disparities /tags/disparities disparities en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:29:14 GMT Delaware is shrinking racial gaps in cancer death. Its secret? Patient navigators /2022-03-07/delaware-is-shrinking-racial-gaps-in-cancer-death-its-secret-patient-navigators The state's program of free cancer screening and treatment is reducing inequities. Key to its success is robust outreach by patient navigators who connect with those least likely to seek care. Mon, 07 Mar 2022 12:29:14 GMT /2022-03-07/delaware-is-shrinking-racial-gaps-in-cancer-death-its-secret-patient-navigators Yuki Noguchi How Black tech entrepreneurs are tackling health care's race gap /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-11-29/how-black-tech-entrepreneurs-are-tackling-health-cares-race-gap Determined to improve the way doctors connect with their patients, a new wave of innovators are using technology to match people of color with culturally competent professionals. Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:42:36 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2021-11-29/how-black-tech-entrepreneurs-are-tackling-health-cares-race-gap Cara Anthony National analysis finds Florida has wide health care gaps along racial, ethnic lines /news/2021-11-19/national-analysis-finds-florida-has-wide-health-care-gaps-along-racial-ethnic-lines Black and Native Americans in Florida have some of the worst health care outcomes in the U.S., ranking in the bottom fourth in a new analysis of health data from Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:17:13 GMT /news/2021-11-19/national-analysis-finds-florida-has-wide-health-care-gaps-along-racial-ethnic-lines Abe Aboraya After A Slow Start, Florida's Hispanic COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Surpass Non-Hispanics /news/2021-10-14/after-a-slow-start-floridas-hispanic-covid-19-vaccination-rates-surpass-non-hispanics Despite a wide variety of challenges from job loss to distrust of the establishment, the success the Hispanic community has seen could help other communities tackle vaccine hesitancy. Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:58:34 GMT /news/2021-10-14/after-a-slow-start-floridas-hispanic-covid-19-vaccination-rates-surpass-non-hispanics Kerry Sheridan, Stephanie Colombini Coronavirus Pandemic Takes Toll On Florida’s Children, Report Finds /news/2021-06-21/coronavirus-pandemic-takes-toll-on-floridas-children-report-finds The report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation looks at several factors such as income levels, education and access to healthcare. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:40:41 GMT /news/2021-06-21/coronavirus-pandemic-takes-toll-on-floridas-children-report-finds William Marlow How Medical Jargon Can Make COVID Health Disparities Even Worse /news/2021-05-24/how-medical-jargon-can-make-covid-health-disparities-even-worse There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages. Mon, 24 May 2021 16:55:52 GMT /news/2021-05-24/how-medical-jargon-can-make-covid-health-disparities-even-worse Fran Kritz Lagging Vaccination Rates Among Rural Seniors Hint At Brewing Rural-Urban Divide /news/2021-04-21/lagging-vaccination-rates-among-rural-seniors-hint-at-brewing-rural-urban-divide As adults of all ages get access to the COVID-19 vaccines, health researchers worry that the trend could worsen. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:07:03 GMT /news/2021-04-21/lagging-vaccination-rates-among-rural-seniors-hint-at-brewing-rural-urban-divide Austin Fast What Is Infrastructure? It's A Gender Issue, For Starters /news/2021-04-15/biden-infrastructure-push-highlights-economic-gender-gaps Many traditional infrastructure jobs have gone to men in the past. Progressives like Rep. Katie Porter fear that the way Biden is splitting his economic agenda could hurt American women. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:08:13 GMT /news/2021-04-15/biden-infrastructure-push-highlights-economic-gender-gaps Danielle Kurtzleben