Commissioner Crookham urges study of dedicated revenue for public health, highlights I‑35 harms in East Austin Commissioner Crookham updated a draft recommendation seeking sustained public‑health funding to address long‑standing inequities linked to Interstate‑35, proposing study of potential revenue sources (property, sales or value capture) rather than locking in a single percentage; commissioners urged economic modeling and legal review.

Commissioner Crookham is pushing for a bold new approach to public health funding aimed at tackling long-standing inequities in East Austin, sparked by the construction of Interstate-35.

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#AustinTravisCounty #TX #CitizenPortal #HealthInequities #AustinPublicHealth

Always worth listening to what Anna Hood has to say about...anything! 👍 #HeathEquity #HealthInequities #ChronicPain #PainCare

Expert Q&A: Why climate health research matters more than ever UC Berkeley’s Dr. David J. X. González on what the recent reversal of the “Endangerment Finding” means for public health.

On February 12, the Trump administration revoked the 2009 #EPA Endangerment Finding. #EnvironmentalHealth expert UC Berkeley's David J. X. González warns: Reduced #GreenhouseGas regulation will worsen heat, #wildfires, #drought, and #HealthInequities.
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We are very proud to announce that #JCIH's own Editor-in-Chief @renatasnyc.bsky.social has published a new book titled Health Equity: Strategies for Action with co-editor Jennifer Weiss.
Get the book here: bit.ly/3ZgX4mT

#ActforHealthEquity #HealthEquity #HealthInequities #Advocacy

Being united by unique means recognising the distinct needs of people living with SMHD and acting on them. It’s the right thing to do.

#UnitedByUnique #30YearMortalityGap #HealthInequities #UCDPsychology

This training is designed to teach #quantitative #intersectionality researchers how to conceptualize, measure, and analyze structural forms of #discrimination to assess their joint impacts on #populationhealth and #healthinequities.

#academicsky #publichealth #blacksky

Teaching Through Uncertainty This Viewpoint discusses the uncertainty that medical ethics and social medicine instructors face in regard to the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and university funding cuts.

Thx to Drs. Sonntag & Levenson at #vcu for their call to #teaching #physicians to "safeguard the integrity of #ethics and #humanities #education, including the continuation of instruction on systemic #racism, #genderaffirmingcare and #healthinequities. Bravo.

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🌏🏥 Dramatic failure of health system in #Indonesia.😥 This lady was turned away from no less than four hospitals. May this tragic event result in improved coordination within health sector.🙏
#GlobalHealth #HealthInequities

This year, harm reduction efforts have faced growing threats nationwide. At the same time, #Overdoses & #HealthInequities continue to rise — particularly among Black, Indigenous, Latine/x, immigrant, & LGBTQIA+/TGNCNB (trans, gender non-conforming, nonbinary) communities — & access to care becomes..

Viral Video Of Black Woman In Labor Being Ignored Fuels Concerns Over Maternal Health Crisis: ‘It’s A Pattern’ A disturbing viral video showing a pregnant Black woman in active labor begging for help inside a Mesquite, Texas hospital has ignited… The post Viral Video Of Black Woman In Labor Being Ignored Fuels Concerns Over Maternal Health Crisis: ‘It’s A Pattern’ appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Viral Video Of Black Woman In Labor Being Ignored Fuels Concerns Over Maternal Health Crisis: ‘It’s A Pattern’: A disturbing viral video showing a pregnant Black woman in active labor begging for help inside a… #MaternalHealth #BlackMaternalHealth #Pregnancy #HealthInequities #HealthcareAccess

"Anyone concerned with pandemics and their impact must be concerned with inequality." ⚖️ vs 🦠
#GlobalHealth #HealthInequities #PandemicPreparedness #IDSky #MedSky

Research from Leicester reveals disparities in access to diabetes technologies, widening inequalities in care for minority ethnic groups.

Read study 🔗 ow.ly/ioyI50X0hvQ

#DiabetesTechnology #HealthInequities

Europe’s dependence on foreign-trained doctors and nurses has cross-border ripple effects, finds new WHO/Europe report WHO/Europe’s new report “Health workforce migration in the WHO European Region: country case studies from Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Ireland, Malta, Moldova, Norway, Romania and Tajikistan” offers a t...

🇺🇳WHO Report: Europe’s dependence on foreign-trained #doctors & #nurses is exacerbating shortages and undermining #workforce sustainability

“we risk widening #HealthInequities and leaving already-fragile health systems unable to cope”

@natashaazzmus.bsky.social @who.int

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Women's healthcare chronically underfunded, says Melinda French Gates The billionaire philanthropist is donating $50m to research the issue, as part of a larger $1bn pledge.

