Pacific Islanders, Including Hawaiians, Disproportionately Missing Out On Vaccines

by Maya Labat | May 14, 2021

Pacific Islanders, Including Hawaiians, Disproportionately Missing Out On Vaccines Barriers to vaccine access include the state’s prioritization categories, vaccine hesitancy, technology and language barriers, state officials say.

A COVID Crisis Comes to Light

by Maya Labat | May 14, 2021

How UCLA data researchers are revealing the true toll of the pandemic in overlooked Pacific Islander communities.

Language Matters

by Maya Labat | May 14, 2021

Reducing the stigma associated with BH conditions.

Vaccination Plus Decarceration — Stopping Covid-19 in Jails and Prisons

by Maya Labat | May 14, 2021

COVID-19 has exposed the inadequacy of the public health infrastructure in the United States and forced us to confront associated biosocial dynamics that are driving the pandemic, including poverty, structural racism, distrust, unequal access to health care and other...

Arkansas Prison Workers Lagging on Shots; Low Rates Viewed As Risk to Inmates

by Maya Labat | May 14, 2021

Arkansas Democrat Gazette of more than 4,700 Arkansas Department of Corrections employees, an estimated 42% have received at least one shot, an agency spokeswoman said. The agency’s leader set a goal of vaccinating 80% of employees after shots were offered on...