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Earlier this year, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) acknowledged the impact of structural racism on biomedical science and committed to doing more to dismantle it. Now, in a commentary appearing June 10 in the journal Cell, NIH Director Francis Collins and colleagues describe the NIH s UNITE initiative and how it differs from the agency s previous diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. ....
NIH aims to address COVID testing disparities in underserved communities NIH aims to address COVID testing disparities in underserved communities Kelsy Ketchum, 360Dx Print Not long after the start of COVID-19 pandemic, communities of color as well as underserved communities, in general, complained about their lack of access to testing. More than a year later, some diagnostic companies say they are seeing a decline in COVID-19 testing as more tests are being made available. Yet for those in neighborhoods where access to tests were limited, challenges to getting a SARS-CoV-2 test remains. To try to address this, the U.S. National Institutes of Health s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative has provided funding for projects that aim to implement ways to widen access to testing and fill in healthcare gaps for these communities. ....
Tennessee congressman hosts discussion with COVID-19 experts WATCH: Congressman Cohen hosts discussion panel with COVID-19 experts - clipped version By WMC Action News 5 Staff | March 8, 2021 at 5:53 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 10:32 PM MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) is speaking to COVID-19 experts in a live discussion panel tonight. The panel includes: Dr. Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institutes of Health Dr. James E. K. Hildreth, an infectious disease expert and President of Meharry Medical College. Dr. Hildreth is on the President’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force and served on the FDA Advisory Panel that recommended the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines ....
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U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis will host a COVID-19 vaccine town hall on Monday with a slew of local and national health experts. The event will last from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The congressman s office, in a news release, said the panel will be a frank discussion of vaccination efforts and the pandemic response. The list of panelists includes: Monica Webb Hooper, Deputy Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institutes of Health; James E. K. Hildreth, infectious disease expert and President of Meharry Medical College. Dr. Hildreth is on the President’s COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force and served on the FDA Advisory Panel that recommended the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines; ....