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Arkansas Black Vitality Staff – May 22, 2022 – People who reported in a survey that they felt worried, depressed or lonely had a greater chance of being hospitalized after a COVID-19 diagnosis, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study, which analyzed survey data from more than 54,000 female nurses […]
LITTLE ROCK — By Angel Burt & Wesley Brown – April 24, 2022 – Although the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths have had an outsized effect on Black and minority communities in Arkansas, the pandemic’s quiet impact on mental health in communities of color could be even more long-lasting. That was the central message […]
By Sam Whitehead and Julie ApplebyAPRIL 21, 2022 Not long ago, Kansas showed strong bipartisan support for vaccines as a tool to support a robust public health system. But bills with language expanding religious exemptions for childhood vaccine requirements were passed by the state Senate in March and now face the House when the legislature reconvenes April 25. They are […]
BCN Staff – May 1, 2022 – Chicago-based Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space, has released a new consumer study, Understanding the Influence of Heritage on Black Consumers. The report indicates that Black consumers, particularly with African and Caribbean family heritage identities, are deeply connected to home cooking, more likely to […]
