Tag Archives: racism
Knowledge is Power
This post is by Julina Guo, a Columbia University student and intern for the Health Justice program. Disparities in health care impact thousands of lives every day. One of the biggest challenges in the fight for equal health care is … Continue reading
Filed under health disparities, people of color
Run On and See Where It Ends: Fighting to Make Health Equality a Reality
This post, by Health Justice Director Nisha Agarwal, has also appeared on Race-Talk, Huffington Post and AlterNet. Saturday morning, April 17th, the auditorium of Junior High School 22 in the Bronx was crowded with community residents who had gathered for … Continue reading
Filed under event, health disparities, insurance, people of color
Reading Between the Lines: Kids of Color & Mental Health Care
This post, by Health Justice Director, Nisha Agarwal, originally appeared on the Race-Talk.org blog of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity and in the Huffington Post. This weekend the New York Times reported on a new … Continue reading
Hospital Mismanagement and the Perpetuation of Racial and Ethnic Disparities
This post, by the Director of NYLPI’s Health Justice Program, originally appeared on the blog of the Committee of Interns & Residents, which is fighting for the right to unionize at St. Barnabas Hospital. You can read more about CIR’s … Continue reading
Filed under immigrant health, language access, provider education
CNN News Story: Medical Care Double Standard?
Last night, CNN featured our campaign with Bronx Health REACH on separate and unequal care in New York City academic medical centers. You can view it here. It is unusual for mainstream media to tackle problems such as institutional racism … Continue reading
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CNN features Bronx Community’s Civil Rights Campaign
On Monday night, July 20, 2009, CNN’s Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, will be presenting an investigative news segment on racial discrimination that results from separate and unequal care provided by private hospitals in New York City. Continue reading
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