Category: Health Equity
Mental Health Disparities Have Serious Consequences
Mental health disparities refer to the large gap between different populations in their quality of...
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Going Back to the Basics When It Comes To Social Determinants of Health
As the landscape of healthcare and public health continues to change and develop, the term “social...
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It’s Not Enough to be Proud: LGBTQ+ Youth Need Identity-Affirming Support
Pride Month may be over, but its tenets are relevant year round. Since its creation following the...
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Equitably Supporting Students Requires Trauma-Informed School Staff
“Trauma Informed Practices in Schools: Understanding Racial Trauma and Cultivating Wellness,”...
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Equity and Justice for Trans People Extinguishes Hate
Even though Pride Month has come and gone, more work is required to extend unadulterated equity to...
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Arrested Access: El Centro Fights for Policy Changes to Make Cancer Care Equitable for All in Wyandotte County Regardless of Immigration Status
“I hope I see in my lifetime a growing realization that we are one world. And that no one is going...
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Community Health Workers Help Heal Communities from Systemic Inequities
Throughout history, community health workers (CHWs) have been integral to helping communities heal...
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No Equity Without Quality, No Quality Without Equity
The Kansas City Health Equity Learning and Action Network (the LAN), under the leadership of the...
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Compassion Doesn’t Require Comprehension
If the consensus of the most respected institutions of health around the world is to be taken...
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The Mission Vision Project KC Fuels the Black Physician Pathway from Kindergarten through Medical School
I dared not correct my elders, though my knees buckled at certain constructions, to say nothing of...
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CARE BEYOND THE BOULEVARD TAKES HEALTH CARE TO THE STREETS
Homelessness is a widely misunderstood and heavily stigmatized living condition for hundreds of...
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Serving the Community with MRHA’s Caregiver Program: A Q&A with Community Health Worker Rusty Douglas
One of many community health resources offered by the Missouri Rural Health Association, the...
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