Discover the efforts being made to address health disparities in African American communities, led by inspiring women in medicine and organizations.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addressing healthcare disparities begins with research and flows through a strategic policy pipeline to drive real change. (Built ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- On this edition of "Here and Now," dismantling health disparities in the Black community, and look at what's on tap at the Black Health Matters Summit and Expo. According to the ...

Rebecca L. Siegel, MPH, lead author of the “Colorectal Cancer Statistics, 2026” report recently published in CA: A Cancer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health equity, defined as the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, emphasizes valuing everyone equally and ...

April is recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as Minority Health Month, an observance that brings awareness to health disparities and encourages action through education, ...

Health disparities related to tobacco use are not equally distributed among all population groups, the U.S. Surgeon General revealed in a new report on Tuesday. Despite significant progress in ...

The Commonwealth Fund released a new report April 18 examining racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare access, quality and outcomes across the U.S. The report, titled “Advancing Racial Equity in U ...

The US HIV/AIDS Strategy and Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiatives aim to reduce HIV transmission by 90% by 2030 through targeted care and prevention initiatives such as the Undetectable = ...

The Health Disparities Track is a two-year curriculum created to foster the ability to recognize and address social factors that can be barriers to health. PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents learn about health ...

A recent Louisiana task force met on Thursday to address the critical gaps in care for patients with complex chronic diseases, special needs, diabetes and other health issues. About 15% of Louisiana’s ...

High school students across Washington are invited to enter the fifth annual Washington Tracking Network (WTN) Youth Science Contest, the state Department of Health announced. The contest challenges ...