According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the highest rates of HIV diagnoses are in the South, and Georgia has some of the highest rates in the nation. Participants will hear more about the disparities that persist in HIV transmission and treatment and the work taking place to achieve equity in HIV care [...]
Join us for a conversation with award-winning journalist Linda Villarosa and Leandris Liburd, Ph.D., CDC’s associate director for minority health and health equity. The pandemic illuminated racial disparities in COVID-19 related deaths, with Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous populations dying at more than double the rates of whites. But, health disparities are not new. From life [...]
Since 2013 the Atlanta Regional Commission has led Metro Atlanta Speaks, an annual survey of the thoughts, perspectives and priorities of Atlanta area residents. This year, like so many other things in 2020, the results are different. For the first time race and health were ranked as top community priorities. This year’s survey also revealed [...]
