by Eden Desta | May 6, 2021 | #ScreenToIntervene, Adolescent Health, Blog, Blogs & Podcasts, Equity & Anti-Racism, Mental Health & SUD
Anna Corona May 1 marked the start of the annual observance of Mental Health Month and celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. We wanted to take this opportunity to elevate the unique mental health needs of young Asian American and Pacific Islander...
by Eden Desta | Mar 18, 2021 | Equity & Anti-Racism, News Releases
Hate directed towards our Asian American sisters, brothers and friends is appalling and unacceptable. We must address racism in our country whenever it arises. AMCHP stands in support of and in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. We...
by Eden Desta | Mar 17, 2021 | Equity & Anti-Racism, News Releases
AMCHP was disheartened by the recent tweet promoting a JAMA podcast that denies the existence of racism among our nation’s physicians. While JAMA has since pulled the podcast down and issued an apology, this unfortunate occurrence highlights the great need for change...
by Eden Desta | Jan 15, 2021 | Equity & Anti-Racism, Pulse Newsletters
The Urgency of Accompliceship to Advance Racial Justice Grace Guerrero Ramirez, MSPH, AMCHP Program Manager, Workforce Development and Capacity Building Assisted by Ben Kaufman, MSW, AMCHP Associate Director, Workforce Development and Capacity Building This...
by Eden Desta | Nov 15, 2020 | Equity & Anti-Racism, Maternal & Infant Health, Pulse Newsletters
Dr. Timika Anderson-Reeves, Director of Maternal Child Health & Women’s Health Community Integration and Westside Healthy Start, Project Director, PhD, MSW Community-led programs and organizations that focus on addressing the social drivers of health...
by Eden Desta | Aug 15, 2020 | Equity & Anti-Racism, Pulse Newsletters
Audrey Loper, W. Oscar Fleming In response to the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, García and Sharif (2015) wrote that “these preventable deaths were only two recent examples of the stark racial injustices that have plagued our country’s history.”[1] Sadly yet...