Disparities

Congresswoman Waters Introduces Urban and Rural Diabetes Initiative Act in Honor of National Diabetes Month 

 “This important legislation will help reduce the incidence of diabetes in medically underserved communities and improve the ability of people affected by diabetes to live healthy and productive lives.” —Congresswoman…

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OFD Celebrates World Heart Day at Lake Eola

Black Americans are 30% more likely to die from heart disease than white Americans.

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Orlando Black Women Gathered to Eliminate Health Disparities

By the time the medical team identified the problem, there were three liters of blood in her abdomen. Hatchett said, “She coded, they brought her back, she coded later and…

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Maternal Health Disparities: A Racial Injustice

Last year, Senator Becca Rausch, (D-Massachusetts), gave a floor speech presenting a bill regarding racial maternal health disparities. In that speech Rausch said, “Mr. President, we are in the biggest racial…

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