Year: 2021

October 4, 2021 A review by Keck School researchers shows that gaps in income, education and access to care contribute to poorer outcomes for people of color with multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. By Jeremy Deutchman To read the article on Keck School News, click here: https://keck.usc.edu/health-disparities-and-inequities-impact-black-and-latino-americans-with-autoimmune-diseases-says-new-usc-study/…Continue Reading Health disparities and inequities impact Black and Latino Americans with autoimmune diseases, says new USC study

Martha Escutia, Vice President for government relations at USC speaks about Latinos in Los Angeles for Hispanic Heritage Month  …Continue Reading Latinos in Los Angeles for Hispanic Heritage Month

Click on the image to view a presentation by Dr. Kayla de la Haye as part of USC Stay Connected L.A….Continue Reading COVID-19 in Los Angeles: September 2021 (USC Stay Connected LA)

Here is a video that shares the work and accomplishments of the Community Scholars Collaborative on Health Equity Solutions (CHES) during its first three years with a focus on health equity in vulnerable communities. This video highlights the work on immigration, on indigenous populations, and communities around the east area of Los Angeles, bringing scientists,…Continue Reading Accomplishments of the Community Scholars Collaborative on Health Equity Solutions (CHES)

*Please read this important message on how you can help COVID-affected families in India* Subject: Help for COVID-affected families in India Dear MPH Family, COVID-affected families in India are in dire need of food assistance. The Institute for Indian Mother and Child (IIMC), could use the support of our MPH Program by sponsoring a family…Continue Reading Help for COVID-affected families in India

Community Scholars Collaborative for Health Equity Solutions (CHES) is sponsoring “Advancing Health Equity in an Environment of Hate Violence and COVID’s Web of Impact” with speaker Rod Lew, MPH on April 27, 2021. Rod Lew is the Founder and Executive Director of Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL), a national non-profit organization…Continue Reading Advancing Health Equity in an Environment of Hate Violence and COVID’s Web of Impact

“Peace is not merely the absence of visible conflict.” – Barack Obama The Center for Health Equity in Americas stand in solidarity with those fighting against racism and for social justice in the United States and the world….Continue Reading We stand with the AAPI Community in Solidarity

New Brief Report released, “COVID-19 and the Latino Community in Los Angeles County.” For more information visit the COVID-19 Pandemic Research Center website….Continue Reading Brief Report: COVID-19 and the Latino Community in Los Angeles County

Dr. Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Associate Dean for Social Justice and a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and the Institute for Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine, wrote a commentary in the March 2021 journal issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Click here to access the In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online…Continue Reading Structural racism and violence as social determinants of health, by Dr. Bluthenthal

National Survey Finds Lag in Cervical Cancer Screening and Information for Hispanic and Black Women. Press release can be found here. *En Español* Encuesta nacional encuentra retraso en la detección del cáncer de cuello uterino y en la información para las hispanas y afroamericanas Comunicado de Prensa se puede encontrar aqui….Continue Reading National Survey Finds Lag in Cervical Cancer Screening and Information for Hispanic and Black Women.