#BlackHealthFacts: A Resource Center for the Knowledge Movement
A collection of information and stories that aims to increase awareness of inequities in health and healthcare among Black Americans, influence change, and be a destination for finding help.
Environmental Warriors: Digging Into a Root Cause of Health Disparities
Black Joy: A Form of Resistance, Healing, Self-Care, and Freedom
While Black joy has always existed, it has become a visible movement in recent years. Celebrated as part of Juneteenth, Black joy can also help people heal from generations of racial trauma and pain. We look at what Black joy means to some joymakers who are embracing it.
Health Changemakers: Pushing for Better Well-Being in Their Communities
#BlackHealthFacts: A Knowledge Movement
Stigma Is a Barrier for Addressing Mental Health Among Black Americans
Colorectal Cancer Disparities Seen Among Black Americans
Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans Has Lasting Effects
#BlackHealthFacts: Health and Wellness News
7 Doctor-Approved Ways to Get Rid of Hyperpigmentation
Atopic Dermatitis in Skin of Color: Your Questions Answered
Nearly Half of Multiracial LGBTQ+ Youth Seriously Considered Suicide in the Past Year
Those who identified as multiracial were more likely to have seriously considered or attempted suicide.
Black and Latino Seniors Commonly Experience Healthcare Discrimination, Report Says
Better Mental Health Care for Black Men and Boys May Start in Their Barbershops
Overdose Deaths Show Historic Increase, Disproportionately Affecting Black and Native American Populations
Spotlight On: Touch, the Black Breast Cancer Alliance
Pulse Oximetry Readings Are Less Accurate for Black, Hispanic, and Asian People With COVID-19
Lifestyle Coaching Helps Black Patients Lower Their Blood Pressure
Microaggressions: They Have Macro Effects, Says Top Researcher
‘I Could Have Full-Blown Cancer Right Now’ — a Former Health Educator Urges the Black Community to Get Screened for Colon Cancer
Race-Specific Adjustments in COPD Testing May Lead to Underdiagnosis of Emphysema in Black Americans
5 Reasons Suicide Is on the Rise in the Black Community, According to a Psychiatrist
50 Years After Tuskegee: Patrice Harris, MD, on the Lasting Impact of the Syphilis Study
Why Are Black Americans Bearing the Brunt of COVID-19?
Why Body Mass Index (BMI) Can Be Problematic for the BIPOC Community
Is Your Hairstyle Harming Your Scalp?
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Are Rising Fastest Among Black People
For HIV-Positive Black Women, Peer Support Succeeds Where Healthcare Systems Fall Short
What Experts Want Women of Color to Know About Menopause
U.S. History of Housing Discrimination Still Tied to Heart Risks for Black Americans
Black Americans, Men, and People Living in the South Have Higher Premature Heart Attack Death Rate
What the Black Community Needs to Know About the ‘Holiday Blues’
Black Masculinity and Mental Health: How to Move Past Outdated Roles and Encourage Better Care
What Black Patients Need To Know About The Effects of Psoriasis
Young People Who Experience Frequent Discrimination Are More Likely to Have Behavioral and Mental Problems
Closing the Gap in Breast Cancer Care and Support for Black Women
Too Many Doctors Are Misdiagnosing Disease on Skin of Color
Opioid Overdose Death Rates Are Rising Among Black Americans
Black Women With History of Hypertension Have Higher Post-Pregnancy Heart Failure Risk
Measuring Waist Circumference in Black Americans a Good Way to Predict Future Diabetes
Peripheral Artery Disease Amputation Rates Higher for Black, Low-Income Patients
Self-Care, According to a Black Queer Social Justice Advocate
What the Black Community Should Know About Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Pharmacy Deserts Leave Black and Latino Neighborhoods Without Accessible Healthcare
Diverse Stories, Common Sisterhood: Empowering Voices of Minority Women with IBD
Black and Hispanic Women Have Higher Risk of Severe Stroke Than White Women
Black Americans Have Highest Long-Term Death Rates From Stroke in the Nation, Study Finds
A Therapist Speaks: The Real Takeaway From Oprah’s Meghan and Harry Interview
What Black Women Should Know About Metastatic Breast Cancer
14 Great Sunscreens for People of Color
7 Ways to Stay Empowered as a Black Woman With Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Black With Breast Cancer: 'My Doctor Didn't Believe I Was in Pain'
Young Black Adults Are at Much Higher Risk of Death After Heart Transplant
12 Black American Pioneers Who Changed Healthcare
How One African American Woman With Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Is Educating Others About the Risk
Does Vitamin D Deficiency Pose a Special Risk for Black People?
Why Are Black Americans Bearing the Brunt of COVID-19?
New Data Reveals Disparities in Lupus Rates, Particularly for BIPOC Women
CES 2021: Can Virtual Medicine Help Reduce Healthcare Disparities?
Sharp Disparities in Asthma Rates and Care in BIPOC Communities
Despite Significant Improvements, Black Women Still Most at Risk for Heart-Related Pregnancy Complications
Black Americans With MS: More Awareness, More Community
Racism Within Communities Predicts Worse COVID-19 Outcomes for Black Americans, Study Shows
Racism in Healthcare: COVID-19 Exposes Deep Inequities in the American Healthcare System
What Women of Color Should Know About Uterine Fibroids
6 Black Influencers to Follow for Healthy-Eating Inspiration
New MS Treatment Study Focuses on Black and Hispanic Americans
Opioid Crisis Response Leaves Black Americans Behind
Making a Difference: Patrice Harris, MD, Aims to Incorporate Mental Health Into Healthcare
Mental Health Resources for Black Americans
Mental Health: Highlighting the Issues and Influencing Change
Patrice Harris, MD, a psychiatrist and Everyday Health’s medical editor in chief at large, examines the stigma associated with mental illness, mistrust of the healthcare system, and other factors that have prevented Black Americans from receiving appropriate treatment in the past, and looks at how to make mental health as important as physical health.
Fighting the Stigma Against Mental Health Issues
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#BlackHealthFacts: A Resource Center for the Knowledge Movement
Our mission, then and now, has been to raise awareness of the inequities in health and healthcare among Black Americans, as well as the racism and bias within communities and institutions that have led to these disparities. With knowledge, we are empowered to help influence change toward improved healthcare and self-care.