Atlanta, GA,  May, 18, 2022 – Engage for Good hosts 2022 Halo Awards and announces The Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at Morehouse School of Medicine and Google.org as two time award recipients at their most recent ceremony. The organizations were recognized for their work in addressing and bringing health inequities and data gaps to the forefront with its renowned, Health Equity Tracker. Daniel E. Dawes, JD, Executive Director of SHLI and Jen Carter, Global Head of Technology with Google.org accepted the awards on behalf of the organizations.   Left to Right: Daniel E ..read more

Behavioral Health Data Added to Health Equity Tracker January 25, 2022 In support of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute’s (SHLI) commitment to create systemic change at the intersection of policy and equity, the Health Equity Tracker (HET) team is excited to announce the expansion of the health outcomes offerings of the tracker through the creation of a “Behavioral Health” category and the addition of  five (5) indicators: Frequent Mental Distress Depression Suicide (Deaths) Opioid and Other Substance Misuse Alcohol Use (Excessive Drinking) EXPLORE THE NEW DATA HERE The World Healt ..read more

SHLI’s Executive Director featured in USA Today article discussing the outstanding inequities that continue to plague communities of color. “In 2020, the death rate among white Americans was 14% higher than in 2019. For the first 10 months of 2021, it’s 9% lower than 2019, suggesting that deaths for the full year will be closer to pre-pandemic levels. Daniel Dawes, executive director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, said the 2021 figures for communities of color are “really troubling,” though the disparities are not surprising.” USA T ..read more

Mitigating Inequities Caused or Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic By Turquoise Sidibe, MPH | November 19, 2021 Partnerships and Impact SHARE As we have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, health and social disparities exist that result in disproportionately higher rates of exposure, illness, hospitalization and death from COVID-19 for marginalized communities. In January, the White House established a Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force, which last week released a comprehensive report with recommendations for mitigating inequities caused or exacerbated by the COVID ..read more