Over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we are now experiencing hope as more and more people become fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but many questions still remain around what you can do once you are fully vaccinated and what treatments are available if you test...
Approximately 61 million people in the United States have a disability. People with disabilities are considered a high-risk group for COVID-19 – but often not because of their disability but due to underlying conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer. The most important risk for...
The disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 across communities of color is undeniable. In June, we shared an infographic showing some of the systemic inequities Blacks and Latinx groups face, including lower access to healthcare, higher incidence of comorbidities, and higher rates of contracting COVID-19 than for White counterparts. One year...
Over the past decade, disaster preparedness efforts have focused heavily on improving the preparedness of individual households over communities and networks. The preparedness gap between communities and individuals leaves underserved groups, such as poor communities and communities of color, exposed to greater risks from disaster...
There are now three COVID-19 vaccines available, and with them, hope. Some people are scrambling to get the “best” one. We’ve heard from many of our nation’s top experts in the past few weeks including Dr. Fauci, “I would recommend, get the first one you...
It has been roughly one year since the United States declared a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our efforts to social distance, wear masks, and stay home whenever possible have contained the virus as best we can. However, these efforts only go...
Vaccines are a powerful tool in helping us stop the COVID-19 pandemic, helping populations build immunity against moderate or severe illness caused by COVID-19. They are an integral part of the nation’s road to recovery from the events of the past year, as marked by...
How people prepare themselves and their health for disasters is not universal, and neither are the needs they may have after a disaster strikes. End stage renal disease patients preparing for a hurricane, for example, rely on dialysis treatment to survive and must work with...
4 Safety Tips for In-Person Voting COVID-19 has changed much of how we live our everyday lives. Civic engagement and the 2020 election are no exceptions. In addition to the broad range of other ongoing concerns surrounding the 2020 election, COVID-19 precautions have become paramount to...
The Healthcare Supply Chain & Its Role in Disasters When disaster strikes, you can count on the healthcare supply chain to be as resilient as the communities it is designed to serve. Through Healthcare Ready’s vast partnership network of pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, healthcare providers, and local,...