Black patients, Black physicians, and the need to improve health outcomes for African Americans
Presented by NBC News: Watch Video (Link)
Justice, Equity, Diversion, and Inclusion (JEDI)
The Neighborhood Is Mostly Black. The Home Buyers Are Mostly White.
By EMILY BADGER, QUOCTRUNG BUI and ROBERT GEBELOFF for the New York Times. Nationwide, the arrival of white homeowners in places they’ve long avoided is jolting the economics of the land beneath everyone. Read Article (Link)
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Short film: Segregated by Design
Presented by Silkworm Studios, adapted from Richard Rothstein’s book The Color of Law: Watch Video (Link)
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Health, Homelessness, and Racial Disparities
A fact sheet on racism and homelessness presented by the NHCHC. Download Research (PDF)
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Minority Stress: Racism and Women’s Issues
Webinar Slides(PDF) We know that homelessness is harmful to one’s health and that women experiencing homelessness face unique challenges and different issues than men experiencing homelessness. This webinar will explore the impact that racism has on women of color experiencing homelessness individually and through public policies that affect them. Speaker: Monica R. McLemore, RN, MPH,
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Distinct Health Disparities of LGBQ Women Experiencing Homelessness
Webinar Slides(PDF) Lesbian/gay/bisexual/queer (LGBQ) women experiencing homelessness present unique health challenges, ranging from reproductive health issues, lack of routine screenings, and high rates of mental illness and sexual violence, which are compounded by overall lack of access, visibility, and sensitivity in women’s and LGBTQ healthcare settings and homelessness services. This training will address the health
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An Attack on Women: The Intersection of Violence and Homelessness
Webinar Slides(PDF) In 2014 the National Health Care for the Homeless Council published a study exploring the relationship between homelessness and violence. Nearly half the study’s ~500 participants experienced violence while homeless, and findings revealed that although males and females experienced violence at virtually the same rate, female gender was a significant predictor of knowing
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New Orleans’ Eviction Geography: Results of an Increasingly Precarious Housing Market
Presented by Jane Place Neighborhood Sustainability Initiative Professor Davida Finger, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, Law Clinic Download Research (PDF)
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