Race and Equity

Big challenges in reporting on black women and intimate partner violence

Big challenges in reporting on black women and intimate partner violence

Black women make up less than 10% of Los Angeles County’s population, yet they are more likely to experience intimate partner violence than women of other racial and ethnic groups that comprise greater portions of the population.  ...

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Community Safety
Solutions Are Hard To Come By For Domestic Violence Victims

Solutions Are Hard To Come By For Domestic Violence Victims

Years after the National Black Women’s Health Project identified domestic violence as “the number one public health issue for women of African ancestry,” African-American women continue to be abused at disproportionately higher rates than other women and to be killed more often by a current or forme

Race and Equity, Mental Health, Domestic Violence, Community Safety
Economic Hardship May Be Factor In Domestic Violence Cases

Economic Hardship May Be Factor In Domestic Violence Cases

A report published by the Los Angeles County Public Health Department shows economic hardship and an inability to support one’s family because monthly earnings do not cover monthly expenses may contribute to the disproportionate rates of domestic violence toward African-American women.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Domestic Violence, Community Safety
City of Memphis, Tennessee

Understanding what’s behind health disparities among Tennessee children

When it comes to public health and environmental justice, we have yet to understand what causes a disproportionate number of asthma diagnoses and severe symptoms among Memphis children.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Chronic Disease, Community Safety, Patient Safety and Ethics
Most domestic violence incidents still unreported, report says

Most domestic violence incidents still unreported, report says

Four years after the city of Los Angeles expanded its domestic abuse response team program to all 21 divisions in the Los Angeles Police Department, a report says the program falls short of its target due to low levels of implementation by patrol officers.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Domestic Violence, Community Safety