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Leadership & Policy
Surgeon General: More Minority Doctors Needed
Speaking at a health disparities conference in Atlanta, Dr. Regina Benjamin, the U.S. Surgeon General, called for stepped-up efforts in increasing the number of minority physicians.
African-American
HBCUs Step Up to the HIV Challenge
Impact of HIV on Blacks compels historically Black colleges and universities to develop initiatives to confront the spread of the disease.
Faculty & Staff
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Answering the Call
Impact of HIV on Blacks compels HBCUs to develop initiatives to confront the spread of the disease.
African-American
Lincoln U. Students Upset over Targeted Fitness Requirement
Students at Lincoln University, a historically Black institution in Pennsylvania, say fitness class requirement should apply to all students rather than to only those considered overweight.
Asian American Pacific Islander
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Obama Restores Asian American Initiative
Two years after the Bush administration let its authority lapse, President Barack Obama has reinstated the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Native Americans
Tribal Leaders: ‘We Need to be Respected’
Before the largest gathering of tribal leaders in U.S. history Thursday, President Barack Obama pledged $50 million in funding for tribal colleges and vowed his administration would work to address problems facing Native Americans, from health disparities to economic development.
African-American
Tough Times: African-American Realities Beneath the Breakthroughs
Despite enjoying progress on political fronts, poverty, HIV/AIDS and unemployment still plague Black America.
Health
PARSING THE REACTION TO OBAMA
Scholars say extreme criticisms of president defy simple explanation.
Asian American Pacific Islander
Obama Restores Asian American Initiative, Gives Ed. Dept. a Lead Role
Two years after the Bush administration let its authority lapse, President Barack Obama has reinstated the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders with the U.S. Education Department in a major leadership role.
African-American
Reforms Across Multiple Policy Areas Key to Eliminating Health Disparities, Experts Say
A panel of health policy experts Tuesday told congressional staff members and policy professionals that, while health care reform could play a powerful role in reducing health disparities between minorities and Whites, major policy reform in areas such as housing, transportation, agriculture and labor will also prove necessary to close the health care gap.
Students
WASHINGTON UPDATE : COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE HEALTH CARE
Without health insurance, University of Maryland senior Susana Sagastizado gets nervous if her nose begins to run or her forehead starts to feel warm. They are all bad signs, she said, of an illness she can\’t afford – literally.
African-American
Hampton U. Summit To Promote Marriage, Two-Parent Families
Hampton University brings together religious leaders, psychologists, public health workers and other experts to discuss the state of marriage and talk about how to reverse trends such as high divorce rates and out-of-wedlock births.
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