Communities of color

Individuals from communities of color are more likely to be uninsured than non-Hispanic whites. Over one-third of Hispanics (37%) are uninsured. They are three times more likely to be uninsured than non-Hispanic whites. Nearly one-fourth of African Americans and one-fifth of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) (Veenstra and Higashi, 2000) and American Indian/Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) are uninsured (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2002). 

What impact will pharmacogenomics have on promoting health, preventing and curing disease, and delivering appropriate care in communities of color What are the implications for differential health status, access to care, and disparate treatment for pharmacogenomic research and the delivery of pharmacogenomics-based medicine to communities of color ... 

V. Potential Benefits and Costs with the Use of Pharmacogenomic Medicines in Communities of Color... 

Unequal Protection Environmental Justice and Communities of Color. San Francisco Sierra Club Books, 1994. 

Multiracial people experience a squeeze of oppression as people of color and by people of color. People of color who have internalized the vehicle of oppression in turn apply rigid rules of belonging or establishing legitimate membership. The internalization of either/or systems of thinking operates even between communities of color, such as Asian American and African American. (Root 1992b, 5)... 

Building proactive outreach efforts in communities of color, targeted associations and colleges, minority suppliers, and the like... 

As stated earlier, Weyerhaeuser is not a well-known company outside of the communities in which we operate. Many business-to-business companies like ours are not well known in communities of color. Given the talent shortage and the lack of familiarity of the company in these communities, we had to institute proactive strategies to reach out to them. Relationships are critical for attracting diverse talent, and they have to be sustained over time. 

Organizer training and leadership development programs in communities of color publishes newsletter, The CTWO Times. ... 

Bullard, Robert. Environmental Justice for All. In Unequal Protection Environmental Justice and Communities of Color, edited by Robert Bullard, 3-22. San Francisco Sierra Club Books, 1994. 

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