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PrEP and the Black Community

Highlights the stark disparity in PrEP access: Black people represent 40% of those living with HIV but only 14% of PrEP users, due to stigma and social determinants of health.

Mar 14, 2023

Donrie Purcell, PhD, MPH

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Understanding HIV and Approaching Data Challenges in the Black Community

Addresses the disproportionate HIV impact on Black Americans (42% of new cases despite 12% of population) and the need for better data collection to dismantle healthcare system barriers.

Feb 7, 2023

Donrie Purcell, PhD, MPH

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Reflections on the Significance of the Health Equity Tracker

A Health Equity Task Force member reflects on the tracker's role in supporting the movement to declare racism a public health crisis and improve data-driven policy responses.

Oct 19, 2022

Dawn M. Hunter, JD, MPH

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How Paid Sick Leave Policies Promote Health Equity

Examines how the lack of paid sick leave policies disproportionately impacts essential and frontline workers, increasing COVID-19 exposure risks and health inequities.

Oct 7, 2022

Turner Jensen, SHLI Health Law and Policy Intern

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One Year of Advancing Health Equity

Reflects on the Health Equity Tracker's first year, showing how Black and Hispanic communities bear disproportionate COVID-19 hospitalization burdens despite smaller population shares.

May 25, 2022

Daniel E. Dawes, JD

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Health Equity Tracker Wins Title of "Best Health Initiative" at Halo Awards 2022

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute and Google.org received two Halo Awards for their Health Equity Tracker, winning Gold for "Best Health Initiative" and Silver for "Best COVID-19 Initiative" at the 2022 ceremony.

May 20, 2022

SHLI Team

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Sep 24, 2026

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HET at Starting Strong 2026: Poster P12 — Surfacing Racial Disparities in Maternal Health

Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

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Apr 29, 2026

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ALA SRRT Health Equity Summit featuring the Health Equity Tracker

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