HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICEPayne, G. H., James, S. D, Jr, Hawley, L., Corrigan, B., Kramer, R. E., Overton, S. N., et al. (2015). CDC’s Health Equity Resource Toolkit: Disseminating guidance for state practitioners to address obesity disparities. Health Promotion Practice, 16 (1...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday that it will reorganize its Office of Health Equity (OHE) in a way that emphasizes serving racial minorities, foreigners and members of the LGBT community. OHE, under the CDC’s new organizational rules, “coordinates programs...
Although there has been progress toward health equality in the United States, health disparities among racial and ethnic groups persist, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) 39th annualreport cardon the nation's health, released yesterday. This year's report card inc...
We have watched as the CDC inserted itself in everything fromthe eviction moratoriumtothe Superbowl. Now they want to control your language. They just released an exhaustive list of words you shouldn’t use, in the name of health equity, whatever that is. Topics include drug abuse, healthca...
Rape resources available to students Jenean Zahran•November 8, 2012 According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 20 to 25 percent of women reported experiencing an attempted or a completed rape in college. The Health Promotion Office (HPO)... ...
—Appointing Mary Wakefield as senior counselor to implement the changes. Wakefield headed the Health Resources and Services Administration during the Obama administration and also served as the No. 2 administrator at HHS. Wakefield, 68, started Monday. ...
Maternal mortality rates worsened between 2018 and 2020, as did Black maternal health disparities. These findings come after a couple of years of intense focus on health equity within the healthcare industry, as well as policy fights to address Black maternal health disparities. ...
As a result, the CDC's guidelines often include specific recommendations and strategies for addressing these disparities and promoting more equitable access to healthcare and public health resources. One of the challenges facing the CDC in recent years has been the politicization of its guidelines ...
—Appointing Mary Wakefield as senior counselor to implement the changes. Wakefield headed the Health Resources and Services Administration during the Obama administration and also served as the No. 2 administrator at HHS. Wakefield, 68, started Monday. ...
Kits include masks, disinfectant, microfiber cleaning cloths, eco-friendly cleaning sprays, and flyers with information on other community resources. Masks were donated by various organizations in Western Massachusetts including the UMass Theater Department's costume shop, DIY Masks of Western Mass, and...