‘We have not moved the needle in health disparities’ Health disparities exist in many ways. A person’s well-being is affected by where they live, access to fresh groceries, access to a quality education, environmental conditions and other socioeconomic factors better known as social determinants of health. “The data shows that we have not moved the … Read More
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The governor unveiled a direct timeline Thursday on when part of this group can begin to receive a vaccination. JANUARY 19 Beginning Jan. 19, vaccinations will be available to those who are 80 years of age and older, the governor said. Those 80 and older, outside of long-term care, constitute up to 420,000 people. “We … Read More
Featured in the Cincinnati Business Courier Our nation has heard a lot about health disparities and social determinants of health since the start of the pandemic. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation defines health disparity as “a higher burden of illness, injury, disability, or mortality experienced by one group relative to another.” The US Labor … Read More
Featured in the Cincinnati Business Courier In the first of a three-part virtual discussion series titled Cincinnati’s Road to Recovery, Jamie Smith, Business Courier market president and publisher, on Tuesday July 28 questioned three community and business leaders about their respective organizations’ reactions to the Covid-19 crisis. The Courier plans to follow up with Road … Read More
Featured on Cincinnati.com | Renee Mahaffey Harris Opinion Contributor The alarming statistics from New York, Milwaukee, Chicago, Louisiana, and Michigan are shedding the light on health disparities that have persisted in the United States since it was first identified by the Health & Human Services Secretary in 1985. The result of that 18-month research study … Read More