Post-Covid Needs of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults
Austin—COVID-19 has affected the health, livelihoods, and social lives of people around the world. Marginalized people, including those in the trans and gender-diverse (TGD) community, may be particularly at risk
High-Quality Primary Care in Texas
Primary Care is a common good, which makes strength and quality of the country's primary care services a public concern.
Nueces Co. Unequal Impact of COVID-19 Report
Austin—Nueces County today released a first-of-its-kind health equity report that sheds light on the role that social, economic and neighborhood conditions have played in shaping and perpetuating health disparities in
Behavioral Health in the Wake of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic of 2020-2021 has had a profound impact on the mental health and well-being of Texans, as well as the rest of the US. The pandemic highlighted the
Centering Equity in the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Emerging Strategies for Reaching Communities of Color Nadia Siddiqui, MPHChief Health Equity OfficerTexas Health Institute April is National Minority Health Month, and this year’s theme sponsored by the HHS Office of
Advancing Health Equity in Nueces Co.
Commissioned by the Nueces County Office of Emergency Management and the Nueces County Hospital District, Texas Health Institute and Accenture LLP led a first-of-its-kind initiative for the county to develop
Q&A with Dr. Philip Huang
Dr. Philip Huang, Director and Health Authority for the Dallas County Health and Human Services Department, recently spoke with Texas Health Institute about the continued need for preventive measures against COVID-19,
Improving the Oral Health System in Texas: COVID-19 Webinar
COVID-19 has laid bare the vulnerability of our oral health system and compounded existing barriers leading to poor oral and overall health, especially for our at-risk populations. However, over the
Improving the Oral Health System in Texas: COVID-19 Brief
With a health equity lens, through this brief, we seek to identify and
uncover the impact of COVID-19 on the oral health needs, capacity, and infrastructure in Texas, highlight best-practices, and
Transgender & Gender Diverse Health Experiences in Texas: COVID-19 Webinar
Not only has COVID-19 exposed the deep and persistent racial and social inequities that exist among highly marginalized communities, but transgender adults of all ages may have underlying health conditions