Addressing menthol cigarette usage, vaping, highlights policy inequities
The gap is apparent – 85% of Black and African American cigarette smokers use menthol cigarettes compared to 29% of white cigarette smokers.
Race & Health Equity
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Culturally accessible support for Minnesota’s domestic abuse survivors is key to successful outcomes
Being an immigrant or person of color severely impacts outcomes when facing domestic abuse. No matter what level of education one has or how one speaks, the systems were not made to benefit people of color and have barriers for immigrants
The Northern Metals shredder is gone, but environmental dangers remain
While Northern Metals was operating, the zip code of that area, 55411, had the highest rate of asthma hospitalizations in the state, according to the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy.
Website HUE and app Turn Signl seek to address racism as a public health crisis
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has taken a role in increasing Minnesotan’s access to these apps.
Reimagining public safety: From Ithaca to Minneapolis
Following the nationwide protests and demands for change that resulted from the police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Daunte Wright and more, calls came to create a plan to reduce police violence.
Scams target Minnesota’s immigrant communities
“Falling for a scam” is taboo among many immigrant communities. For many, a sense of shame lingers far after being scammed, which has a large mental health toll.
How bad is the EMS staffing and diversity shortage, and how does Hennepin EMS want to solve it?
Among 164 HCAPE union members, Erickson estimated that only nine members are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC), and 38 members are nonmale.
The mental health impacts of shootings have lasting impacts on those affected; community
The ripple effects of gun violence, include the increase of toxic stress on children, which changes the trajectory of development in the brain.
Police contact correlates with preterm birth disparities, University of Minnesota study finds
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have taken a unique approach to looking at preterm birth disparities in Minneapolis, examining it through the lens of racism and policing.
Mental health bill seeks to help young Minnesotans in crisis
Suicide rates, which were stable from 2000 to 2007, rose nearly 60 percent by 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Counseling positions to be cut at Minneapolis’ Southwest High; student ratio could jump by 100 students
While other schools are experiencing cuts as well, Kurth thinks Southwest was hit harder because of the decreasing enrollment numbers following redistricting in 2020.
How did Gov. Tim Walz use a chunk of the pandemic response funds to address race and health inequities?
Funds were used for everything from vaccines and testing, rental assistance and grants for higher education.
Why the Minnesota Department of Health created a new Health Equity Bureau
While MDH has previously had initiatives around eliminating health inequities, the bureau will allow MDH to take a better look at the many conditions in people’s environments that affect their health — and create concrete plans to address them.
MacKenzie Scott just gave $20 million to Planned Parenthood North Central States. How is the organization going to use that money?
The donation was an unrestricted gift, with just one requirement of sending a yearly impact report.
Representation in the medical field: U of M working to boost Native American population in medical schools
In the 2006-2007 academic year, Native Americans were .66 percent of medical school matriculants. Eleven years since then, in 2016, the percentage had only grown by .1.
University of Minnesota receives grant to train underrepresented communities in Public Health informatics
Although recruitment efforts for the program are focused on underrepresented minorities in public health, it will be open to all master’s degree-seeking students and professionals in public health.
The University of Minnesota is conducting research to increase cervical cancer screenings among Somali women
On top of those barriers, many members of the Somali community have experienced racism while accessing healthcare in the U.S.
How do strikers envision improving the mental health of Minneapolis students?
Educators emphasized that they want to have a complete mental health team at each school, not a rotation between a counselor, psychologist and nurse throughout the week.
