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200+ Civil Rights, Health Care, and Community Groups …

WEBDear Secretary Becerra: In just two years, the Biden-Harris Administration has made incredible progress promoting health equity and bringing millions of people the financial …

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Double the Funding for the Department of Health and …

WEBView a PDF of the letter here. March 13, 2024. The Honorable Robert Aderholt Chair, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and …

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Civil Rights, Law Enforcement Leaders Urge Police to …

WEBContact: Rafael Medina, [email protected], 202.869.0390. WASHINGTON – Noting an increase in discriminatory policing practices during COVID …

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How Current Transportation Policy Affects Access to …

WEBLack of access to affordable transportation is a major contributor to health disparities. It isolates low-income people from health care facilities and forces families to spend a …

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Civil Rights Principles for COVID-19 Vaccine Development …

WEBWe put forward these principles to provide a framework and recommendations for civil rights and COVID-19 vaccines. Equity must be paramount in …

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Community Safety Agenda: Public Safety Needs a Public …

WEBThe community safety agenda includes three bills that directly address community health and preventative public safety and that would enact evidence-based methods like …

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Letter Urging NIMHD to Designate People With …

WEBView a PDF of this letter here. August 30, 2023. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD. Director. National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. National Institutes of …

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Advancing Health Equity Through Disaggregated …

WEBCharly Shane Gilfoil is a staff attorney with the National Health Law Program, an organization that advocates and litigates to advance quality health care access for all.. …

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Black Mamas Matter: Getting Black Mothers and Babies the Care …

WEBAccording to the CDC, Black mothers are three to four times more likely than White mothers to die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. CDC data from 2011 reports …

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Support H.R. 8296, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022

WEBView PDF of Letter Here SUPPORT H.R. 8296, THE WOMEN’S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT OF 2022. Dear Representative: On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil …

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National Civil Rights and Reproductive Rights Leaders Meet with …

WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shin Inouye, [email protected] WASHINGTON – The nation’s top civil rights leaders, reproductive rights and justice …

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Where the United States Stands on 10 International Human Rights …

WEB1. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ( ICCPR) – United States signed in 1977, and ratified in 1992. 2. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of …

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Advocacy Groups Sign-On Letter Urging Release of Section 1557 …

WEBUnfortunately, in 2020, the Trump administration finalized new regulations drastically rewriting the Obama-era regulations and purporting to severely limit Sec. …

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Support the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021

WEBThe Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the 60 undersigned organizations dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights, health, …

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Why the Census Matters for Disability Data Inclusion

WEBA 2021 report by the National Disability Rights Network describes a pattern of historically low decennial census participation rates for people with disabilities, and the Census …

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Obama Takes Important Step Toward Opening Employment …

WEBIn Newark, N.J., on Monday, President Obama announced a series of measures designed to help the re-entry process for formerly incarcerated people.. One …

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Economic Reconciliation Legislation Must Close the Medicaid …

WEBAs we have previously urged, any economic reconciliation legislation should close the Medicaid coverage gap, even temporarily, so that the more than 2.2 million adults, 60 …

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Open Letter Supporting the Full Inclusion of All LGBTQI+ Youth

WEBJuly 26, 2023. In Support of Full Inclusion for Transgender and All LGBTQI+ Youth: An Open Letter from the Civil and Human Rights Community. On behalf of The Leadership …

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Interns Go Pink at Planned Parenthood Rally

WEBby Alice Thompson, a Winter/Spring intern My fellow interns Sergio, Brianna and I got to show our support for women’s health, Planned Parenthood, and the color pink at the …

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