Health Equity

A consulting group is tasked with identifying existing barriers that are inhibiting equity in Hillsborough County.

Researchers are calling for policy changes to improve health equity. They say one way Florida can do that is by expanding Medicaid.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to stress the mental health of many people. But it's been especially hard for some Black Americans, who have been disproportionately affected by the virus and already faced barriers to care.

Though vaccination rates among Black Floridians still lag behind whites and Hispanics, recent data shows they are improving.

Jane Gilbert is the newly appointed interim chief heat officer for Miami-Dade County. She has a task force focused on variables that make lower-income communities vulnerable to heat-related adversity.

The Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg on Thursday unveiled a new report focusing on disparities of affordable housing and poor health.The intent of…