Medical Research

Maternal Health Disparities Need Data-Driven, Community-Based Approach

March 20, 2023 - For the folks working on the front lines of health equity, the question of Black maternal health disparities isn’t a new one. But as the public health data outlining inequities continues to mount, more data-driven and community-based strategies are coming forward. To be clear, that public health data only illustrates what communities of color already knew to be true: that Black...

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