As this joint study from @apha.org and @protectourcare.org show, the actions of this administration will only worsen racial health inequities. New Study Reveals RFK Jr’s Health Policies Are a Danger for Black Americans www.theroot.com/new-study-re... via @therootdotcom.bsky.social

In this blog post, we highlight 4 practices that #Medicaid-serving healthcare delivery organizations can adopt to increase #civicengagement for #healthequity 4 Ways to Increase Civic Engagement for Health Equity healthbegins.org/4-ways-to-in...

We continue to see policies that will harm those with disabilities. As Trump administration cracks down on health care fraud, people with disabilities feel singled out www.statnews.com/2026/03/18/t... by @rosebroderick.bsky.social via @statnews.com CC: @nataliekean.bsky.social @abarkoff.bsky.social

“If this abuse of authority is left unchecked, communities will pay the price in higher cancer risks.” Sarah Buckley from @nrdc.org E.P.A. Moves to Weaken Limits on a Cancer-Causing Gas www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c... by @maxinejoselow.bsky.social via @nytimes.com

"Health care has an opportunity—and an imperative—to deepen its #healthequity impact by going beyond housing support for individuals to advance housing justice for whole communities." #medleg #housingjustice When Housing Is Health, But It Isn’t Affordable healthbegins.org/when-housing...

We must act now to prevent these deaths. SNAP Cuts Could Lead To 70,000 Avoidable Deaths www.americanprogress.org/article/snap... via @americanprogress.bsky.social CC @lilyroberts.bsky.social @emily-gee.bsky.social @colin-seeberger.bsky.social @nzmurphy.bsky.social @mimlawardak.bsky.social

150,000 undercounted deaths in the 1st yr of the COVID-19 pandemic. Disproprotionately represented were Black, Latine/o/x, Indigenous, Asian ppl, ppl w/ less than a H.S. education, ppl w/ lower household incomes & worse preexisting health. Thus, underestimating the extent of COVID19 inequities

In many communities this has been true for decades. Without major reform, this will only get worse. #healthequity Americans ration medicine and postpone retirement to afford health care www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... by @berkeleyjr.bsky.social via @nbcnews.com CC: @dusetzinas.bsky.social

With over 150 people trained so far, we’re humbled and excited by the response to the Blended Value for Health Equity Course! Curious what the course covers? Watch the video below to learn more about this course. Learn more and enroll here: academy.healthbegins.org/courses/blen...

Body autonomy continues to erode for women in this country, continually putting them in unnecessary harm. They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth. www.propublica.org/article/flor... by @amyyurkanin.bsky.social @propublica.org CC @professormutch.bsky.social

These cuts will harm millions, especially those in vulnerable communities. #publichealth The US slashed research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, mental health—and nearly everything else www.vox.com/future-perfe... by @pratik-p.bsky.social via @vox.com CC: @jeremymberg.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social

HealthBegins is #hiring! We are looking for a #ProductManager. This temporary-to-hire role will shape and strengthen our digital platforms and learning products that help leaders dismantle systemic barriers to health. #jobopportunity #remotework Apply: recruiterflow.com/savvyhrpartn...

Share Our Strength (@nokidhungry.org) and HealthBegins are seeking orgs to advance Medicaid policy changes that improve food and nutrition security. Grants of $100,000 over 18 months are available through the Medicaid Food Security Program. Details: medicaidfoodsecuritynetwork.org/medicaid-par...

Those who need care the most suffer the most harm: "Individuals who said they were in poor health were more likely to make sacrifices." A Third of Americans Have Cut Spending or Borrowed Money for Health Care www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/h... by @reedabelson.bsky.social via @nytimes.com

📣 Applications open! 💡 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 & 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 🔗 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐰: publichealthgwu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... ⏰ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: March 27, 2026 at 6 PM ET #MedLeg #MLP #NMLP #CoP

ICYMI! HealthBegins and the Social Impact Team at @publichealth.berkeley.edu held a convening with national leaders discussing innovative solutions to finance public health efforts. In this briefing, we highlighted solutions that arose from those discussions. Watch: youtu.be/SPFakXb6TxQ

"In the U.S. alone, poor nutrition causes more than 600,000 deaths and is estimated to cost $1.1 trillion in health care spending and lost productivity each year." How Food Is Replacing Pills as Medicine at the Top US Hospitals www.newsweek.com/eat-real-foo... CC @ckummer.bsky.social @newsweek.com

