Health Equity Initiative

The CDC Director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, has declared racism a public health crisis and is spearheading a new initiative at the CDC as she calls for health equity. Read Time’s exclusive interview with her below. https://time.com//exclusive-cdc-director-rochelle-walensk/ #healthequity #racialequity #stopbias #COVID19 #CDC And check out Health Equity Initiative’s Racism is a Health Equity Issue Pledge, Content and Resources to learn more! https://www.healthequityinitiative.org/racism-is-a-health-e

What’s Behind the Hispanic Vaccination Gap? - via the New York Times| This speaks to the importance of implementing community-based immunization programs. https://www.nytimes.com//03/29/us/hispanic-vaccine-gap.html #COVID-19 #covidvaccine #healthequity #racialequity

News and Resources from Health Equity Initiative! - See our Spring 2021 newsletter! Meet our newest members, partners and sponsors, and explore events and resources designed to further your impact on advancing health equity! https://conta.cc/3cHQFJW #healthequity #HealthEquityNow #racialequity #genderequity #socialequity #community

As Women’s national history month comes to an end we want to remind everyone gender related implicit bias is a health equity issue. Check out a recent post on our blog to learn more https://www.healthequityinitiative.org//how-gender-implici #healthequity #genderequity #womenshistorymonth

Here’s a reminder that Health Equity Initiative’s March edition of our quarterly newsletter is coming before you know it! Please be sure to sign up for our newsletter in order to stay up to date with our newest materials https://www.healthequityinitiative.org/sign-up.html #HealthEquity #racialequity #HEI

NEW from our Health Equity Blog: "Creating A Shared Vision for Inclusive Healthy Places" by Health Equity Initiative's advisory council member Julia D. Day - https://www.healthequityinitiative.org//creating-a-shared- #healthequity #urbandesign #SDOH #promotehealthequity #healthequitynow

New Year Greetings from Health Equity Initiative! See more at: https://conta.cc/3hy2xPl #healthequity #StaySafe #StayWell

Key Drivers of Disease Inequities. New infographic in our "COVID-19 is a Health Equity Issue" mini-series. Download at this link and please share: https://healthequityinitiative.org/infographics.html #COVID19 #healthequity #SDOH #inequities

What is Health Equity? See definitions and resources to speak about health equity on our site: https://healthequityinitiative.org/about-health-equity.html #healthequity #SDOH

Happy Holidays and Consider Giving in Support of Health Equity! Read more at: https://conta.cc/2Ko8en2 Thank you! #healthequity #racialequity #HumanRights #SDOH

Social Inequities Explain Racial Gaps in Pandemic, Studies Find - via The New York Times | Finally some media coverage this year on health equity and racial equity issues! https://www.nytimes.com///coronavirus-black-hispanic.html ... #Covid19 #SDOH #healthequity #racialequity

Learn about the importance of civic literacy in achieving health and racial equity in a recent post on the Health Equity blog by Dr. Alka Mansukhani and Dr. Renata Schiavo from HEI's board co-authored with Lisa Goren. https://www.healthequityinitiative.org//fostering-civic-li #HealthEquity #RacialEquity #civicliteracy #civicengagement