Category: Health Equity

Addressing Disparities in Alzheimer’s Disease

African American senior couple reading a document at home.

Did you know that Black and Latino adults are at much higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) than White adults? And this disparity is expected to grow: CDC projects that cases of ADRD will increase seven-fold among Latino adults and four-fold among Black adults by 2060. In addition, Black and Latino adults Read More >

Posted on by Karen Hacker, MD, MPH and Tisamarie Sherry, MD, Ph.D.Leave a comment
Categories CDC, Health Equity, Healthy Aging
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Stories from the Field: PODER en SALUD

“The virus has taken a toll on our mental and emotional health,” says Perla Fernandez, a Kansas City community member who lost several friends and family members suddenly to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected many Hispanic or Latino communities.[1] Hispanic or Latino people have experienced higher rates of COVID-19 hospitalization, death, and cost Read More >

Posted on by Farah M. Chowdhury, MD, MPH; Matthew Penn, JD, MLIS; Sheila Walier, MS; Bria Harris-Sharpe, MPH; Hawa Kone, MSLeave a comment
Categories COVID-19, Public Health
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Looking Forward: Key Milestones in Health Equity!

Group of people celebrating end of year.

The year is coming to an end and many of us are looking ahead to what 2022 holds. Here, in the United States, many of us are vaccinated and safely reuniting with our loved ones. Holiday traditions are commencing in person once again and the new year is quickly approaching. Before writing those new year’s Read More >

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Categories CDC, COVID-19, Health Equity, Public Health
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