A new study found nine states, including California, which has more than 100 tribes, didn’t collect any tribal data on death certificates.
Author: Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY
Amid climbing COVID cases and community efforts, racial disparity in vaccinations appears to be narrowing
Over the past two weeks, people of color received first doses more than white people when compared to their shares of the population, CDC data shows.
Florida tops the nation in new COVID cases. As they spike in its rural Big Bend, many still fear the vaccine more.
As new COVID cases in Florida surge, residents in its rural Big Bend, where vaccination rates are extremely low, are quickly falling ill.
People with kidney failure are at high risk from COVID. Dialysis clinics are doling out vaccine doses to protect them.
As people of color suffer disparate rates of kidney failure and COVID-19, dialysis clinics are relying on direct federal vaccine allotments.
‘A public health crisis’: Young Black men, teens made up 37% of gun homicide victims, CDC 2019 data shows
The analysis of CDC data shows stark racial disparities: In 2019, Black men were nearly 14 times more likely to die in a gun homicide than white men.
Lost to COVID-19, then lost in the data: Federal officials, health equity researchers sound alarm on lack of race, ethnicity information
A lack of data transparency is hampering the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, and it’s disproportionately hurting people of color and at-risk communities.
Black grandparent caregivers face unique struggles amid COVID-19
The pandemic has heightened challenges for grandparents and other senior residents, vulnerable to the virus and caring for children.
America has an urgent need for Black doctors: ‘It’s hard to be what you can’t imagine’
Only 5% of American doctors are Black. Morehouse School of Medicine and CommonSpirit Health are opening five regional campuses to help fix that.
There’s skepticism in Black, Latino communities about COVID-19 vaccines. Here’s how women of color can help swing the momentum.
A history of unethical testing and experimentation on Black men and women has sown distrust in public health systems among communities of color.
American Medical Association, the nation’s largest group of doctors, deems racism a ‘public health threat’
The new AMA policy recognizes racism as a social determinant of health and describes three tiers of racism: systemic, cultural and interpersonal.