Black women already have disparate rates of maternal mortality, and pregnant women are at risk of severe illness from COVID-19.
Author: Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY
Climate change, heat waves affect heart health, experts say. Here’s why that puts people of color at higher risk.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found Indigenous people had the highest rates of heat-related deaths, followed by Black people.
Serving the most vulnerable, weary community health centers worry about COVID vaccine booster shot demand
Already stretched thin, community health clinics serving vulnerable people are worried about more demands when COVID vaccine booster shots begin.
‘Extraordinarily concerning’: Type 2 diabetes is soaring among Black, Hispanic youth, study shows
In Black and Hispanic children and teens, type 2 diabetes is up 95%, according to a report published Tuesday that analyzed data from 2001 to 2017.
Many states don’t consistently track tribal death data, masking COVID-19 impact on Native Americans, study finds
A new study found nine states, including California, which has more than 100 tribes, didn’t collect any tribal data on death certificates.
Florida tops the nation in new COVID cases. As they spike in its rural Big Bend, many still fear the vaccine more.
As new COVID cases in Florida surge, residents in its rural Big Bend, where vaccination rates are extremely low, are quickly falling ill.
Native American tribes have long struggled with high rates of diabetes. COVID made the problem even more urgent.
Diabetes rates have been worsened by systemic inequities, but health leaders hope an understanding of tribes’ cultures will help reverse the trend.
‘Vaccines of hope’: In New Orleans, door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination efforts seek to conquer barriers of access and hesitancy
Vaccine outreach in underserved neighborhoods is needed to help protect people of color who suffer disparities. But obstacles remain.
‘Vaccines of hope’: In New Orleans, door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination efforts seek to conquer barriers of access and hesitancy
Vaccine outreach in underserved neighborhoods is needed to help protect people of color who suffer disparities. But obstacles remain.
The US has paused its use of J&J’s COVID-19 shot. How will that impact vaccine equity?
U.S. officials leaned on the one-dose J&J vaccine for hard-to-reach, vulnerable people before health officials recommended pausing its use this week.