Addressing (and improving) life expectancies for Black Minnesotans
Black people in the Twin Cities live on average seven years less than their white counterparts, according to the Urban League Twin Cities’ “State of Black Minnesota” 2021 report.
Black people in the Twin Cities live on average seven years less than their white counterparts, according to the Urban League Twin Cities’ “State of Black Minnesota” 2021 report.
What was already a food desert, with four grocery stores for 70,000 people, has been exacerbated.
And nationally, Black people are 42% more likely than whites to have asthma and have a mortality rate from asthma 2.8 times that of white people, according to data from the American Lung Association.
The former head of the Health Equity Bureau was appointed by Gov. Tim Walz as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health.
In the U.S., sickle cell affects around 100,000 people. For Black Americans, the impact is felt disproportionately, with one out of every 365 Black people having sickle cell disease.
Race and health equity reporter Ava Kian takes an in-depth look at health outcomes of Black Minnesotans in this four-part series.
Unconscious bias and lack of culturally competent care are among the reasons Black women in the U.S. are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women.
While the group passed several pieces of legislation this past session – the legislators believe there’s more to do.
The research found that when a person presents with a brain tumor, their race may influence whether doctors recommend surgery to remove the tumor — or not to.
In some regions, for example South Dakota, the maternal mortality among American Indian/Alaska Natives is seven times that of white women.
Formed in 2018 by a group of midwives wanting to improve birth and maternal outcomes for U.S.-born Black women, D.I.V.A. Moms has worked with 285 mothers to date.
While many pregnant people say their doctors and nurses do not listen to them and their concerns are often dismissed, pregnant Black people face an even higher burden.
Through my work, I’ve learned that increasing access has no downfalls.
When including comorbidities, temperatures below 32°F have been found to increase unhoused peoples’ overall risk of death by 84%. That risk rises to 321% when the temperature drops below 9°F.
The findings underscore underlying inequalities that impact Minnesota’s populations of color.
A new PBS documentary, “In a Different Key,” explores the story of autism diagnosis from 1943 forward — and the challenges that remain, including inequity in the timing of autism diagnoses. It airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. on Twin Cities PBS.
Between 2005 and 2012, Black people ages 5 to 34 were 1.9 times more likely to die of unintentional drowning compared to white people in Minnesota. That gap widened in the years between 2012 and 2020.
Cultural brokers assist with various needs, like applying for SNAP benefits, rental assistance, making doctor’s appointments, making sure families have proper winter gear and referring people to food shelves.
Advocates at the Karen Organization of Minnesota say Karen parents from around the state are increasingly concerned that their children are becoming addicted to opioids.
From 2010 to 2018, 8% of all murdered girls and women in Minnesota were Indigenous, making Indigenous women seven times more likely than white women to be murdered.