NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Renee Mahaffey Harris, president of the Center for Closing the Health Gap, about why Blacks and Latinos are not well represented in clinical vaccine trials. LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Of the COVID cases reported in the United States, half are among Black and Latino people. And yet, in vaccine trials underway, only … Read More
Featured in the Cincinnati Business Courier My first year as President/CEO of The Center for Closing Health Gap (The Health Gap) in 2019 began with a reassessment of the work we do, and how the community receives and is impacted by our work. We also identified what gaps exist that if filled can be a … Read More
Featured in Cincinnati Magazine The president and CEO of the Center for Closing the Health Gap on serving the black community, collaboratively. “Our organization has been around for 16 years, working to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities in Greater Cincinnati. When someone asked Dr. Fauci why there are disparate COVID-19 incidences and outcomes among … Read More
I am concerned about the stress that we are all under during this time in our Country. For far too long we have had a Mental health stigma in our community. I recall numerous conversations where bringing up seeing a therapist was a taboo topic. Too often mental health, therapy or counseling is mistaken to … Read More