Nonprofit Partners With Newark Black Churches To Bridge Health Disparities
Quest Diagnostics through its philanthropic initiative Quest for Health Equity partnered with Choose Healthy Life to address health disparities in Black and brown communities. The collaboration emerged following observations of disproportionate COVID-19 impact on underserved populations. Quest provided COVID-19 testing support and funding to help bridge healthcare gaps. Rev. Kimberly L. Williams, Choose Healthy Life's executive director, highlighted that pre-existing conditions contributed to higher mortality rates in these communities.
Quest Diagnostics attraverso la sua iniziativa filantropica Quest for Health Equity ha collaborato con Choose Healthy Life per affrontare le disparità sanitarie nelle comunità nere e marroni. La collaborazione è emersa dopo osservazioni sull'impatto sproporzionato del COVID-19 sulle popolazioni svantaggiate. Quest ha fornito supporto per il testing del COVID-19 e finanziamenti per aiutare a colmare le lacune nel sistema sanitario. La Rev. Kimberly L. Williams, direttrice esecutiva di Choose Healthy Life, ha sottolineato che le condizioni preesistenti hanno contribuito a tassi di mortalità più elevati in queste comunità.
Quest Diagnostics a través de su iniciativa filantrópica Quest for Health Equity se asoció con Choose Healthy Life para abordar las disparidades en salud en comunidades negras y morenas. La colaboración surgió tras observar el impacto desproporcionado del COVID-19 en poblaciones desatendidas. Quest proporcionó apoyo para pruebas de COVID-19 y financiamiento para ayudar a cerrar las brechas en la atención médica. La Rev. Kimberly L. Williams, directora ejecutiva de Choose Healthy Life, destacó que las condiciones preexistentes contribuyeron a tasas de mortalidad más altas en estas comunidades.
퀘스트 진단은 그들의 자선 이니셔티브 퀘스트 포 헬스 형평성를 통해 치이스 헬시 라이프와 협력하여 흑인 및 갈색 커뮤니티의 건강 불균형 문제를 해결했습니다. 이 협력은 저소득층 인구에 대한 COVID-19의 불균형한 영향을 관찰한 후 시작되었습니다. 퀘스트는 COVID-19 검사 지원과 의료 격차를 해소하기 위한 자금을 제공했습니다. 치이스 헬시 라이프의 전무 이사인 킴벌리 L. 윌리엄스 목사는 기존 질환이 이러한 커뮤니티에서 더 높은 사망률에 기여했다고 강조했습니다.
Quest Diagnostics à travers son initiative philanthropique Quest for Health Equity s'est associée à Choose Healthy Life pour s'attaquer aux disparités de santé dans les communautés noires et brunes. La collaboration a émergé après avoir constaté l'impact désproportionné du COVID-19 sur les populations défavorisées. Quest a fourni un soutien pour les tests COVID-19 et un financement pour aider à combler les lacunes dans les soins de santé. Le révérend Kimberly L. Williams, directrice exécutive de Choose Healthy Life, a souligné que les conditions préexistantes ont contribué à des taux de mortalité plus élevés dans ces communautés.
Quest Diagnostics hat sich im Rahmen ihrer philanthropischen Initiative Quest for Health Equity mit Choose Healthy Life zusammengetan, um Gesundheitsdisparitäten in schwarzen und braunen Gemeinschaften anzugehen. Die Zusammenarbeit entstand nach Beobachtungen über die unverhältnismäßigen Auswirkungen von COVID-19 auf benachteiligte Bevölkerungsgruppen. Quest stellte Unterstützung für COVID-19-Tests und finanzielle Mittel bereit, um Gesundheitslücken zu schließen. Rev. Kimberly L. Williams, Geschäftsführerin von Choose Healthy Life, hob hervor, dass Vorerkrankungen zu höheren Sterberaten in diesen Gemeinschaften beigetragen haben.
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By Amira Sweilem | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Originally published by NJ Advance Media on Mosaic.NJ.com
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 5, 2024 / "A lot of the reasons why people died at alarming rates within Black and brown communities was due to pre-existing conditions," said the Rev. Kimberly L. Williams, Choose Healthy Life's executive director.
Mike Prevoznik agreed.
"We saw the disproportionate impact that COVID had on underserved populations, and we wanted to do something about that," said Prevoznik, co-executive sponsor of Quest for Health Equity, a philanthropic initiative of Quest Diagnostics, which contributed COVID-19 tests and funding to support the effort.
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