months in jail before a jury cleared him of first-degree murder and other charges.

Feb 7, 2023 - New Mexico does not publish public school discipline data. When we looked at it, we found that Native American students in the state were disciplined more than...

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Jun 3, 2024 - To reduce the flu vaccination disparity, the Health Equity team and Collective for Community Health at Children’s Minnesota developed a new, data-driven...

NEW ORLEANS &mdash; A new study identified significant disparities in postpartum care after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy in the United States....

Australia's gender pay gap narrows to 21.1%, yet women earn AUD $0.789 for every dollar men make, with disparities persisting across sectors and leadership...

Nov 25, 2025 - University of Oklahoma Health Campus researchers found that a novel care coordination and communication program has the potential to support Indigenous...

Feb 15, 2020 - ProPublica’s updated Nursing Home Inspect tool shows that government fails to ensure consistent penalties for nursing homes in different states.

Oct 24, 2024

Helping patients with lupus navigate disability insurance, so they can maintain care after a job loss, is just one step physicians can take to address health...

Mar 5, 2024 - Our new survey explores the differences between women's and men's sleep and finds that biological factors and cultural norms keep women awake at...

A team of all-female physicians and scientists is leveraging personal experiences with underrepresentation in medicine to begin identifying a solution toward...

As results came in on election night three weeks ago, New Jersey Democrats breathed one sigh of relief after another, easily holding most competitive

Apr 18, 2018 - Sessions at PolicyLink’s national Equity Summit 2018 around inclusion, diversity, equity and access across various sectors challenged participants to advance...

May 2, 2024 - The problem is not just increased use of stimulants and opioids, it is also a lack of substance use disorder treatment and a historical mistrust of healthcare...

Commercial tobacco-related disparities result in higher levels of disease, disability, and death.

Jul 23, 2025 - ​Drowning remains one of the leading causes of accidental death in the U.S.

May 16, 2025 - With community support, Children’s Hospital Colorado is transforming children’s health beyond the walls of our clinical settings.

This page details health disparities related to suicide.

Nov 7, 2025 - Tariffs strain families; women face more leave challenges than men

Oct 9, 2017

Feb 27, 2024 - Overall, Connecticut is one of the healthiest states in the country, but a closer look at the data shows a more troubling picture.

15% of the public claims bisexuality doesn't exist, and many others hold unrealistic beliefs about this demographic. Physical and mental health...

The body of data demonstrating that lupus significantly and disproportionately impacts Black, Hispanic and Asian patients is robust. It should therefore follow...

Aug 9, 2025 - Medicaid programs are a major source of coverage for people of color and a potential mechanism to address racial health disparities. This issue brief provides...

Feb 15, 2025 - Addressing health disparities in maternal mortality ensuries equitable healthcare for women, regardless of socioeconomic status,

A Japanese institute is working to make healthcare services more widely available to achieve universal health coverage.

Nov 20, 2025 - Rates of chronic absenteeism in Brookline are still up compared to the year before the pandemic, and gaps between students of different races are higher than...

Although most lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youths are quite resilient and emerge from adolescence as healthy adults, the effects of

Black & Latinx people have long struggled with getting others to understand the racial and health disparities they have faced.

Tracking health disparities in medicine, including the impact of skin color on pulse oximeters, maternal mortality and increasing diversity in clinical trials.

Aug 9, 2025 - This brief provides an overview of racial disparities for selected measures of maternal and infant health, discusses the factors that drive these disparities,...

Historically, in 2018 the infant mortality rate for African American infants in Guilford County was 15.1 deaths per 1,000 births, compared with 2.9 per 1,000...

Sentara uses a powerful Health Impact Dashboard to pinpoint and prioritize populations with the greatest needs and insufficient access to healthcare.

Nov 12, 2024

Aug 9, 2025 - This analysis examines the implications of the Dobbs decision and state restrictions on abortion coverage for racial disparities in access to care and health...

Mental health challenges affect Black and African American communities in unique ways. You can learn more here about how and tips to find support.

Aug 9, 2025

Nov 3, 2025 - More progress needs to be made to improve outcomes for Black women with breast cancer. Here’s how BCRF investigators are addressing the challenge.

Jun 6, 2024 - We are the nexus for diabetes research and education across the University of Toronto and its affiliate institutes.

Health disparities refer to differences in the health status of different groups of people. Read more.

With a snow storm last night large enough to cancel school for East Lansing Public School students, remember to shovel the sidewalks near your home.

Jul 31, 2023 - Health equity researchers say they welcome new interest — and white allies — but many are troubled by "health equity tourists."

May 23, 2025 - Download Publication Racial wealth inequality has been pervasive in the United States from the earliest days of colonization 400 years ago. Despite...

Learn about the concept of health disparities through definitions, examples, and more.

Aug 9, 2025

Dec 18, 2025 - Newsday analyzed police use-of-force statistics between 2021 and 2024 that were reported to the state by 358 local police departments.

Apr 18, 2025 - Explore our data-driven Health Disparities Research tackling healthcare inequalities to improve access, quality & outcomes for underserved communities.

Aug 29, 2023 - Education Disparities in Philadelphia Billy Penn partners with Temple University’s Logan Center for Urban Investigative Reporting to report on...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. Disparities in heart disease prevention contribute to worse outcomes in some groups of people.

Nov 4, 2025 - Online education has been steadily growing in popularity among college students for several years—even as the total postsecondary student population has...

At UK HealthCare, we have a shared calling, across our health care system, to serve the whole Commonwealth, the whole community and the whole person. …