Racial bias is built into the design of pulse oximeters
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The NRA helped make it hard to study gun violence for decades. Now the floodgates are open. - USA TODAY
.: "I rise today to promote the commission to study slavery and develop reparation proposals as a way of redress, repair and restoration for the 246 years of slavery. I think it is an important [...] moment for the country to pause."
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Y’all. My daddy, Dr. Adewale Troutman, is now among my ancestors. I pray that he guides us as we continue to fight for health and racial equity. 💜 Well done, daddy 😢
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Great to be at the release of a new paper developed by @urbaninstitute @benefitscouncil @Deloitte supported by @ElevanceHealth that explores solutions to collection of race and ethnicity data for health plans to advance health equity. Great conversation after overview of findings
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Supporting a More Diverse Physician Workforce Can Advance Health Equity
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CDC finds stark racial disparities in drug-overdose deaths - NPR
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Tomorrow! Join , , , , , & other experts as they discuss opportunities for improved data collection to advance health equity & the tools & strategies needed to propel further action.
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Call for Proposals
Details: @Policies4Action will fund research on policies that can build & sustain economic security & wealth for families & communities of color
Apply: bit.ly/2GkwHHi
Deadline: 9/7/22
Questions: policies4Action@urban.org5
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#LiveAtUrban on Wednesday: Join , , , , , & other experts as they discuss opportunities for improved data collection to advance health equity & the tools & strategies needed to propel further action.
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American men are sicker and more likely to die early from preventable causes than peers abroad, study finds - NBC News
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The Supreme Court left millions of Americans uninsured: Here’s what Congress can do to cover them
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Mental 👏🏾 health 👏🏾 care 👏🏾 is 👏🏾 health care.
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Tomorrow, after years of advocacy by Americans working to improve our mental health system, 988 will become our new nationwide number for suicide prevention, mental health and substance use crises. Call or text 988 for a trained counselor who can provide support. #988Lifeline
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It’s not too late to apply to the latest #RacialHealing leadership program. Applications are due at 3 p.m. ET today! Join our newest cohort of leaders advancing racial and health equity. nationalcollaborative.org/our-programs/c
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New Black-led group will battle injustice in the D.C. court system
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Never before since at least 1953 has the U.S. Supreme Court issued this many polarized decisions. 21% of the cases decided were polarized this term. The implications for #healthequity are tremendous. #politicaldeterminantsofhealth #sdoh
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“What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.” —Frederick Douglass, 1852
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Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man who was killed by officers in Akron, Ohio, suffered more than 60 gunshot wounds but was unarmed, the police chief said. Police released footage that showed officers’ actions but deepened questions around his death. nyti.ms/3uoeRcB
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Could California become the first state to provide reparations? - Vox
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A group of Texas educators proposed using the term 'involuntary relocation' rather than slavery when teaching 2nd graders - CNN
The Onondaga Nation, in Unprecedented Land Back Moment, Regains 1,023 Acres of the Land From New York State onondaganation.org/uncategorized/ via
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“our failure to treat [addiction] as consistently or as rigorously is not an accident. It is a choice.”
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Let's make the U.S. the land of the free and the home of the brave for ALL people. #UnlockTheTruth and support the creation of the 1st Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Commission introduced by and via the Movement. #July4
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The looming disaster on Obamacare subsidies keeps looking worse
Rational human beings who care about truth and the evolving health of our democracy must now begin to value and to leverage the power of emotions more effectively than dividers or would be dictators. Feelings motivate - move - people to action.
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Riana Elyse Anderson, Assistant Professor in the Health Behavior & Health Education department at @UMichSPH, was recognized by @Forbes as one of 16 leaders who are changing the face of healthcare and redefining what it means to be a healthcare innovator. myumi.ch/M9n9n
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American Psychological Association condemns SCOTUS abortion decision
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I'm a reproductive rights organizer & State Senate candidate. Last night, after speaking at our Roe rally, my Republican opponent – a police officer – violently attacked me.
This is what it is to be a Black woman running for office. I won't give up.
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Why hasn't the wealth gap closed for Black Americans? - Marketplace
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NEW: Black residents are being forced out of training at rates much higher than their white colleagues. It's a crisis that has largely remained invisible because no one is tracking the numbers and few are willing to speak about it. My new report:
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Happy Father's Day to all the dads and father-figures celebrating today! Of all that I’ve done in my life, I’m most proud of being Malia and Sasha's dad...and the family's designated photographer.
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D.C.’s Enslavers Got Reparations. Freed People Got Nothing. - POLITICO
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White parents rallied to chase a Black educator out of town. Then, they followed her to the next one. - ProPublica
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