Health care is a human right but racial disparities persist in both health care access and health outcomes in the District. Black residents shouldered the uneven health burdens of the pandemic, making up the vast majority of virus-related deaths, while grief, financial instability, and social isolation have brought on a national mental health crisis. DC must continue to be a leader in expanding health care access and reducing disparities by adequately funding core health programs and removing unnecessary barriers to care.
Featured Publications & Resources
Report
What’s In the Approved Fiscal Year 2020 Budget for Health Care?
By Ed Lazere • October 9, 2019 • Health Equity
Press Release
Organizations Decry Health Inequities in FY 2020 DC Budget, Call on Council and Mayor to Not Pit Health Programs Against Each Other
By DC Fiscal Policy Institute • June 26, 2019 • Health Equity
Testimony
Testimony of Kate Coventry At the Public Hearing on the “Interagency Council on Behavioral Health Establishment Amendment Act of 2019”
By Kate Coventry • June 21, 2019 • Affordable Housing & Ending Homelessness / Health Equity / Homelessness
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Testimony
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