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Powerful Legacies: New Memoir Explores Racism in Health Care and Beyond
Dr. Uché Blackstock examines the systems that oppress Black Americans and urges her readers to challenge them
Choosing to Make a Change
Dr. Helene Gayle on her trailblazing career and the questions she still ponders
The United States Has a Primary Care Problem
It lags far behind when it comes to providing primary health care for Black and Hispanic Americans
Ending Police Violence in America
It is time Americans hold themselves accountable for preventing police violence and invest in Black communities
Two Hundred Thousand and (Not) Counting
The U.S. failure to collect social and community data hampers efforts to control COVID-19 and to address health inequity
Contact Tracing Requires Building Trust
As states gear up their contact tracing efforts, here’s how they should approach getting buy-in within their communities
Coronavirus Epidemiology This Week
We won’t stop COVID-19 until we focus on the data that matter
One Weak Link and the Whole Thing Falls Apart
A more structured, uniform, and comprehensive U.S. approach is needed to collect, report, and analyze coronavirus data
Systemic Racism in Mammogram Guidelines
Breaking down U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations in the COVID-19 pandemic
White Supremacy in Global Health
A Juneteenth pledge to continue the ever-changing march toward anti-racism, ending oppression, and achieving justice
We Need a Pro-Poor and Pro-Black Response to COVID-19
Concentrate testing in poor Black and Latinx neighborhoods now and plan for an equitable distribution of future vaccines
The Color and Gender of COVID: Essential Workers, Not Disposable People
Women of color sit at the intersection of race and gender disparities—they should be at the center of policy solutions
Silenced Voices in Global Health
The field has come a long way from its colonial past, but global health still falls short of being diverse and inclusive