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BU’s Class of 2020 returned to campus 17 months after graduating for their official Commencement ceremony.

Everything you need to know about the 2020s’ pandemic-postponed BU Commencement on October 3.

It is essential to lift the nation's Latino population from obscurity to the forefront of health care, public health intervention and societal presence, three professors from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio argue in a powerful commentary published Aug. 17 by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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What You Should Know: – Hurdle, a Washington D.C.-based digital mental health company, announced the publication of a white paper on Black mental health before and after George Floyd’s death. – Co-authored by leading mental health researchers Dr. Harold “Woody” Neighbors, Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan School of Public Health, and Dr. Norma L. Day-Vines, Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. – Publ...

Satcher Health Leadership Institute At Morehouse School Of Medicine, With Support From Google.org And Gilead Sciences, Launches Health Equity Tracker To Study Racial Health Inequities Related To Covid-19 Today, the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine with support from Gilead Sciences, Inc. Google.org, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the CDC Foundation announced the launch of the Health Equity Tracker, a comprehensive data platform that can highlight and addres...

/PRNewswire/ -- Hurdle, an innovative digital mental health company, today announced the publication of a white paper on Black mental health before and after...

By Lindsay Smith Rogers Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, faith leaders and public health officials have come together to reach communities most at risk. Faith leaders became credible sources for COVID-19 information, and places of worship became trusted access points for testing and vaccinations. This partnership of faith and science offers opportunities for addressing another public health emergency: the opioid epidemic. The CDC estimates that nearly 841,000 Americans have died from drug over...

Sheila Thorne, President & CEO Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group (MHMG) In 2002, the U.S. Congress declared that a National Minority Health Month should be established to focus on the disproportionate impact of disease, disability, and premature death in people of color in America. As a leading expert on multicultural healthcare marketing, Thorne was a member of the Task Force, led by Dr. David Satcher, the 16 th United States Surgeon General, that drafted the resolution and was able to...

BALTIMORE, MD (WEAA) — As part of WEAA’s COVID-19: All in This Together series, Dr. Kaye talks to health experts and community leaders who share why they believe the vaccine is crucial in stopping the spread of the coronavirus.  David Satcher, the 16th Surgeon General of the United States and former Secretary for Health in the Department of Health and Human Services, addresses concerns surrounding the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, vaccine passports and discusses additional preventive measure...