Women immigrants are among the unsung heroes of this country’s response to COVID-19. As a major component of the healthcare workforce, women immigrants have been invaluable as the country struggled to respond to the greatest health crisis of our time. A majority of these health providers are women of color whose unique strengths to this
It feels like we are turning the corner. There are now three effective COVID vaccines and pharmaceutical companies are increasing production to create enough supply to vaccinate all U.S. adults by the end of May. Yet in underserved neighborhoods, home to many families of color, it’s taking longer to get around that corner. In every
Children’s Health Fund is thrilled to see an uptick in vaccine availability and a movement toward more equitable distribution to under-resourced communities, many of which experienced the worst repercussions of the pandemic. It will be important to get as many vaccines into arms as quickly as possible so life can go back to normal to
Children’s Health Fund Celebrates Major Wins for Children Children’s Health Fund is thrilled to see that the American Rescue Plan made its way successfully through Congress. This $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package contains major action to reduce child poverty and help families suffering disproportionately from repercussions of the pandemic. This historic legislation will impact millions
How can recovery from the pandemic begin for children that have been impacted the most? When we envision what it will take for communities to be protected from the virus, be relieved of economic devastation, and begin healing, our attention must be on the equitable distribution of the vaccine and the immense mental health
