Spokane Health Department – Robert Lloyd Artist & Advocate https://4comculture.com Building The Community You Are Looking For Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:00:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 28322325 Spokane: Deepening the Dialogue https://4comculture.com/archives/6656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spokane-deepening-the-dialogue https://4comculture.com/archives/6656#respond Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:44:51 +0000 https://4comculture.com/?p=6656 Continue reading →]]> IS THIS THE SPOKANE YOU WANT?

Join the Discussion at East Central Community Center

We’ve all heard that Spokane is a great place to raise a family. But, Spokane Regional Health District’s recent health equity report paints a different picture of Spokane County. Health inequities affect us all, and it’s time to do something about it. Numerous local agencies are banding together to host Health Equity in Spokane: Deepening theDialogue. Join us for this free event and help be a part of the solutions.

October 10, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm

East Central Community Center 500 S Stone St, Spokane, WA 99202

Light refreshments served.

For more information, please call 324-1542

Visit: http://www.srhd.org/healthequity

]]> https://4comculture.com/archives/6656/feed 0 6656 Black HIV/AIDS in Spokane by Robert Williamson https://4comculture.com/archives/3846?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-hivaids-in-spokane-by-robert-williamson https://4comculture.com/archives/3846#respond Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:20:55 +0000 https://4comculture.com/?p=3846 Continue reading →]]> Every time I hear the word disproportionate in conjunction with African Americans I cringe.  The reason is, is the information that follows is never good.  Here are a some examples of what I am talking about:  There are a disproportionate amount of African American males incarcerated, there are a disproportionate amount of African Americans with high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, who are unemployed and live in the filthiest neighborhoods in America.  I am sure you get my drift.  This list is not conclusive.  We have a lot on our plates.  The list just got bigger.  Did you know that we have the largest rates of people who are newly infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)?  The following information comes from the Center of Disease Control. . . . .

The rate of new infections among Black NHs is approximately 6.0 times higher than White NHs in Spokane County and 6.4 times higher in Washington State.    Full story . . . .

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