Equity in Health Care Is Essential

Why Racism, Not Race, Is a Risk Factor for Dying of COVID-19

Public Health

Why Racism, Not Race, Is a Risk Factor for Dying of COVID-19

Public health specialist and physician Camara Phyllis Jones talks about ways that jobs, communities and health care leave Black Americans more exposed and less protected

June 12, 2020 — Claudia Wallis

We Must Enhance--but Also Decolonize--America's Global Health Diplomacy

Policy

We Must Enhance–but Also Decolonize–America’s Global Health Diplomacy

The U.S. can rebuild its role in the global health landscape on the basis of equitable policies rather than exploitative ones

April 5, 2021 — Ans Irfan, Christopher Jackson and Ankita Arora

We Can't Fight COVID-19 on a Country-by-Country Basis

Public Health

We Can’t Fight COVID-19 on a Country-by-Country Basis

A physician in hard-hit South Africa points out that squelching the disease in one place means nothing if it’s raging elsewhere

September 4, 2020 — Zolelwa Sifumba

Will Giving COVID Booster Shots Make It Harder to Vaccinate the Rest of the World?

Ethics

Will Giving COVID Booster Shots Make It Harder to Vaccinate the Rest of the World?

Wealthy countries have bought up most of the available vaccine doses for booster shots but still have far more than they need

October 20, 2021 — Sara Reardon

We Learned the Wrong Lessons from the Tuskegee 'Experiment'

Behavior

We Learned the Wrong Lessons from the Tuskegee ‘Experiment’

It’s understandable that Black Americans are wary of vaccines, but that despicable episode involved the withholding of treatment, whereas vaccines actively prevent disease…

March 31, 2021 — Melba Newsome

Racism in Health Care Isn't Always Obvious

Behavior

Racism in Health Care Isn’t Always Obvious

As physicians, we believe that recognizing it begins with understanding our own privilege and biases

July 9, 2020 — Joseph V. Sakran, Ebony Jade Hilton and Chethan Sathya

After Surgery, Black Children Are More Likely to Die Than White Children

Public Health

After Surgery, Black Children Are More Likely to Die Than White Children

A study of nearly 200 U.S. medical centers found that even apparently healthy kids suffer racial disparities in complications associated with surgery

July 20, 2020 — Jim Daley

A State-by-State Approach to Closing the Health Equity Gap

Inequality

A State-by-State Approach to Closing the Health Equity Gap

We need to establish directors for health equity at the state level

September 15, 2021 — Joseph V. Sakran, Suhas Gondi and Ebony Hilton

Mobile Clinics Can Help Reduce Health Inequity

Policy

Mobile Clinics Can Help Reduce Health Inequity

They worked to bring COVID vaccines to communities of color; they could fill other health care needs as well

June 30, 2021 — David E. Velasquez, LaShyra ‘Lash’ Nolen and Alister Martin

To Prevent Women from Dying in Childbirth, First Stop Blaming Them

Public Health

To Prevent Women from Dying in Childbirth, First Stop Blaming Them

Two thirds of all U.S. maternal deaths are considered preventable. Racism—not race—is a critical factor

May 1, 2019 — Monica R. McLemore and Valentina D’Efilippo

How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Smoking Deaths

Behavior

How to Reduce Racial Disparities in Smoking Deaths

African Americans die at a higher rate than other groups and have a harder time quitting. But new evidence-based approaches can change that

August 26, 2021 — Bryan W. Heckman, Anne Davis and James E.K. Hildreth

Fixing Medical Devices That Are Biased against Race or Gender

Public Health

Fixing Medical Devices That Are Biased against Race or Gender

Designers should show how well instruments perform across different populations

June 1, 2021 — Claudia Wallis

Teaching Antiracism to the Next Generation of Doctors

Policy

Teaching Antiracism to the Next Generation of Doctors

Challenging racism’s deleterious effects requires first identifying its many forms

October 21, 2020 — Rupinder Kaur Legha

How to Prevent the Next Pandemic

Public Health

How to Prevent the Next Pandemic

We need to make the development and distribution of vaccines a truly global endeavor

June 23, 2021 — Seth Berkley

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