Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Understanding The Design Elements That Help Create The Perfect Care Home In 2022

With an aging population, there exists a pressing need to build more advanced and sustainable senior care facilities in the years and decades to come. What are the design principles to be adhered to in order to create the most accessible senior living …

With New Leadership Appointment, Deloitte Underscores The Business Case For Health Equity

As part of growing recognition of the business case for health equity, Deloitte recently appointed a new executive director to lead its health equity research and initiatives.

Columbia Psychiatry Chair Suspended After ‘Freak Of Nature’ Tweet About Darker-Skinned Model

Here’s what happened after Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD, tweeted about Nyakim Gatwech, a model from Sudan.

Black Business Owners Average $18,000 In Medical Debt, New Survey Shows

Black business owners are more likely to be uninsured and have medical debt they feel they’ll never pay off, according to the new Black Business Health Survey.

Women-Led VC Firm TMV Raises $64 Million To Back ‘Triple Bottom-Line’ Startups Benefiting The Planet

Soraya Darabi and Marina Hadjipateras are looking to write $1 million-plus checks into early-stage startups in health and pet care, sustainable solutions, the future of work, financial inclusion and mobility from New York-based venture capital firm TMV.

Even After Covid, Could Congress Ignore The Long-Term Care Needs Of Older Adults?

Is it possible that Congress will do nothing to improve long-term services and supports for older adults and younger people with disabilities or assist their families? Even after 603,000 people over age 65 were killed by Covid-19 in the past two years.

Gender-Affirming Care Linked To Less Depression, Lower Suicide Risk For Trans Youth

A first of its kind study provides a strong rebuttal to anti-transgender activists and Republican lawmakers who have tried to ban lifesaving healthcare for trans and nonbinary youth.

HIV/AIDS Activist And Icon Shawn Lang Remembered To Mark AIDS Awareness Month

It’s AIDS Awareness Month and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy led a meeting to mark the passing of advocate Shawn Lang, the former Deputy Director of AIDS Connecticut.

Navy Regulations Discriminate Against Disabled People – One Nurse Is Fighting To Change That

“Even though I passed the Navy’s physical requirements with excellent scores to become a Navy Nurse, I was still automatically disqualified because my amputation existed before service.” Cvancara sates.

After Beating Cancer This Entrepreneur Is Removing The Stigma Around Taking Medication

Rout searched everywhere for a thoughtfully designed, stylish pill case to keep her medication and was disappointed to find plastic, highly medical options on the market. “In a world where you can buy almost anything online, it made me feel both as a c…