We need to resist when we can: "These local, minor acts of resistance may seem like little solace, but they matter as much as the larger work we need to be part of." @gregggonsalves.bsky.social A Motto for All Health Workers: Resist, Resist, Resist www.thenation.com/article/acti... @thenation.com

As bad as healthcare is for women in this country, these changes are bound to make things worse. #womenshealth #maternalhealth ‘Damaging and punishing’: Birth control clinics serving millions face federal funding cliff politi.co/4belx1v by @alicemiranda.bsky.social via @politico.com

“The home insurance crisis is not race-neutral...It is magnifying decades of housing discrimination, draining Black wealth, and putting millions of families at risk of losing their greatest financial asset.” @climatepower.bsky.social capitalbnews.org/housing-insu... by @adamlmahoney.bsky.social

HealthBegins is #hiring! We are looking for a #ProgramManager. This temporary-to-hire role will shape and strengthen our digital platforms and learning products that help leaders dismantle systemic barriers to health. #jobopportunity #remotework Apply: recruiterflow.com/savvyhrpartn...

From healthcare to the economy, we see how detrimental #abortion bans are around the country. #reproductivehealth Abortion bans reshaped reproductive health, and now the rental market 19thnews.org/2026/03/abor... by @shefali.bsky.social via @19thnews.org CC: @jasonlindo.bsky.social

There are so many policy levers we can pull to address the #housing crisis—here's one such idea: 1 Simple Tax Policy To Create Nearly 1 Million New Multifamily Homes www.americanprogress.org/article/1-si... by @chusak.bsky.social via @americanprogress.bsky.social @taxpolicycenter.bsky.social

Kudos to these advocates. We cannot have a healthy society without a healthy democracy first. When voting rights are threatened, women show up 19thnews.org/2026/03/wome... by @errinhaines.bsky.social via @19thnews.org CC: @rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social @kdittmar.bsky.social

In our latest #newsletter, we discuss the importance of aligning our values with the investments we make, both individually and as part of an organization devoted to improving #healthequity. Health Care Has Untapped Assets to Fuel Equity—If We Choose to Use Them healthbegins.org/march-2026-h...

Agree wholeheartedly with @oniblackstock.bsky.social: "Hospitals and clinics should be places of care — not places where people are tracked, monitored or detained." California health care facilities must be sanctuaries from ICE www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e... via @sacbee.com

Amazing webinar from @healthbegins.bsky.social “Reimagining Financing and Capital Flows for Health Equity” Learn about challenges to and solutions (especially infrastructure) to support equitable health investments youtube.com/watch?v=SPFa...

Great news that will hopefully reduce the inequities facing Black kidney patients. Removing race from kidney function algorithm helped more Black patients access transplants www.statnews.com/2026/03/10/k... by @aniloza.bsky.social @statnews.com CC @rohankhaz.bsky.social @thenephrologist.bsky.social

ICYMI! HealthBegins and the Social Impact Team at @publichealth.berkeley.edu held a convening with national leaders discussing innovative solutions to finance public health efforts. In this briefing, we highlighted solutions that arose from those discussions. Watch: youtu.be/SPFakXb6TxQ

As part of the #MFSN and in collaboration with Share Our Strength (@nokidhungry.org), we're proud to unveil the Food Is Medicine fiscal calculator, created to enhance understanding of how FIM costs relate to broader healthcare costs. To learn more: medicaidfoodsecuritynetwork.org/fim-fiscal-i...

ONE HOUR! HealthBegins and the Social Impact Team at @UCBerkeley held a convening with national leaders discussing innovative solutions to finance public health efforts. In this briefing, we spotlight solutions that arose from our discussions. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The future of #publichealth in this country is forever damaged. Six Federal Scientists Run Out by Trump Talk About the Work Left Undone kffhealthnews.org/MjE2MjM0Mw by @rachanadpradhan.bsky.social @k-hought.bsky.social @hackwriter.bsky.social via @kffhealthnews.org CC: @jennifer-troyer.bsky.social

TOMORROW! HealthBegins and the Social Impact Team at @UCBerkeley held a convening with national leaders discussing innovative solutions to finance public health efforts. In this briefing, we spotlight solutions that arose from our discussions. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

