Ethnic Minorities news from FierceHealthcare
NewsFor racial care divide, building trust may be key
This week, I wrote up a couple of stories on ethnic disparities in clinical outcomes that simply made my skin crawl. And that's after years of writing up stories on how Hispanics and Read more...
Study: African-Americans with equal care more likely to die of some cancers
Sadly, disparities in both care and outcomes continue to plague ethnic minorities in the U.S. The latest study to confirm this, which appears this week in the Journal of the National Cancer Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Broader health coverage could reduce disparities, lawmakers say
SPOTLIGHT... Broader health coverage could reduce disparities, lawmakers sayWhile it wouldn't eliminate health disparities entirely, proposals to expand health insurance to all U.S. residents could Read more...
| Press ReleasesHHS, American Association of Diabetes Educators and AT&T Announce mHealth Initiative to Deliver Diabetes Self-Management TraininWASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Minority Health, the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) and AT&T* today Read more >> HHS awards $71.3 million to strengthen nursing workforceGrants will support nursing training, nursing diversity and increasing nursing faculty WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced $71.3 million in grants to expand Read more >> HHS Announces Plan to Reduce Health DisparitiesNational Partnership for Action launches strategy to strengthen and expand community-led efforts to achieve health equity WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Read more >> VA Posts Annual Medical Quality ReportQuality of Care Better than Private-Sector Health Plans WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued the 2010 annual VA Facility Quality and Safety Report on Jan. 5 Read more >> BestHealthcareRates.com Says It’s Time for Health Care Reform – Health Insurance Coverage Should Be Available for EveryoneThe disparities in health care in the United States are shocking. In a nation where more money is spent on medical insurance and health care than anywhere in the world, citizens have very different Read more >> |
