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July 1, 2020
Expanding PrEP and PEP Access in California
Cathren Cohen and Liz McCaman Taylor california, Health Equity, Services, Uncategorized
As we reflect back on Pride Month, and celebrate the Supreme Court’s recent employment rights decision, we must also recognize the unmet needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) LGBTQ individuals, including health care access. A new California law aims to expand access to preventive care for…
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April 27, 2020
The Effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic on the African American Community
Miriam Delaney Heard Coronavirus, Health Equity
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.As COVID-19 sweeps the nation, African-American coronavirus death rates are alarmingly disproportionate with their representation in the population. Across the U.S., Black Americans are dying of COVID-19 at a rate…
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April 21, 2020
Keep Essential Care: Language Access
Mara Youdelman Coronavirus, Health Equity
COVID19 is having an unprecedented impact on the lives of billions of people. But a robust and effective COVID19 response must not be a vehicle for denying access to essential health care services.NHeLP is fighting to protect access to the range of critical services that people — especially low-income…
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April 15, 2020
The Navajo Nation Responds to COVID-19
Zamir M. Brown Coronavirus, Health Equity, Uncategorized
When COVID-19 (coronavirus) arrived in the U.S., some called it “the great equalizer,” suggesting that regardless of income, race, or any other factor, the susceptibility of contraction and risk of mortality would be the same. This perception of COVID-19 was and still is, entirely inaccurate. It is widely understood…
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April 3, 2020
On the Other Side, What Promises Will We Keep?
Elizabeth G. Taylor Coronavirus, Health Equity
In Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, as Santiago‘s tiny boat is being dragged out to sea, he promises to say ten Our Fathers and ten Hail Marys and to make a pilgrimage to the Virgin of Cobre if he catches the marlin. And, of course, there are…
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March 25, 2020
Immigrant Health Care in the Time of Coronavirus
Priscilla Huang california, Coronavirus, Health Equity, Immigrant Health
As a nation, we are facing an unprecedented public health crisis in the U.S. As the number of confirmed coronavirus infections have increased, social distancing and weeks-long shelter-in-place orders have become the new norm for a growing number of individuals. These requirements have created dramatic changes in the way…
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Expanding PrEP and PEP Access in California

The Effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Epidemic on the African American Community

Keep Essential Care: Language Access

The Navajo Nation Responds to COVID-19

On the Other Side, What Promises Will We Keep?

Immigrant Health Care in the Time of Coronavirus