Baltimore City Events
Baltimore City holds Health Equity Summit
On June 21st, the Baltimore City PLACE MATTERS Team, in collaboration with Morgan State University, held an Equity Summit in downtown Baltimore. The summit included a discussion of urban health issues, and brainstorming sessions to find solutions to common problems. To learn more about the summit, visit the Equity Matters website.
Baltimore's Health Disparities Revealed in Report
Those with little education and low incomes are much more likely to become sick or die in Baltimore from a variety of health maladies than those with more education and money, according to Baltimore's first Health Disparities Report Card, to be released Tuesday.
Joint Center Commends Baltimore City Health Department's Release of Health Disparities Report Card
WASHINGTON, DC-The "2010 Baltimore City Health Disparities Report Card" released today by the Baltimore City Health Department represents a groundbreaking approach to comprehensively monitor health disparities in the city, according to the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a research and policy institution that focuses on the concerns of people of color.
