The COVID-19 crisis has placed tremendous stress on food systems in the United States and around the globe. Feeding America estimates that up to 50 million people in the United States may face food insecurity due to the pandemic, including 17 million children. Meanwhile, a quarter of a billion people are at risk of suffering […]
Join the Black Women's Health Imperative and HealthyWomen for a Reclaim Your Wellness webinar. The Reclaim Your Wellness campaign focuses on changing how the world sees, prevents, and treats obesity as a disease; and ensuring that people living with obesity have access to science-based, comprehensive care. This webinar will discuss options available when diet and exercise […]
April is National Minority Health Month, and this year’s theme is #VaccineReady. Join OASH Region 7 Let’s Talk Virtual Lunch and Learn Webinar Series to learn about the Missouri Advisory Committee on Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution innovative programs to promote health equity with Sara Weir.
Join us as we discuss the connections between racism and public health outcomes, how to implement public health practices to effectively identify and address racial injustice in our communities, and community engagement and public policy strategies to advance racial equity through a public health lens. Register today for a powerful event uplifting the voices of public health […]
Did you know that depression during the perinatal period is the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth, affecting 1 in 8 women in the United States? Also, women in rural areas are disproportionately more likely to experience depression during the perinatal period due to the closing of labor and delivery units and mental health […]
On April 27 and April 28, 2021, CMS OMH will be hosting a two-day virtual forum: The Road to Equity: Examining Structural Racism in Health Care, to highlight CMS’s renewed focus on health equity, address structural racism in health care, and establish federal agencies’ roles as equity partners. Guest speakers from various federal and partner agencies will […]
On April 27 and April 28, 2021, CMS OMH will be hosting a two-day virtual forum: The Road to Equity: Examining Structural Racism in Health Care, to highlight CMS’s renewed focus on health equity, address structural racism in health care, and establish federal agencies’ roles as equity partners. Guest speakers from various federal and partner agencies will […]
Ujima, Inc: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community will partner with the National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault (SCESA), National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (the Alliance), and the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) to present a Sexual Assault Awareness Month Webinar designed to raise […]