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Early results from a Mayo Clinic study show overwhelmingly positive responses to community-based COVID-19 messaging within African American congregations, proving them to be key community health partners. By Hannah Nelson December 16, 2020 – Black churches are trusted messengers for COVID-19 information in their communities according to early results of Mayo research that shows how community health partners can mitigate…
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As COVID-19 exacerbates long standing health inequities affecting the Black population, a growing chorus of experts suggest reparations could help narrow the divide. The concept of government-issued reparations for the descendants of slaves has been discussed for decades, with national figures like Sen. Kamala Harris expressing some level of support. California, Illinois and Washington, D.C., have introduced bills to study how to best implement reparations for…
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While Australia continues its march towards eased restrictions, most regions around the world are heading in the opposite direction. UPDATED On Thursday, as Victoria was taking its first steps out of one of the world’s longest lockdowns, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Europe director Dr Hans Kluge revealed the region had recorded 1.5 million cases over the…
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The University of Minnesota Medical School’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is excited to announce the creation of the Josie Robinson Johnson Endowed Chair in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and to appoint Andrea Westby, MD, as the inaugural holder. This chair honors the significant and ongoing contributions of civil rights activist and…
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A new nationwide poll by The Undefeated and the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that 7 in 10 African Americans believe that people are treated unfairly based on race or ethnicity when they seek medical care. It’s a feeling born of unequal history and intensified by the coronavirus pandemic, which is disproportionately ravaging Black lives both physically…
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When the coronavirus arrived in Philadelphia in March, Dr. Ala Stanford hunkered down at home with her husband and kids. She’s a pediatric surgeon with a private practice, and staff privileges at a few suburban Philadelphia hospitals. For weeks, most of her usual procedures and patient visits were canceled. So she found herself, like a…
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When Gregory E. Deavens takes leadership of Independence Health Group, he will bring his passion for ensuring that people have access to care to the forefront. Deavens, 59, will be the first African-American president and CEO of the region’s largest health insurer. He will succeed civic leader Daniel J. Hilferty, who retires effective Dec. 31.…
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The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has praised African states for managing to curb the spread of coronavirus. Africa has seen about 1.4 million cases and 34,000 deaths since February. These figures are far lower than those in Europe, Asia or the Americas, with reported cases continuing to decline. Early interventions…
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SEATTLE, Washington — For several decades, the lack of food supply has been an impactful problem in Africa. However, because of COVID-19, the severity of hunger has grown immensely in countries throughout Africa. As the global pandemic continues to affect millions of lives, Africa struggles to provide an efficient supply of food for its people.…
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As the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication formally declared Africa free of wild Poliovirus amidst rapturous applause at a recent World Health Organisation meeting, a wind of relief blew across the continent, dispelling the gloom caused by the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. To stakeholders like the Aliko Dangote Foundation, this was a landmark welcome…