Black Community Impact. Stay Informed!
The Health Gap has joined a collective organized bv the NAATPN, a non-profit committed to addressing the social and economic injustices that have marginalized our communities and led to deep health disparities. The collective has requested decisive government action amidst the COVID-19 crisis and its disproportionate impact on the Aprican American community. Read more
here
.
The Council on Black Health has developed new messaging to counter the misinformation about Black people being immune. Check out their
website
for good insights that put the whole issue in an important historical context and provides a great list of resources for further reading.
Your Vote Matters More Than Ever
The Ohio Primary Election has been extended to
April 28.
Make sure your voice is heard! Click
here
to check out a short video and other details to complete your ballot.
More Resources
Please visit our community website at
www.covid19communityresources.com
for constant updates from across the region about how to stay safe and learn how this emergency is affecting our community.
Health Gap CEO Named to Governor's Strike Force
Renee Mahaffey Harris, president and CEO of the Center for Closing the Health Gap, has been named to the Minority Health Strike Force established by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. The Strike Force is a working group of leaders and experts across the state who will collectively examine why African-American Ohioans are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus.
The Governor announced that, for the 11,499 cases in which the Ohio Department of Health knows the race of coronavirus cases, 24.1 percent of patients are African-American, 54.6 percent are white, and 21.2 are other or multi-race. African-Americans make up about 13 percent of the Ohio population. The disparity highlights racial inequalities in the “social determinants of health,” including socioeconomic and cultural factors that influence access to resources and health care, according to a health department report released this week.
