‘Getting a Clearer Picture’: Black Americans on the Factors That Overcame Their Vaccine
| April 12, 2021Richard J. Sylvia Jr. did not get an annual flu shot, so he wondered, why take the coronavirus [...] Read more
UI Alum, Public Health Director Discusses Ways to Address Health Disparities
| April 12, 2021UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (WCIA) — UI students in the College of Applied Health [...] Read more
ACHA Issues New Guidance on Protecting Vulnerable Populations Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
| August 31, 2020Along with careful and ambitious plans to reopen for the fall semester amid a pandemic have com [...] Read more
Philly Should Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis — And Then Do Something About it
| August 24, 2020Crisis is a term we often hear in conversations about things we perceive to be of grave danger [...] Read more
Healthcare Providers Push to Fix Racism in the Medical Industry as COVID-19 Devastates Communities of Color
| August 24, 2020Two pediatricians, two allergists, one dermatologist and three hospitals. Anna Akins, 32, sat i [...] Read more
Panel: Pandemic Has Exposed Long-Standing Health Inequities
| August 03, 2020While the coronavirus pandemic is frequently described as unprecedented, its disproportionate t [...] Read more
Health Illiteracy Is Nothing New in America. But the Pandemic Magnifies How Troubling It Is.
| August 03, 2020A Michigan library had to ask patrons to stop microwaving books to kill the coronavirus after n [...] Read more
COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Need to Diversify Healthcare Workforce
| July 20, 2020The pandemic’s devastating impact on communities of color clarifies the need for diversity am [...] Read more
