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Vacunas contra el COVID-19 Espanol / a Spanish language vaccine town hall

Join UnidosUS and the Ad Council for a Spanish language vaccine town hall on March 30th. The Ad Council and the COVID Collaborative, of which UnidosUS is a member, have come together to lead a massive communications effort to educate the American public and build confidence around COVID-19 vaccines especially with hard-to-reach audiences including our […]

Inspiring “HOPE” and Action Toward Achieving Racial and Health Equity in Our Lifetime

The Health Opportunity and Equity (HOPE) Initiative launched a new interactive data platform to help our nation and states move beyond measuring disparities to spurring action to achieve health equity. In the midst of a national reckoning on race, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a new administration committed to racial equity, these data provide a critical […]

Tackling America’s Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration

BPC’s Behavioral Health Integration Task Force will release a new report on March 31 with recommendations for breaking down barriers to integrating primary and behavioral health care. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated America’s mental health and substance use problems that were already significant and highlighted the enormous unmet need for services. Research shows that integrating […]

Indigenous Women: The Strength of Our Communities / Mujeres Indígenas: la fuerza de nuestras comunidades

This year marks our 45th year of promoting and amplifying Indigenous voices through our publications! The latest issue of the Cultural Survival Quarterly is dedicated to uplifting the voices, experiences, and diverse identities of Indigenous women. We bring you stories that highlight only a glimpse of the multitude of roles Indigenous women play in strengthening […]

An Unprecedented Crisis of Care – Building Better Workplace Policies for Working Families

When the COVID-19 pandemic—and the subsequent economic collapse—hit, the United States’ longstanding care crisis was laid bare. Without critical public policies to support workers with caregiving responsibilities, more people than ever before, disproportionately women and women of color, are being forced to make impossible choices between caring for themselves and their loved ones and their […]

Restoring Immigrant Families’ Connections to the Safety Net

The COVID-19 crisis heightened the consequences of policies that have systemically excluded or deterred immigrant families from participating in safety net programs, posing risks for community well-being, public health, and economic recovery. Recent pandemic relief bills have expanded eligibility for some aid, and the Biden administration has halted expansion of the public charge rule, but […]

The Health Literacy in the Black Community Training Series – Session #4: Health Communications 101

Health Literacy is "the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions”1. The Council on Black Health has designed this training series to inform and enhance health literacy improvement efforts specifically for the Black Community. This session will discuss strategies […]

Building Vaccine Confidence During COVID-19: The Role of the Medical Neighborhood

Join BPC and the GTMRx Institute on April 6 as we discuss effective strategies to build vaccine confidence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaccinating Americans is critical to preventing severe illness or death from COVID-19 and ultimately stopping the pandemic. To achieve widespread vaccination, engagement of the medical neighborhood is fundamental when implementing community programs designed […]

Amplifying the Voices of Mothers

Maternal deaths in the U.S. are on the rise. And, childbirth is more dangerous for communities of color who are disproportionately impacted by maternal mortality and morbidity. For example, Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women continue to experience more pregnancy-related deaths and complications. We can no longer wait to address these disparities. On April 7,  join the AHA […]

Community Health Workers & Pharmacists: Their Frontline Role in the Response to COVID-19

Pharmacists and Community Health Workers (CHWs) are embedded in the community and part of the nation’s critical frontline workforce in the ongoing public health response to COVID-19. Policymakers and health care leaders are calling for the rapid scale-up and integration of CHWs to strengthen COVID-19 prevention plans and address longstanding inequities. Pharmacists are needed because […]