CDC Launching ‘Agency-Wide Strategy’ on ‘Health Equity’ for LGBT, Minorities September 23, 2024Daily Caller News Foundation 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...
In a document issued this month, the American Medical Association (AMA), relying in part on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued guidelines for the use of language to promote health care equity.Alison Knopf...
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. ...
—Establishing an office of intergovernmental affairs to smooth partnerships with other agencies, as well as a higher-level office on health equity. Walensky also said she intends to “get rid of some of the reporting layers that exist, and I’d like to work to break down some of t...
Another important aspect of the CDC's guidelines is their focus on health equity. The agency recognizes that certain populations, such as racial and ethnic minorities, low-income communities, and individuals with underlying health conditions, are disproportionately affected by various health issues. As...
—Establishing an office of intergovernmental affairs to smooth partnerships with other agencies, as well as a higher-level office on health equity. Walensky also said she intends to "get rid of some of the reporting layers that exist, and I'd like to work to break down some of the silos...
Pharmacy Times:On this front, what are some of the key initiatives of the CDC’s Vaccines for Children program? Twentyman:Oh, thank you for asking. Okay, so, as you probably already know, health equity is near and dear to CDC’s heart. It's really important to CDC t...
the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, said in a news release. "While there has been significant progress in our journey toward health equity, disparities still exist and we must remain vigilant in our efforts to end health disparities in America," she added...
The faces of hope.@RWalenskyat@CDCgov,@vivek_murthyback as Surgeon General and@ERIC_Yale(Marcella Nunez Smith) as national lead on health equity. Brilliance, kindness, integrity, passion. This is change I can believe in.#COVID19pic.twitter.com/6Uj9aPwdMy ...
Are you using#inclusivelanguage? CDC’s Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication shares preferred terms and language.https://t.co/ppe64URTzx. — CDC (@CDCgov)August 27, 2021 Can someone let the CDC know what’s the D stands for?https://t.co/4iVAmdq7Lt ...