By Chantel Byrd and Dawn Shelton-Williams The past seven months have revealed a variety of challenges facing our city – from the continuing COVID-19 pandemic to the ongoing reality of racial … [Read more...]
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Ascension St. Joseph Continues Work to Improve Health Equity
New services and programs continue to be added at Ascension St. Joseph while Ascension Wisconsin continues to formulate a plan to improve the health of residents in the Sherman Park and West Burleigh … [Read more...]
Survey finds African Americans hit hard by high health care costs
Economic stability, racial equality, and health status are intertwined, according to a recent poll that confirmed African Americans, hardest hit by the high cost of health care, worry even when they … [Read more...]
Health equity can’t wait, act now in your community
By Lorraine Lathen, M.A. It’s a societal truth: not everyone is born with a silver spoon in his or her mouth. And, in Milwaukee, there are far too many pockets of extreme poverty where quality … [Read more...]