#Womenshealthcare #MelindaFrenchGates #womenscare #autoimmuneconditions #mentalhealth #depression #WHO #PivotalVentures #WellcomeLeap #WellcomeTrust #womenshealthresearch #medicine #WellcomeLeap #healthinequities #menopause #brainhealth #cognitivedecline #womenshealthgap
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Maternal mortality in the U.S. has risen since 2000, with fragmented #data fueling #HealthInequities. Join us at our 2025 CTData Conference on Dec 3 to hear Ellyn M. Russo & Kimberly Montero on how data can transform maternal health and accountability.

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Intersectional impact of cash transfers on AIDS among 12.3 million Brazilian women - Nature Human Behaviour Cash transfers reduced AIDS incidence and mortality among 12.3 million Brazilian women, especially those with overlapping social vulnerabilities, highlighting the role of social protection in addressing health inequalities.

In this Article, Silva et al. show that cash transfers reduced AIDS incidence and mortality among 12.3 million Brazilian women, especially those with overlapping social vulnerabilities. #CashTransfers #AIDS #HealthInequities #SocialProtection

"Our theory is that #chronicstress is a driver of American life expectancy and that wealth doesn't insulate society. And the more #unequal a society is, the more stress there is," Dr. Iton said.

#USCNationalFellows #healthinequities #healthcareinequality

Ep 96 (ibit.ly/Re5V) Qorinah ES Adnani on navigating a midwifery journey from rural Indonesia to being an emerging global midwifery leader

@phdmidwives.bsky.social #research #midwifery #education #Indonesia #unpad #universitaspadjadjaran #healthinequities #publichealth

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Honoured to present today at the #MakeListeningSafe Workstream Full Group Meeting #WHO

Grateful for the opportunity to share insights on the links between #hearingloss, #depression, and how noise exposure drives #healthinequities.

It’s time to make the right kind of #noise 💥

Now listening to a really interesting talk on looking at the current "individualistic" framing it gambling harms which fails to acknowledge the unequal harm across communities.

#ASMSPHR2025 #HealthInequities
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45% primary school children in Weston Super Mare are eligible for free school meals.

Really interesting talk by North Somerset Director of Public Health, Matt Lenny.
#ASMSPHR2025 #HealthInequities @nihrsphr.bsky.social

Catch up on Medical Care’s interview with Professor Sir @michaelmarmot.bsky.social and Dr Katie Malbon.

They examine the critical role of healthcare systems in addressing #healthinequities, focusing on solutions to improve patient outcomes and community wellbeing: ow.ly/2Z3y50VSwK2

Those Who Hold the Data Shape the Future Community organizations focused on ownership and resident-led initiatives are finding new ways to use data to build agency, inform…

Rather than relying on outside institutions to define their needs or provide solutions, communities most impacted by #HealthInequities are building their own approaches to data grounded in lived experiences, cultural knowledge, and local priorities.

All of the support for private health insurance companies this 'Workplace Wellbeing Week'...

And influencers getting behind them too...

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#COI #CDoH #LifestyleDrift #Healthism #SDoH #HealthInequities

#IronDeficiency #GlobalHealth #Nutrition #Anemia #GBD2021 #NatureMedicine #PublicHealth #HealthInequities #MicronutrientDeficiency

Featured today by @MSKLibrary: Associations between social determinants of health and cardiovascular and cancer mortality in cancer survivors: a prospective cohort study

#SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #CancerSurvivor #HealthInequities #CardiovascularHealth #CancerMortality

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Minnesota allocates $100,000 for insulin safety net program in fiscal year 2025 Minnesota increases health care access fund by $100,000 for insulin safety net program.

Minnesota is taking a bold step to combat insulin affordability with a new bill that could change lives for many residents struggling to pay for their prescriptions.

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#MN #CitizenPortal #HealthcareAccess #MedicationAffordability #HealthInequities #MinnesotaHealthcare

Exploring Social Inequalities in Post-pandemic Labour Market Shifts and Job Dissatisfaction in Barcelona: Insights From a Southern European City The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated labour market inequalities, disproportionately affecting low-paying, precarious jobs and vulnerable groups, while also accelerating shifts such as telecommuting, whic...

Explorando las desigualdades sociales en los cambios del mercado laboral post-pandemia y la insatisfacción laboral en Barcelona
Interesantísimo artículo que analiza los resultados de la Encuesta de Salud de Barcelona.
#saludpublica #publichealth #inequidadensalud #healthinequities
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Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says Those from the lowest income families are now up to 19 months behind peers by the age of 16.

Poorest children in the UK missing more school and further behind after Covid - up to 19 months behind peers by the time they are 16 years old. That's more than 1.5 year lost education lost. #childpoverty #CovidGeneration #SDoH #healthinequities

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