Southeast Louisiana

Past missteps in research involving blacks are said to contribute to vaccination hesitancy among African Americans.

In nearly every Appalachian and Delta community, residents die on average before their 78th birthday, which is the average life expectancy in the United States. Health care providers are working on innovative ways to combat the unique disparities in the regions.

The CDC says having diabetes, including Type 1, Type 2, or gestational diabetes, may put people at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

Still public health and health policy experts say more must be done to achieve parity, in terms of access to healthcare in the U.S.

Coronavirus-related government funds may not be enough to help low-income workers avoid moving closer to poverty.

Public health experts say health care inequities among people of color were a problem long before COVID-19.

The Louisiana program is part of a $12 million dollar NIH initiative that involves 10 other states.

In 358 of the 662 counties in the Appalachian and Delta regions, adults had higher-than-average diabetes rates.

Cancer claims millions of lives in the U.S. each year. Access to treatment, preventative care and screenings is a unique hardship for some people in rural areas.

The Health Resources and Services Administration classifies geographic areas as medically underserved based on them having too few primary care doctors, a high infant mortality rate, high poverty or a high elderly population.

Dr. Thomas LaVeist, dean of Tulane's School of Public Health urges everyone to get vaccinated.

Facebook contributed $1 million to GNOF's Greater Together Fund for Racial Equity.