Healthy Men: Fighting for health equity year-round
Indigenous, Black, and Pacific Islander Americans are more than twice as likely as the general public to die from COVID-19.
Written By:
Armin Brott, Tribune News Service | 7:00 am, Apr. 20, 2021 ×
A nurse prepares a syringe of the COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 16, 2020, in Westwood, Calif. (Los Angeles Times / TNS)
April is National Minority Health Month, making it the perfect time to focus on the often-significant disparities in health and well-being that affect racial and ethnic minorities across our country. But it’s important to remember that these inequities exist every single day of the year, not just in April.
Credit Courtesy: Chuck Smith / Red River Radio News
TYLER CAFE VACCINE INCENTIVE- Earlier this month it was announced that April is National Minority Health Month by The Centers for Disease Control. And while health agencies are trying to reach out to communities of color to promote better healt, a local businessman in Tyler, Texas is doing his part by getting more people, not just minorities to get coronavirus vaccines. Courtney Esteen, owns Flavors Daiquiri Café in Tyler, Texas and he’s trying to help people overcome their skepticism and reluctance to getting a Coronavirus vaccine. We are excited to offer a free appetizer to anyone that comes in at anytime to show your vaccination card to show that you re fully vaccinated, two shots, just as a small part to say thanks for being a team-player and that you re fully vaccinated, Esteen said.
Racial Health Disparities Take Human and Economic Toll
Despite incredible scientific and medical advances like penicillin and vaccines that protect us from polio, measles, influenza, and now COVID-19, healthcare disparities continue to disproportionately harm minorities and add billions of dollars to the cost of healthcare.
Conditions like heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes top a long list of medical conditions disproportionately affecting minority populations, according to Hamilton Health Center CEO Jeannine Peterson. The clinic serves thousands, including a large minority population, who might otherwise have little or no access to healthcare.
These disparities come at a steep price.
Health disparities added nearly $230 billion in direct medical costs, and about $1 trillion in productivity losses, costs associated with early death, and other indirect costs, to the nation’s healthcare bill from 2003-2006, according to a study by
WCSM Radio - We Do It For You !! - WCSM Radio - GENERIC NEWS PAGE wcsmradio.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wcsmradio.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Racial Health Disparities Take Human and Economic Toll
Despite incredible scientific and medical advances like penicillin and vaccines that protect us from polio, measles, influenza, and now COVID-19, healthcare disparities continue to disproportionately harm minorities and add billions of dollars to the cost of healthcare.
Conditions like heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes top a long list of medical conditions disproportionately affecting minority populations, according to Hamilton Health Center CEO Jeannine Peterson. The clinic serves thousands, including a large minority population, who might otherwise have little or no access to healthcare.
These disparities come at a steep price.
Health disparities added nearly $230 billion in direct medical costs, and about $1 trillion in productivity losses, costs associated with early death, and other indirect costs, to the nation’s healthcare bill from 2003-2006, according to a study by