A group of health and racial equity & civil rights orgs calling for the collection and release of disaggregated COVID-19 data.
Joined April 2020
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People and communities of color entered this pandemic at a significant disadvantage due to historic and ongoing racism and discrimination. rwjf.ws/3skRUUu
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It’s been nearly two months since the vaccine rollout and Black and Latino communities have been boxed out when it comes to getting a shot. @LauraAJarrett reports on why minorities face the greatest risk and lack equal access to the vaccines.
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Our director, @echohawkd3, spoke with @CBSNews about the importance of protecting our elders from COVID-19, barriers to vaccine access in Indian Country, and the findings of our vaccination survey report. #vacciNATION
Watch it here: loom.ly/aUWUHls
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“When you solve for racial disparities, when you flatten this curve, you actually improve the overall response to keep everyone safer and that’s why we’ve made it a priority here in Michigan,” Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist says on racial disparity and the pandemic.
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COVID-19 has made it impossible to ignore how centuries of structural racism have created deep disparities in health outcomes for Black and Brown communities. @RepBarbaraLee, @RepPressley and I are introducing a new bill to fight these disparities head-on. theroot.com/exclusive-sen-el…
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This decision is irresponsible, reckless, and utterly incomprehensible. Withdrawing from the @WHO in the midst of the greatest public health crisis of our lifetime is a self-destructive move. More Americans will be hurt by this careless choice.
#BREAKING: Trump administration formally withdraws US from World Health Organization hill.cm/zsenggq
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TESTING SHOULD BE FREE. TESTING SHOULD BE FREE. TESTING SHOULD BE FREE. TESTING SHOULD BE FREE. TESTING SHOULD BE FREE. TESTING SHOULD BE FREE. TESTING SHOULD BE FREE. TESTING SHOULD BE FREE. TESTING SHOULD BE FREE. TESTING SHOULD BE FREE.
House and Senate Health leaders demand the Trump Admin immediately revisit guidance allowing insurance companies to deny #COVID19 testing coverage, which is supposed to be free.
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My latest: Ciera Bates Chamberlain has had 4 family members on ventilators. Glenn Harston lost his aunt & 15 family members think they have COVID-19. An intimate look at the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on black ppl & communities of color.
pbs.org/newshour/show/were-a…
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Trying to be like my mentor @mclemoremr with this @sciam article. 👊🏽👊🏽 We had to fight to start getting
#COVIDandRace data.
@mikemcafee06 & I are asking what’s next. @WeMustCount @policylink @BirthEquity blogs.scientificamerican.com… – at Washington, DC
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This week in #COVIDandRace, PolicyLink President & CEO @mikemcafee06 shares his vision for “transformative solidarity” and how it can help get us through this global crisis IF we allow it. policylink.org/covid19-and-r…
