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Health & Well-Being

WEBThe Challenge. Everyone has a right to good health and well-being, but America's promise has fallen short. Individual health does not exist in a vacuum. It is tied to the community …

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Equity in Health Outcomes Data Collection NAACP

WEBWHEREAS, Data on health outcomes has been inconsistent and inaccessible across the country with many NAACP units reporting they are unable to easily access public health …

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NAACP Supports “Affordable, Quality Health Care Now”

WEBThe NAACP work individually and with other advocates, health care leaders, public policy experts, and policymakers to demand sound policy solutions to the social determinants …

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Lowering the Cost of Access to Healthcare (Protecting the ACA)

WEBTopic Health Year 2023 Print. WHEREAS, in 2020, there were 41.1 million Black Americans who identified as one race and 46.9 million Black Americans who identified …

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Covid Know More NAACP

WEBCOVID. KNOW MORE. Health disparities left Black Americans vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 and dying from it at higher rates, nearly two times greater than their share of …

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Reduce Health Disparities in the African American/Black Community

WEBTopic Health Year 2020 Print. WHEREAS, the recent pandemic of the novel coronavirus has reaffirmed the need for funding and increased advocacy for health education which …

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Fundamental Human Right to Quality Healthcare NAACP

WEBWHEREAS, the constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) proclaims that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental right of every …

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Eliminating the Shortage of Medical Workers NAACP

WEBWhile this effort is commendable, studies predict that the demand for healthcare workers will outpace supply by 2025. Currently, there is an estimated 446,000-person gap for …

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Protecting and Expanding Medicaid Now and Into the Future

WEBBE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the NAACP urges all 50 states to adopt, implement, maintain, and protect Medicaid expansion and coverage to prioritize the health and well …

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Difficulties in Qualifying for Organ Transplants in Communities of

WEBTopic Health Year 2022 Print. WHEREAS, Black people in need of a new heart are less likely than their white peers to get a transplant, and when they do, they are more likely to …

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Promotion of Good Mental Health NAACP

WEBTopic Health Year 2015 Print. WHEREAS, with good mental health, a person will feel in control of their emotions, will have good cognitive functioning, and will have positive …

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Women’s Rights to Reproductive Freedom and Health NAACP

WEBTopic Health Year 2023 Print. WHEREAS, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ("NAACP") acknowledges reproductive justice as a core principle of …

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NAACP Supports Reducing the Obesity Epidemic Through …

WEBThe NAACP reaffirms its earlier resolutions in 2003, 2009 and 2010 supporting obesity prevention and urges its units and members to adopt an intergenerational approach to …

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Addressing the Shortage of African-American Doctors in the

WEBTopic Health Year 2017 Print. WHEREAS, implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act has highlighted the existence of "medical deserts" within inner cities and rural areas; …

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Hands Off Our Healthcare NAACP

WEBIf expanded Medicaid coverage is terminated, more than half of those who will lose healthcare will be people of color. Join us Monday, May 8 at 7 p.m. ET to …

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Civil Rights Leaders Launch ‘Hands off Our Healthcare

WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. November 17, 2023. Contact: Alicia Mercedes, [email protected] WASHINGTON – Yesterday, a coalition of the …

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NAACP Leading the Fight to End Racial Inequality

WEBNAACP is leading the fight. Ensure that Black America continues to thrive. This year will be pivotal. When it comes to civil rights and social justice, we have the unique ability to …

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Support for Micronesians Living in the United States NAACP

WEBThe NAACP through its staff and/or volunteers demonstrate such support through written statements to members of Congress for redress of COFA migrants by calling for an …

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Resolution in Support of Reproductive Justice as a Core

WEBTopic Health Year 2022 Print. WHEREAS, the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees equal protection of the law to all persons, and American courts have long …

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Michael A. Curry NAACP

WEBMichael A. Curry. Dr. Michael Curry, Esq. serves as President & CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, which represents 52 health centers, serving over …

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