June 22, 2020 Black Health Matters: How We Can Improve Health Equity for Black Communities Racial inequities can be found throughout every area of our society, including healthcare. Health disparities are disproportionally impacting Black communities compared to the general population, and are killing Black individuals at alarming rates. The U.S. faces [...]
June 17, 2020 Cascadia's Commitment to LGBTQ+ Rights On Friday, June 12, transgender health protections were reversed by the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services. The rule, which was finalized after being proposed in 2019, reverses the 2016 rule, which explained that protections regarding "sex" encompass those based on gender identity. [...]
June 4, 2020 How to Support Our Black Community and Promote Anti-Racist Efforts It’s up to each and every one of us to change the systemic racism that pervades so many areas of our society, so we can achieve true equality for black Americans. We urge you to look for safe, [...]
April 24, 2020 Health Disparities and COVID-19 While national conversations often claim that COVID-19 impacts all Americans the same, this is not the case. Yes, we are all impacted by the pandemic, but not equally. This pandemic is hitting certain groups and communities much harder, including those living in poverty, marginalized [...]
