Pandemic has exposed inequities in health care, CHA official says
Feb 10, 2021 catholic news service
A firefighter in El Cajon, Calif., is administered his first dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine Jan. 15, 2021. (Credit: Mike Blake/Reuters via CNS.)
Inequities in U.S. health care have long existed, but the coronavirus pandemic has exposed them to wider scrutiny, according to Kathy, Curran, senior director of public policy for the Catholic Health Association.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Inequities in U.S. health care have long existed, but the coronavirus pandemic has exposed them to wider scrutiny, according to Kathy Curran, senior director of public policy for the Catholic Health Association.
Largest Catholic health systems pledge to confront racism
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Ascension, CommonSpirit Health, Trinity Health and 20 other Catholic health systems have pledged to confront systemic racism in part through top-down examinations of their operations to ensure they re promoting diversity and inclusion.
The systems, which together treat more than 4 million patients annually and employ almost half a million people in the U.S., unveiled the initiative Thursday alongside leaders from the Catholic Health Association. A big part of the undertaking will be addressing the disparities that led to COVID-19 s disproportionately devastating impact on communities of color. They ll also ensure COVID tests are accessible in minority communities and vaccinations are prioritized for those at higher risk.
The sorrowful story of Bostonâs âBaby Doeâ
When the body of a little girl inside a plastic bag washed ashore on Deer Island in Winthrop, investigators spent months trying to solve the mystery of her identity. Share Updated: 10:35 AM CST Jan 29, 2021 By Aaron Burrell
The sorrowful story of Bostonâs âBaby Doeâ
When the body of a little girl inside a plastic bag washed ashore on Deer Island in Winthrop, investigators spent months trying to solve the mystery of her identity. Share Updated: 10:35 AM CST Jan 29, 2021
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Show Transcript he news on Deer Island. New information just in about the remains of a young girl found their new center. Five. John Atwater live at the scene. In the afternoon of June 25th, 2015, a bag washed ashore on Deer Island near Boston s Logan Airport. A woman discovered the remains of a child. The body had already decayed so much it was impossible to visually identify the girl,
Straight Pride organiser among Trump supporters arrested for storming Capitol building
The FBI arrested Mark Sahady following social media posts the group had shared boasting about travelling to Washington.
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Mark Sahady, the organiser of a Straight Pride event in Boston, has been arrested by the FBI in connection to the horrific storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters.
Sahady was identified when FBI investigators matched photographs taken inside the Capitol with social media posts the group had shared announcing their intention to travel to Washington. Sahady was arrested alongside Suzanne Ianni, a supporter and attendee of Straight Pride, who was also depicted in the social media posts.