Health
Resources will SAVE lives
Good health is vital to living longer and saving lives. Especially during COVID-19 health disparites are being seen more than ever and the people affected need information and resources. Many people of color don't get the same medical treatment quality as their white counterparts.
Preventable differences in the impact of disease, violence, injury, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by populations that are disadvantaged socially. Race or ethinicy, socioeconomic status, sex, disability, age, or location are things that go into someone's success to achieve good health. Social determinates, like the ones listed, have a impact on certain groups. Health equity is the absence of those preventable differences. That's why health equity will come from access to those determinants.
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Resources for mental health during COVID-19 are harder to obtain but there are solutions through technology. There are services through telehealth that are free for all users to get support during these trying times. Mental health is just as important as physical health and just like finding healthy foods or good health treatment, mental health resources aren't equally accesable to everyone.
You will find mental health resources Here
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Eating healthy will help you live longer and lowers the chance of other health problems arising throughout your life. Many people of color live in food deserts which are communities where it is hard to buy good-quality and healthy food nearby. The people who live in these communities have a higher chance to be overweight, have high blood pressure, have diabetes, and many other health problems. When big grocery stores move into these communities, many community members buy the same type of food they bought before, because of lack of knowledge on how to affectively lead a balanced diet.
You will find resources on how to eat a balanced diet and turn eating healthy into a lifestlye here
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