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:50 – “Framework for Racial Reconciliation.” If that’s a phrase you’ve heard before you are way ahead of a lot of people. But now here is a bigger question, what does that mean? Following the murder of George Floyd on On May 25, 2020, Long Beach and other cities vowed to implement racial justice reforms. In August 2020, the city approved a reconciliation plan, which included promises to invest more in community groups and less in police, and make changes to the way the city recruits, retains and hires employees. Today we’re joined by April Parker of the Black Health Equity Collaborative, which has also been asking the same question as us: What has been done in the past year to implement this plan?
Merck for Mothers and the Pritzker Children’s Initiative is giving $1 million to Austin s Maternal Health Equity Collaborative to help improve the outcome of Black mothers before, during and after birth.
The three-year grant is part of the pharmaceutical company s $500 million global program called Merck for Mothers and its Safer Childbirth Cities Initiative. Austin is the 20th city to have a nonprofit organization receive a grant and the first in Texas.
Maternal Health Equity Collaborative is made up of Black Mamas ATX, Mama Sana Vibrant Woman, Giving Austin Labor Support and Healing Hands Community Doula Project, groups that provide pregnancy, labor and post-pregnancy support to women of color and other vulnerable populations. It also includes Hand to Hold, which focuses on supporting parents of premature and medically fragile children, and Partners in Parenting, which provides support groups for parents of newborns.
Health Equity Collaborative Leads National Community Organizations in Submitting New Health Equity Guidelines to Lawmakers
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WASHINGTON, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, a coalition of 33 progressive, civil rights, and multicultural organizations sent a letter to Congress and the Biden administration outlining new guidelines to elevate health equity.
The effort was organized by the Health Equity Collaborative (HEC) and brought together a diverse coalition, including the National Consumers League, Easterseals, National Hispanic Medical Association and Black Women s Health Imperative. Improving the health of America s underserved communities demands that lawmakers address the root causes of inequality, said Amy Hinojosa of the MANA Action Fund, a national Latina advocacy organization that builds multicultural, collaborative networks to advance equity. We look forward to engaging with lawmakers to find strategic solution
Progressive, civil rights groups call for health equity emphasis politico.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from politico.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.