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Cone Health, UNC nursing school get $3.7M to advance health equity
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health and UNC Greensboro School of Nursing a four-year, $3.7 million grant to support nursing students and increase access to healthcare in the region. -
Global pharmaceutical group urges equitable vaccine access before next pandemic
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations pressed global leaders to plan better distribution practices for lower income countries in future pandemics. -
Orlando Health, Moffitt Cancer Center and United Way complete pilot health equity program, launch sessions across Florida
Orlando Health, United Way of Broward County and Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa recently completed pilot sessions for a voluntary program aiming to improve health equity efforts across Florida. -
Delayed cancer care more likely for Black, Latino patients, study reveals
When COVID-19 rattled healthcare practices in 2020, delaying procedures and regular screenings, Black and Latino cancer patients felt the brunt, according to Stanford researchers. -
Cleveland Clinic to offer contraceptive clinic appointments
Cleveland Clinic will offer Saturday clinics beginning July 23 dedicated to providing patients with contraceptive options. -
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation releases new health equity framework
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has released a new health equity framework, titled Raising the Bar, for use by healthcare organizations, according to a July 12 press release. -
Black patients more likely to be discharged to nursing home after surgery, study finds
Black patients are at higher risk of losing their ability to live independently after surgery than white patients, according to a study published June 28 in Annals of Surgery. -
Akron Children's appoints chief diversity officer
Bernett Williams has been named chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and vice president for community initiatives at Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio. -
New York's Mount Sinai Health System earns AHA's Equity of Care Award
The American Hospital Association on July 7 bestowed Mount Sinai Health System with the 2022 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care award, partly because of its anti-racism and anti-Asian bias efforts. -
Biden takes executive action to protect abortion access
President Joe Biden signed an executive order July 8 to protect access to reproductive healthcare services after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion June 24. -
FDA to probe pulse oximeters amid questions of accuracy, effect of COVID-19 on people of color
Physicians are less likely to detect serious cases of COVID-19 among people of color because of false pulse oximeter readings, provoking the FDA to discuss the issue with an advisory panel scheduled for later this year, according to Politico. -
The hospital with the greatest COVID-19 burden in 19 cities
The first year of COVID-19 was incredibly difficult for hospitals, as they dealt with an unknown virus, shortages of staff and equipment, financial difficulties and other challenges. -
Chicago health systems join project using innovation to boost health equity
University of Chicago Medicine and Sinai Chicago have joined a Chicago-based initiative focused on using innovation to increase health equity. -
Healthcare overuse is an equity issue, physicians group says
In a decade of aiming to reduce overuse in healthcare, a group of internal medicine physicians found that overuse is prevalent in racial and ethnic minority groups, leading to what it called a "possible double jeopardy." -
8 health systems join new health equity initiative
Eight health systems have joined a new American Medical Association health equity initiative that provides mentorship and networking, the AMA reported June 20. -
Henry Ford Health's Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom recognized for health equity efforts
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, MD, a Detroit physician and executive, was honored with Stakeholder Health's first Dr. Ruth J. Temple Award. -
5 states with highest, lowest percent of maternity deserts
Almost 35 percent of counties in the U.S. — or 1,094 — are maternity deserts, according to an interactive map by March of Dimes. -
Mayo leader to serve as OSU Wexner chief health equity officer
Dr. Chyke Doubeni was selected to serve as chief health equity officer of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. -
Removing payers to disrupt healthcare is a equitable step, according to one entrepreneur
Cutting out co-pays, deductibles and insurers would certainly disrupt the healthcare industry, and to serial entrepreneur Glen Tullman, it represents a just and more equitable system, Inc. reported May 24. -
Security called more often on Black patients, hospital's internal study finds
Black patients at Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston experienced higher rates of security emergency responses compared to white patients, according to a study published May 13 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
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