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Dec 1, 2024
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Dr. Lawrence Bryant
The Impact of HIV on Elder Black Same Gender Loving Men (SGLM)

This comprehensive article explores how Black same-gender-loving men (SGLM) living with HIV face multiple intersecting oppressions and health disparities, while offering strategies like cultural humility, destigmatizing language, and research insights to support this population.

Jul 31, 2024
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SHLI
Oh What A Night! Mother-Daughter "Walk in Her Shoes" Event Recap

The first-ever "Walk in Her Shoes" event at Morehouse School of Medicine brought together mothers, daughters, and advocates to empower Black women living with HIV through panel discussions, performances, and community connection.

Jun 20, 2024
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SHLI
Morehouse School of Medicine Hosts "Walk in Her Shoes" Empowering Black Women Living with HIV

Promotes an event for mothers and daughters addressing HIV challenges facing Black women, with panel discussions and community engagement opportunities.

Dec 8, 2022
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SHLI Team
APHA 2022 150th Anniversary

SHLI joined over 300 exhibitors at APHA's 150th anniversary conference with multiple faculty presentations, including Daniel Dawes discussing the Political Determinants of Health and Dr. David Satcher participating in a panel on health inequity.

Oct 7, 2022
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SHLI Team
What Are Political Determinants of Health & Do They Differ from SDOH?

This article explains how political determinants of health differ from social determinants of health, examining how policy choices and political decisions lead to social factors that impact health outcomes and can be categorized into voting, government, and policy influences.

Aug 18, 2022
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SHLI Team
SHLI Announces the Inaugural Robert Raben Health Equity Innovation Competition Winners

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute hosted the Inaugural Robert Raben Health Equity Innovation Award Competition, awarding $10,000 to Sandra Kong and Xindi Chen for their project "Optimizing Care Coordination for Patients with Multimorbidity" to advance health equity innovation.

Feb 4, 2022
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SHLI Team
Executive Director Daniel E. Dawes Featured on Smarter Healthcare Podcast

In Smarter Healthcare's Episode 21 podcast, Daniel E. Dawes discusses his initial motivation for pursuing health policy work and explores the upstream drivers called the Political Determinants of Health affecting America's health outcomes.

Jan 10, 2022
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SHLI Team
The US is undercounting COVID deaths, researchers say. Now they have a tool to figure out why.

Daniel Dawes discusses the troubling 2021 mortality figures for communities of color in a USA Today article, highlighting how the US is undercounting COVID-19 deaths and the persistent inequities affecting these communities.

Nov 23, 2021
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Turquoise Sidibe, MPH
Mitigating Inequities Caused or Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic

The CDC Foundation supported the development of a comprehensive report by the Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force with recommendations for mitigating inequities caused by the pandemic, with input from SHLI's Daniel Dawes.

May 20, 2022
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SHLI Team
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.

Feb 22, 2022
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Laurie Zephrin, MD, Vice President, Commonwealth Fund
We Still Need Both Data and Input to Understand Where We are With Vaccine Hesitancy

Highlights findings from the American COVID-19 Vaccine Poll on vaccine uptake among communities of color, emphasizing the need for quality data to address hesitancy.

Jan 25, 2022
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SHLI Team
Behavioral Health Data Added to Health Equity Tracker

The Health Equity Tracker has expanded to include a new "Behavioral Health" category with five indicators: Frequent Mental Distress, Depression, Suicide, Opioid and Other Substance Misuse, and Alcohol Use, helping to address significant disparities in mental and behavioral health outcomes.

Nov 12, 2021
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Pierluigi Mancini, PhD
How To Include The Social Determinants That Impact Behavioral Health In A Health Equity Tracker

Explores how social determinants like racism, stigma, and lack of culturally competent services contribute to behavioral health disparities during COVID-19.

Nov 11, 2021
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Google.org HET Team
How complete are the CDC's COVID-19 Case Surveillance datasets for race/ethnicity at the state and county levels?

Evaluates the completeness of CDC COVID-19 datasets as a replacement for the Covid Tracking Project, comparing case counts and race/ethnicity data availability.

Oct 12, 2021
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SHLI Team
COVID-19 Vaccination Data added to SHLI'S Health Equity Tracker

The Satcher Health Leadership Institute's Health Equity Tracker has launched vaccination data as part of its most recent update, highlighting underlying factors contributing to vaccine hesitancy and inequitable vaccine access for historically marginalized communities.

Oct 5, 2021
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SHLI
Insights into health equity after COVID-19

Dr. David Satcher and Daniel Dawes reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted disparities in healthcare access and exacerbated health inequities, particularly for Black Americans who have lost about three years of life expectancy during the pandemic.

Aug 23, 2021
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Coleen A. Boyle, PhD
Why It Matters That Information On Race, Ethnicity, Gender, And Disability Are Measured Accurately And Completely

Explains how the Affordable Care Act mandated standardized demographic data collection to identify health inequities, and why emergency situations like COVID-19 often result in incomplete reporting.

Aug 23, 2021
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Kyle R. MacDonald, Danielle Barrasse, and Myrela Bauman
How can we use data to inform practices to advance health equity?

Discusses balancing data collection with community needs, urging public health professionals to examine internal biases while using data responsibly to advance equity.