“Data can highlight or hide communities’ unique traits and needs. For Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities, it has hidden them for too long.”
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A new podcast episode features Commissioner discussing the National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems’ recommendations for improving public health data related to disaggregated data. Listen in:
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New #grants opportunity!
A new initiative from with support from will award 5 non-profit organizations up to $1,000,000 as they work toward building local data ecosystems focused on anti-racism, equity, justice, and community power.
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Today's inequities stem from an egregiously flawed past and shameful history of racial injustice. A step toward advancing #RacialJustice is acknowledging our nation's history and engaging in hard conversations. 1/5
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People around the country understand that climate change is reshaping our communities, making life less predictable, and disrupting opportunities to lead healthy lives—and they see a critical role for the federal government and businesses to act.
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It’s crucial that we commit to using disaggregated data to inform policies, practices, and programs. Data collection and reporting are insufficient without it. (6/6)
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3: Governments, funders, researchers, and advocates can collaborate in collecting more finely disaggregated data—with critical input from representatives of the racial/ethnic groups affected. (5/6)
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2: Consider which groups have been disadvantaged—excluded or marginalized—and how disaggregated information about them can guide action to address disparities. (4/6)
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1: Implement data disaggregation. Data collection and reporting are insufficient; the use of disaggregated data is critical to advancing health equity. (3/6)
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Regardless of intentions, the ways in which racial and ethnic data are collected, analyzed, and reported may have inequitable consequences. Below are a few key actions that must be taken to fix our broken data system: (2/6)
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And now it's all in a book. A great addition to your summer reading list b/c its an urgent call to action. #Racism is the underlying cause of so many poor health outcomes. Get a free copy of Necessary Conversations and join me for a book talk on June 15. [
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Some of the folks who helped me think through these opportunities and approaches include and many others
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My thoughts won’t fit in a tweet or thread, but after exploring the topic of #StructuralRacism with leading experts in this nation, I condensed these insights on how to have these honest and necessary conversations.
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In my long career in #PublicHealth, this I know to be true: We need to talk about race. It is uncomfortable and difficult, but it is also urgent and vital. It’s just that some of us need help and guidance on how to do it productively.
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In early 2020, convened a conference to focus on structural racism. We didn’t know the extraordinary and catastrophic events that would follow, but what we discussed is more important than ever. It’s also the subject of my new book, Necessary Conversations.
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The data reveal that many community types with large BIPOC populations are being left out of the narrative that the economy is booming as the pandemic enters its third year. Explore the full report from
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Prioritize equitable data governance and community engagement. We must reinvent the way public health data is collected by improving data governance, coordinating between federal, state, and local governments, and prioritizing deeper community engagement.
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Center health equity and well-being in narrative change. Data analysts need to become better storytellers to capture the complexities and nuances of health outcomes and well-being.
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In our latest blog, and I discuss how ’s National Commission is working to transform data systems to account for ALL people and improve equity amongst all populations. Learn more:
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April is National Minority Health Month! We must address the disparities and inequities that exist in our public health system, and this can’t be done with poor data. We must invest in modernizing our #PublicHealth data systems. #NMHM2022
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#NPHW is kicking off with a look at racism as a public health crisis. One step towards addressing racism in #PublicHealth is modernizing our health data infrastructure and centering equity in our data. Learn more from :
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Data are the building blocks for how people understand, describe, and ultimately influence the health of communities.
Read 's #RECoDEReport to learn more on creating equitable data ecosystems:
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We need detailed data that can better show disparities by race and ethnicity and explain why they exist. A National Commission established by examined the data and measures needed to advance #HealthEquity. Learn more:
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Understanding structural inequalities and the disparities that exist by place, race, and ethnicity is vital. A new study examines the association between social determinants of health and #COVID19 deaths across three racial and ethnic groups. bit.ly/3CqeW2b
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“Applying an equity lens to patient safety could address avoidable harm to certain race/ethnicities that would otherwise remain hidden.” Check out this article about the need to focus efforts to expand collection of race/ethnicity data to improve patient safety.
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Interesting piece from calling for better patient data collection in healthcare facilities in an effort to enhance patient outcomes and address gaps in health equity.
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If you’re interested in crafting a new data infrastructure for your community that shares knowledge and power with a focus on racial equity, then apply to ’s Equity in Practice Learning Community! bit.ly/33qhkcd
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In his new op-ed “Shortsighted COVID policies are accelerating harm for people with disabilities”, Javier Robles () explains the need for more inclusive #PublicHealth data to create a public health narrative centered in equity.
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.’s National Commission reimagined how health data are collected, shared, and used. Check out the Commission’s recommendations:
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Proud to be ’ most-read GrantWatch article in 2021! Now is the time to fundamentally reprioritize our public health data system so it fuels more equitable outcomes for all. Read more:
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Check out the Commission’s recommendations that offer actionable solutions and a blueprint for change with equity at their core:
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I’m proud to be a co-author of ’ most-read GrantWatch article of 2021! and I explored the need for a public health system that centers equity and announced the National Commission to Transform Public Health Data Systems.
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We need to modernize our nation's public health system to advance #HealthEquity. That’s why established a National Commission to reimagine how health data are collected, shared, and used. Read the Commission’s recommendations:
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