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 training session will discuss […]
As the Chair of the Biden-Harris Health Equity Task Force, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith is leading the Administration's important work to to ensure that response, care, and treatment for COVID-19 is distributed equally. Dr. Nunez-Smith joins us for this special event to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead on health equity—from vaccine distribution to school reopening […]
Substance use and trauma are intrinsically linked, with other mental health disorders often co-occurring with substance use disorder. Join us for a special webinar series with S. Brooke Briggance, Program Director for the Cypress Resilience Project and a Certified Trainer in Trauma Informed Systems and Practice, about the role Trauma Informed Care can play in […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and dramatically increased the long standing epidemic of physician burnout. Around 71% of physicians reported exhaustion and burnout in 2020, up from an estimated 29%- 54% of health care workers in 2019. Physicians are working longer hours and facing high health risks, while trying to manage their own stress, anxiety and depression. The pandemic […]
As hospitals around the country are increasingly stretched to their limit by increasing numbers of patients presenting critically ill with COVID-19, many find themselves unable to provide the usual standard of care for their patients. In these situations, healthcare institutions may be required to shift to operating under so-called Crisis Standards of Care (CSC). These […]
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines offers a big dose of hope toward ending the pandemic that has wreaked havoc on the nation. But for many underserved communities—some of the hardest hit by the pandemic—accessing those vaccines remains a challenge all its own. At this event, presenters will discuss their work with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), […]
Join us for this briefing as we introduce the Congressional Physical Activity Caucus and discuss the importance of federal efforts to increase physical activity in the United States.
Discuss the symptoms that formula intolerance can present as. Discuss the underlying diagnoses that can cause these symptoms and formula options that can treat the underlying diagnoses. Finally, discuss a formula algorithm that can be used and help guide formula choices and transitions based on symptoms and diagnoses. Speakers: Tatyana "Tanya" Hofmekler, MD, (Pediatric Gastroenterologist), Gi […]
Across the United States, state and local health departments and community power-building organizations are collaborating to challenge the social, environmental, and economic conditions that create health and racial inequities. This work is more important than ever given the intersecting and cascading crises of COVID-19, police violence, and housing and economic insecurity. Health departments are accountable […]
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 […]