Racial Equity and Health Data Dashboard
KFF’s Racial Equity and Health Data Dashboard gathers key data documenting inequities and the factors driving them.
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Majority Who Received First COVID Vaccine Dose at Community Health Centers Were People of Color
FeatureJust over half (54%) of people who received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from health centers were people of color, including 26% who were Hispanic and 12% who were Black. These shares are much higher than the shares of nationwide vaccinations. Learn more in this Chart of the Week.
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Early COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts Through Community Health Centers Are Reaching People of Color
News ReleaseMore than half of those who received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine through a community health center were people of color, suggesting that health centers appear to be doing a better job of reaching people of color than are overall vaccination efforts, finds a new KFF analysis.
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How are States Addressing Racial Equity in COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts?
Issue BriefThis brief reviews information available through state websites and publicly available vaccine distribution plans to provide greater insight into how states are addressing equity through vaccine allocation and distribution strategies, outreach and communications efforts, and data collection and reporting. It provides a snapshot and examples of state efforts in these areas.
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Growing Gaps in COVID-19 Vaccinations among Hispanic People
Policy WatchThis policy watch piece highlights the potential challenges surrounding COVID-19 vaccinations among Hispanic people, whose health and finances have been extremely hard hit by the pandemic. Low rates of vaccination among Hispanic people would leave them at increased risk for the virus, could further widen existing health disparities, and would leave gaps that hinder our ability to achieve overall population immunity.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Hit People of Color the Hardest, Including Among People With Medicare
News ReleaseThe COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the stark racial and ethnic health inequities in the U.S., including among Medicare beneficiaries.
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Racial and Ethnic Health Inequities and Medicare
ReportThis chart collection draws on primary and secondary data analyses by KFF and other sources to examine the characteristics, experiences, and outcomes of the Medicare population by race and ethnicity
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People of Color Especially Don’t Know Where or When to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine
FeatureIn the January report from the COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor, the lack of information around where and when to get the COVID-19 vaccine is particularly pronounced among Hispanic and Black adults compared to White Adults. Learn more in this Chart of the Week.
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Data as of February 1 on State Vaccinations by Race/Ethnicity
News ReleaseUpdated analysis of state-reported data as of February 1, 2021 on COVID-19 vaccinations, cases, and deaths by race/ethnicity is now available.
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Public Perspectives on Women’s Health Policy Priorities for the Biden-Harris Administration and Congress
Issue BriefThe KFF Women’s Health Survey asked respondents how much of a priority seven key women’s health policies should be for the new President and Congress. This issue brief examines attitudes toward those policy priorities and differences by gender, political party affiliation, and demographic factors.