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When Vermont Senate Minority Leader Randy Brock (R-Franklin), who is Black, spoke last Thursday to fellow senators, his words may have been music to some.
Updated: 12:00 PM EDT May 5, 2021
Pennsylvania s Legislative Black Caucus and supporting Democratic lawmakers rallied Wednesday to introduce a package of bills aimed at addressing systemic equity across the state with one bill calling for Pennsylvania to declare racism as a public health crisis.
Other bills aim to battle racism in transportation, agriculture, and healthcare with much of the legislation also calling for bias training for employees. The legislative proposals suggest creating a nonpartisan joint legislative committee on equity.
It also calls for the state to tackle the issue of maternal mortality and to take a deeper look into algorithmic technology to ensure steps are taken to eliminate any harmful bias.
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HARRISBURG, Pa., May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A new report by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel University s College of Nursing and Health Professions highlights how geographic, racial/ethnic and economic factors are combining to restrict access to healthcare services for many Pennsylvanians, creating disparities that have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WHAT: AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel University will host a virtual press briefing to introduce our new health disparities report that highlights inequities in rural and low resourced areas of the state, and underrepresented populations (particularly Black/African American and Latino), who lack access to health care, experience digital divide, and face persistent local healthcare workforce shortages.
Texas legislative session, health experts urge lawmakers to prepare for the next pandemic
Shawn Mulcahy, The Texas Tribune
April 29, 2021
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Eunice Russ places a case of water into the back of a truck during a Neighborhood Super Site food distribution by the Houston Food Bank at NRG Stadium Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 in Houston. Houston Food Bank volunteers distributed food to several thousand Houstonians in need following the severe winter storm that knocked power and water out throughout the area.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
About a year ago, as a once-in-a-century public health crisis was unraveling across the world, it was abundantly clear how unprepared Texas was for the pandemic.