The disparities become even more alarming when looking at transgender and nonbinary youth.
Race and Equity
For residents in heavily surveilled neighborhoods, the cameras come with a cost that goes beyond privacy.
More access to veterinarian care, which is scarce in rural communities, would boost both human health and safety as well as animal welfare, bill supporters say.
Fears over ICE raids and looming Medicaid changes are pushing Coachella Valley health organizations to move care onto private property, Zoom, and other more channels to keep undocumented and immigrant patients connected to services.
“There’s a complete mismatch between where we see PrEP clinics, and where we see HIV,” said Natalie Crawford, a researcher at Emory who is leading an initiative to support and train pharmacies in HIV prevention, education and referrals.
Rising dental costs and unequal access leave many Black and Hispanic Americans without adequate oral care, worsening health disparities and financial strain.
A reporter turns to data and community engagement to show what Chicago’s 20-year life expectancy gap along the Green Line means for people living in these communities.
High costs and proposed federal rollbacks could deepen health inequities by reducing access to high-quality early childhood care.
Racism is a serious public health issue in the United States, and the use of racial slurs raises bigger questions about language and its effects on the health of Black and Hispanic people.
A data analysis by KVPR reveals only 13% of San Joaquin Valley school districts offer dual immersion classes at the transitional kindergarten level, despite nearly one in five Valley K-12 students being classified as English learners.