"Millions more Americans will soon be stuck where my aunt was: in the middle—sometimes insured, sometimes uninsured, but always too poor to get the care they need." @jenishawo.bsky.social The Impossible Predicament Of The Uninsured www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... via @theatlantic.com

From the economy to healthcare we see the benefits of immigration. Immigrants Make the Labor Market Great www.americanprogress.org/article/immi... by @saraestep.bsky.social @kennedyandara.bsky.social via @americanprogress.bsky.social CC: @lilyroberts.bsky.social @jaredb-econ.bsky.social

Those who need the most care face the most harms. How Will the Loss of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Affect Older Adults? www.kff.org/affordable-c... by @mattmcgough.bsky.social @lynnemargalit.bsky.social @mattrae.bsky.social @cynthiaccox.bsky.social @tricia-neuman.bsky.social via @kff.org

Dietary Guidelines released by #HHS run counter to established health standards. Here's what #healthequity advocates can do to counter these claims and ensure better outcomes. How to Read the New Federal Dietary Guidelines as a Health Equity Advocate healthbegins.org/how-to-read-...

As vaccine coverage dwindles, we can be sure that vulnerable communities will feel the most harm from these policies. The Deaths Doctors Never Thought They’d See in the U.S. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/... by @katherinejwu.com via @theatlantic.com

As always, vulnerable communities feel the most harm from these immigration crackdowns. Too Afraid to Leave Home: ICE’s Toll on Latino HIV Care rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/03/03/i... by @cameronoakes.bsky.social @rewirenewsgroup.com via @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social CC: @drvincentramos.bsky.social

HealthBegins and the Social Impact Team at @UCBerkeley held a convening with national leaders discussing innovative solutions to finance public health efforts. In this briefing, we spotlight solutions that arose from our discussions. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Attacks On Vaccine Hesitancy And Promotion Research Undermine Public Health | Health Affairs www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore... by @mattmotta.bsky.social @thcallaghan.bsky.social @michaelrulrich.bsky.social @mccuskey.bsky.social from @busph.bsky.social

Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn't followed. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/taxp... by @acvollers.bsky.social @kelciemmorris.bsky.social @nhassanein.bsky.social @chatlanis.bsky.social @sofiaresnick.bsky.social via @statesnewsroom.com CC: @drkristin4wi.bsky.social

With over 150 people trained so far, we’re humbled and excited by the response to the Blended Value for Health Equity Course! Curious what the course covers? Watch the video below to learn more about this course. Learn more and enroll here: academy.healthbegins.org/courses/blen...

HealthBegins is #hiring! We are looking for a #ProductManager. This temporary-to-hire role will shape and strengthen our digital platforms and learning products that help leaders dismantle systemic barriers to health. #jobopportunity #remotework Apply: recruiterflow.com/savvyhrpartn...

Studies continue to show that when done properly, #UBI programs can address #poverty and improve the health of vulnerable communities. Four Conditions Make Cash Transfers Save Lives www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/... by @draaron.bsky.social @hthirumurthy.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com

DEI is a critical element of #healthequity, but we continue to see coordinated efforts to dismantle #DEI in all settings—here's how advocates can protect DEI to drive real change in their communities Why DEI Matters for Health Equity—And How to Protect It healthbegins.org/why-dei-matt...

HealthBegins and Share Our Strength (@nokidhungry.org) would like to invite you to the first convening of the Medicaid Food Security Network on March 12 at 10:00am PT. Featuring speakers from @fracposts.bsky.social and @uhccs.bsky.social. Register here: strength.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Democracy is a #SDOH, we can't have a healthy society without a healthy voting body The SAVE America Act Explained How the New ‘Show Your Papers’ Voting Bill Is Even More Extreme Than the SAVE Act www.americanprogress.org/article/the-... by @gbedekovics.bsky.social via @americanprogress.bsky.social

HealthBegins and the Social Impact Team at @UCBerkeley held a convening with national leaders discussing innovative solutions to finance public health efforts. In this briefing, we spotlight solutions that arose from our discussions. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

When we make cuts to #Medicaid we are intentionally harming vulnerable populations, like those with disabilities. This is heartbreaking but important to read. Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts kffhealthnews.org/MjE2MTQ2Ng by @realbrambo.bsky.social CC @triathletemom.bsky.social