NAACP

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

THE CHALLENGE
Everyone has a right to good health and well-being, but America’s promise has fallen short. Individual health does not exist in a vacuum. It is tied to the community conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age. For people of color, geography, income, and race are longstanding predictors of health outcomes. The roots of historic inequity run deep in fragmented public and private health systems and disadvantaged opportunities across the lifespan.
34%
of COVID-19 deaths were among non-Hispanic Black people, though they make up only 12% of the total U.S. population.
Minority Mental Wellness Resource Fair – 2023
Saturday, July 22
Everyone has a right to good health and well-being, but America’s promise has fallen short. Individual health does not exist in a vacuum. It is tied to the community conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work, and age. For people of color, geography, income, and race are longstanding predictors of health outcomes. The roots of historic inequity run deep in fragmented public and private health systems and disadvantaged opportunities across the lifespan.