Tag: Health Disparities: Page 5

Health

New U.S. Plan to Improve Health Care for Minorities

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released what it’s calling the most comprehensive action plan and strategy yet to expand health care access and improve minority health.

April 11, 2011

Health

Cleveland Clinic doctor expands his work with Minority Men’s Health Center, health fair

Dr. Charles Modlin Jr. is determined to put an end to health disparities.  It’s a problem that goes much deeper than, for example, the five-year difference in life expectancy for white versus black males.

March 28, 2011

Health

Fighting Heart Disease Among Black Women in Brooklyn

The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health has launched a major initiative to improve the cardiovascular health of African American and Afro-Caribbean women in Brooklyn, NY.

March 28, 2011

Faculty & Staff

AACR Recognizes HBCU and HSI Faculty Contributions to Cancer Research

The American Association for Cancer Research will recognize leaders in the minority cancer community with the Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholars in Cancer Research Awards. The 36 recipients will be honored at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held April 2-6.

March 28, 2011

Sports

Howard University, Morehouse College to Battle in ‘Nation’s Football Classic’

The idea for an annual Washington, D.C. game between historically Black schools got backing from the Washington Convention and Sports Authority, which will partner with the United Negro College Fund to help sponsor the event.

March 9, 2011

Health

Reports Highlight Health Care Reform’s Potential Impact in Reducing Health Disparities

The Washington-based Center for American Progress released studies that explore the Affordable Care Act’s impact on racial and ethnic minorities who suffer from chronic illnesses and how the legislation can improve efforts to address gaps in the data that measure health care disparities.

December 16, 2010

African-American

Surgeon General Benjamin Urges Prescription for Better U.S. Health

America’s top doctor leads effort to focus nation on exercise and other strategies to promote health and wellness.

November 3, 2010

Students

Hometown Hero Clyburn Brings Federal Spending to South Carolina

U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn brings federal financial support to better Morris College and its surrounding communities in his native Sumter, S.C. This is the second of two features DiverseEducation.com has published this week on Clyburn.

July 22, 2010

Asian American Pacific Islander

Spreading the Word on Asian American Diversity

Kiran Ahuja, a former litigator and an alumnus of a historically Black college, leads the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

June 22, 2010

African-American

Kellogg Foundation Commits $75M To Combat Racial Inequality

The Kellogg Foundation has inaugurated an ambitious nationwide campaign to combat racial and ethnic inequality with a five-year, $75 million commitment to award grants to support organizations working to fight racism.

May 11, 2010

Asian American Pacific Islander

Obama Administration Seeks Increased Asian American and Pacific Islander Access to Federal Programs

For the month of May, Obama administration officials plan to hold a series of events aimed at improving the lives of underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

April 27, 2010

African-American

U.S. Health Secretary Addresses Minority Health Issues

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that she is developing a national plan of action that would focus for the first time on reducing health care disparities between minority and White populations.

April 15, 2010