Anissa Durham

San Diego

Health Data Reporter at Word In Black

Health data reporter @wordinblack✍🏾 reporting on all things health in the Black community @NatUniv 🌷

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Articles

Advancements in Black Maternal Health Care

1 week ago | dallasweekly.com | Anissa Durham

Overview: Black women in the US are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women, due to systemic racism, gaps in healthcare access, and chronic disease. However, there are improvements being made in maternal health care, including the expansion of certified midwives, doulas, and prenatal care, which has led to improved outcomes for Black moms and babies.
Crisis To Care: 5 Charts On Black Maternal Health Progress

1 week ago | seattlemedium.com | Anissa Durham

by Anissa DurhamThe statistics are grim — and tragically familiar: Black women in the United States are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. And systemic racism, gaps in healthcare access, and the toll of stress and chronic disease all play a part in the health of a birthing person and baby. But the data also shows something else: there are improvements being made in maternal health care.
Crisis To Care: 5 Charts On Black Maternal Health Progress

1 week ago | theportlandmedium.com | Anissa Durham

by Anissa DurhamThe statistics are grim — and tragically familiar: Black women in the United States are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. And systemic racism, gaps in healthcare access, and the toll of stress and chronic disease all play a part in the health of a birthing person and baby. But the data also shows something else: there are improvements being made in maternal health care.
Crisis to Care: 5 Charts on Black Maternal Health Progress

1 week ago | wordinblack.com | Anissa Durham

The statistics are grim — and tragically familiar: Black women in the United States are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. And systemic racism, gaps in healthcare access, and the toll of stress and chronic disease all play a part in the health of a birthing person and baby. But the data also shows something else: there are improvements being made in maternal health care.
HIV Infection Rates Highlight Racial Inequities

2 weeks ago | seattlemedium.com | Anissa Durham

by Anissa DurhamIn the 1980s, it was a death sentence. Now, with advancements in medicine, living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) doesn’t mean your life will end. Prevention efforts show improvements in HIV infection rates, with a 12% drop between 2018 to 2022. Still, the rates of HIV infection are increasing in certain regions and communities. And it doesn’t help that stigma, misinformation, and shame continue to burden Black folks who are overwhelmingly vulnerable to the virus.
Simple Steps to Reduce Plastic Intake in Black Communities

2 weeks ago | seattlemedium.com | Anissa Durham

by Anissa DurhamYou probably don’t notice, but every time you inhale, you are breathing in plastic. The production of plastic has exponentially increased in the last two decades. So much so that, globally, 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced every year. Because , all plastic that has ever been made is still present in the environment today. For example, used to make beverage bottles, like water bottles.
Simple Steps to Reduce Plastic Intake in Black Communities

2 weeks ago | theportlandmedium.com | Anissa Durham |Josiah Scott

by Anissa DurhamYou probably don’t notice, but every time you inhale, you are breathing in plastic. The production of plastic has exponentially increased in the last two decades. So much so that, globally, 400 million tons of plastic waste are produced every year. Because , all plastic that has ever been made is still present in the environment today. For example, used to make beverage bottles, like water bottles.
HIV Infection Rates Highlight Racial Inequities

2 weeks ago | theportlandmedium.com | Anissa Durham |Josiah Scott

by Anissa DurhamIn the 1980s, it was a death sentence. Now, with advancements in medicine, living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) doesn’t mean your life will end. Prevention efforts show improvements in HIV infection rates, with a 12% drop between 2018 to 2022. Still, the rates of HIV infection are increasing in certain regions and communities. And it doesn’t help that stigma, misinformation, and shame continue to burden Black folks who are overwhelmingly vulnerable to the virus.
The HIV Crisis in African American Communities

2 weeks ago | dallasweekly.com | Anissa Durham

Overview: African American people are disproportionately affected by HIV, with 37% of new diagnoses in 2022 belonging to Black Americans, despite a 12% drop in HIV infection rates between 2018 and 2022. Black youth between the ages of 13 and 24 account for half of all new HIV diagnoses among youth nationwide, and Black women account for 50% of new HIV diagnoses.
The Truth About Black America's HIV Crisis

2 weeks ago | wordinblack.com | Anissa Durham

In the 1980s, it was a death sentence. Now, with advancements in medicine, living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) doesn’t mean your life will end. Prevention efforts show improvements in HIV infection rates, with a 12% drop between 2018 to 2022. Still, the rates of HIV infection are increasing in certain regions and communities. And it doesn’t help that stigma, misinformation, and shame continue to burden Black folks who are overwhelmingly vulnerable to the virus.