COVID-19 Business Health Executive Quarterly Call (May 2021)
On May 6, 2021, the Business Health Executive Quarterly Call included an update on increasing access to COVID-19 vaccines and a main presentation titl…
Month: May 2021
Healthy Vision Month: Keeping an Eye on Health Equity for Latinos
May is Healthy Vision Month! The National Eye Institute (NEI) has theme for Healthy Vision Month: “Eye on Health Equity.” This is important because people…
Can We All Just Paddle in the Same Direction for Health?
Personal responsibility systemic chaos /or/ with coordinated communication and content We are all paddling and working hard, including the responsible patient. We are getting tired…
Vaccine Safety Monitoring Information for Healthcare Providers
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is part of the larger vaccine safety monitoring system in the United States that helps make sure vaccines…
Studies: COVID-19 May Damage Brain, Increase Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer’s
Many studies are uncovering an alarming link between COVID-19 and dementia. One study found that more than 80% of 509 hospitalized COVID-19 patients had “neurologic…
Putting the public in public health: KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge Winners
When COVID-19 hit the United States last year, we began to see the toll that the pandemic took on those with chronic diseases. Kidney disease was one …
Practicing Puppy Patience
It’s been exactly 5 weeks and we can say that we still love our puppy. To my pleasant surprise he actually has…
Advancing Health Equity
Presentation given by CDC’s Chief Health Equity Officer, Dr. Leandris Liburd to the American Association of Immunologists Comments on this video are allowed in accordance…
Why Did These Vaccine-Hesitant People Decide to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
People decide to get a COVID-19 vaccine for a variety of reasons – to protect their families, to protect their health, and to help society…
Latina Scientists Urge Climate Action Through ‘Science Moms’
Climate change is wreaking havoc on communities across the US. The health impacts are already felt among Latinos and other people of color. That’s why a…