Health Diversity and Inclusion

Access to quality healthcare is not equal in the US, leading to major health disparities, or different outcomes in health between groups of people. Disparities can be the result of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, age, disability, social standing, and more factors outside of an individual's control. Here's a better understanding of why diversity and inclusion are paramount to everyone's health and wellness.

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Environmental Racism Is a Health Issue—How Experts Are Addressing It

Environmental Racism Is a Health Issue—How Experts Are Addressing It

This form of bias is getting a closer look right now.
People Who Are Autosexual Are Turned on by Themselves—Here's What to Know

People Who Are Autosexual Are Turned on by Themselves—Here's What to Know

This sexual identity can be confusing, so we asked experts to break it down.
Why Are Black Women More Likely To Suffer Hypertension? Researchers Point to Discrimination

Why Are Black Women More Likely To Suffer Hypertension? Researchers Point to Discrimination

Researchers are drawing a connection between discrimination and sky-high rates of hypertension. Here’s what they want everyone to know.
'Beloved' Pediatrics Doctor Dies from Postpartum Complications After Giving Birth to First Child

'Beloved' Pediatrics Doctor Dies from Postpartum Complications After Giving Birth to First Child

Dr. Chaniece Wallace died on Oct. 22, just two days after she and her husband Anthony welcomed their daughter Charlotte
Why Is It So Hard for Some People to Acknowledge Racism? Here's What Experts Say

Why Is It So Hard for Some People to Acknowledge Racism? Here's What Experts Say

Americans have been taking part in difficult discussions around race all year, but some people refuse to see that racism is real.
Election 2020: Where Trump and Biden Stand on COVID-19, Reproductive Rights, and Other Health Issues

Election 2020: Where Trump and Biden Stand on COVID-19, Reproductive Rights, and Other Health Issues

Never before have health topics been so prominent in a presidential election. Not sure about each candidate's positions? Our guide breaks it down.

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Grammy Award Nominee and Antebellum Star Janelle Monáe Knows Emotional Health is Important, Especially Now

Grammy Award Nominee and Antebellum Star Janelle Monáe Knows Emotional Health is Important, Especially Now

“Find some time to steal back your joy, to steal your happiness back, to take that back, because that is a sign of revolution.”
What Is Tokenism, and How Does It Affect a Person's Health? Here's What Experts Say

What Is Tokenism, and How Does It Affect a Person's Health? Here's What Experts Say

Diversity and inclusion are important goals, but achieving them this way has mental health repercussions, experts say.
Chrissy King Discusses Why the Fitness Industry Needs to Focus on More Than Just Weight Loss

Chrissy King Discusses Why the Fitness Industry Needs to Focus on More Than Just Weight Loss

What Is Excited Delirium—And Why Is It Disproportionately Diagnosed in Black Men?

What Is Excited Delirium—And Why Is It Disproportionately Diagnosed in Black Men?

Emmy Nominated Insecure Actress and Health Advocate Yvonne Orji Has Traveled the World to Help Improve Public Health

Emmy Nominated Insecure Actress and Health Advocate Yvonne Orji Has Traveled the World to Help Improve Public Health

Police Used a 'Spit Hood' While Arresting a Man Who Later Died of Asphyxiation—Here's What That Is

Police Used a 'Spit Hood' While Arresting a Man Who Later Died of Asphyxiation—Here's What That Is

Chadwick Boseman Died of Colon Cancer at Age 43—Why Are Rates of the Disease Higher in Younger Black Men?

Colorectal cancer disproportionally strikes some groups more than others.

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What Is Intersectional Feminism and Why It Matters

What Is Intersectional Feminism and Why It Matters

Growing Up With Immigrant Parents Has Had a Major Impact on My Mental Health—and I'm Not The Only One

How Being a First-Generation American Affected My Mental Health

For Doctors and Nurses of Color, Racism Is the Medical Threat That Doesn't Go Away

For Doctors and Nurses of Color, Racism Is the Medical Threat That Doesn't Go Away

10 Black-Owned Wellness Brands That Should Be on Your Radar

10 Black-Owned Wellness Companies to Help You Practice Self-Care Right Now

Band-Aid Finally Announces New Black and Brown Skin Tone Bandages

Band-Aid Announces New Colors to Match Different Skin Tones—but Tru-Colour Came First

Microaggressions Are Often Unintentional—But That Doesn't Mean They're Not Harmful

What Is a Microaggression? Why Unintentional 'Put-Downs' Are so Damaging—and How to Hold Yourself Accountable

10 Wellness Warriors on the Frontlines of Black Lives Matter

10 Wellness Warriors on the Frontlines of Black Lives Matter

What Are Health Disparities? Why It's Important to Fight for Health Equity—Especially Right Now

What Are Health Disparities? Why It's Important to Fight for Health Equity—Especially Right Now

5 Black Mental Health Resources to Fight the Harmful Effects of Racism

5 Black Mental Health Resources to Fight the Harmful Effects of Racism

After Ahmaud Arbery’s Shooting, Running While Black Doesn’t Get Any Easier

After Ahmaud Arbery’s Shooting, Running While Black Doesn’t Get Any Easier

Anti-Asian Racism Is Growing—Here's What It's Like to Be the Target of Xenophobia Because of the Coronavirus

Anti-Asian Racism Is Growing—Here's What It's Like to Be the Target of Xenophobia Because of the Coronavirus

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