Over the past 6 decades, despite improvements in air quality and tobacco use, socioeconomic disparities in pulmonary disease prevalence, respiratory symptoms and lung function persisted and, in some cases, worsened, according to new data.“Few studies of socioeconomic disparities in lung health have spanned the period that saw landmark policy changes affecting smoking, air quality,
While nearly half of the City’s population has received a COVID-19 vaccination, the numbers for Black residents, in particular, is far lower than the percentage of the population they make up, according to state data released on May 27, putting Vaccine Equity in the forefront of new strategies to continue the vaccination efforts.
Numbers for Everett showed that white and Asian residents are at or exceeding their percentage of the population within the vaccine numbers, while Black residents are far below their percentage and Hispanic residents are also below their percentages of the population.
That is contrasted with nearby communities like Chelsea, Revere and East Boston where the numbers of vaccinated Hispanic and Black residents, in particular, are far higher proportionally – and in fact – are some of the highest numbers in the state according to East Boston Neighborhood Health Center CEO Manny Lopes.
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) regularly monitors advertising in newspapers, on TV and radio, as well as online advertisements. In recent months, we've noted an uptick in advertisements focused on weight loss, many.
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Thirteen members of the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine community were honored at the 2021 Dean’s Community Service Awards ceremony on May 13. The awards recognize HMS and HSDM faculty, staff, trainees, and students for exemplifying HMS’s mission of outreach and community service.
HMS Dean George Q. Daley recognized this year’s honorees as selfless innovators and leaders who, along with the organizations they serve, have performed outstanding community service, such as delivering health care to underserved communities in Venezuela or providing students from groups underrepresented in medicine with opportunities to attend classes at HMS, Harvard College, Harvard Business School, and other area institutions.