ProGov21 Policy Library

This report provides an overview of the issues affecting Black women's health, including systemic racism, discrimination, and implicit bias within the health care system. It offers the following recommendations: create policies with an intentional racial equity lens, expand Medicaid...

Regardless of socioeconomic status, Black women and birthing individuals in the United States are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white counterparts. To improve Black maternal health, we must address the drivers impacting health: conditions in the environment...

In order to improve the health of Americans, policymakers must expand the focus around health to include the socioeconomic and environmental factors that affect an individual’s and a community’s health. This report addresses the factors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle and community;...

Black women are more likely than others to work jobs with limited access to health care and this impacts their health outcomes. This report from Ohio analyzes black women's access to medical services, barriers to their care, the financial stress attached to health care costs and provides...

Health disparities in the Columbia-Willamette region persist due to systemic inequities, including unaffordable housing, economic instability, and inaccessible health care. The CHNA identifies four priority areas: safe and affordable neighborhoods, essential community resources, culturally...