Browse Publications: Health
Inequality Matters: Infant Mortality in the Global Village
The Courage to Love: Infant Mortality Commission, co-chaired by Ronald David, MD, MDiv, and Barbara Nelson, PhD, was formed by the Joint Center Health Policy Institute, in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Public Affairs, to review the history of infant mortality rate analysis and interpretation, examine basic assumptions, redefine the problem, and imagine new possibilities for action. The Commission's intentional focus on relationality has potential implications for improved pregnancy outcomes, economic prosperity, and meaningful civic participation for all women and for African American women in particular.
Factors Affecting The Health of Men of Color in the United States
Men of Color (African Americans, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian Americans, Hispanic Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) face many challenges in achieving and maintaining good health. Their social circumstances-frequently including limited education and scarce employment opportunities-and cultural norms, as well as society's discriminatory treatment of them, often engender in these men unhealthful responses. In addition, our nation's health care safety net has gaping holes when it comes to low-income men, many of whom are men of color. This report describes the recommendations to ameliorate their health status.
This report summarizes presentations made during the People of Color Strand at the 2005 TASH Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The report was made possible through a grant that TASH received from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. The People of Color Strand became a part of the TASH Conference in 2002 through the advocacy of TASH Board members of color and other concerned TASH supporters. For several years, they watched issues pertinent to people of color, especially African Americans, go unaddressed despite TASH's strong commitment to disability rights and social justice. The purpose of the People of Color Strand is to highlight health, educational, and community/social service issues and challenges faced by people of color with significant disabilities and their families.