Knowledge Base

Not everyone has the same chances of developing a chronic illness. Because of a multitude of factors, racialized minorities and those who live in poverty are more likely to suffer from chronic disease...

What happens when you know you will face at least some form of trauma every day of your life? How do you cope?

There are many types of trauma including acute, complex, generational, and chronic traum...

Racial trauma can be caused in so many ways. Racism can be overt or covert. It might take the form of an explosive event or a small comment. People of color also constantly experience microaggressions...

TRIGGER WARNING: References to health data and science experiments done on Black people.

A recent scene in the HBO series Insecure shows Molly rushing to the hospital to meet her family. Her mother h...

The practice of redlining, or racial segregation and discriminatory practices in the real estate industry, started to be exercised about a hundred years ago. 

Cathy Boston’s background in Human Resources has allowed her to develop expertise in empowering people “to become their best selves.” She tells the story of how her business, STATEMENTS by Cathy Bosto...

“I get to lead a bunch of wonderful people around policy and systems change,” says Denisha Porter of her position as Director of the All-In Cincinnati Coalition. Driving solutions is her goal, and she...

If an individual or family chronically cannot access sufficient nutritious food, they are considered food insecure. This could occur for a variety of reasons, including lack of funds or access. Accord...

When Health Care Access Now (HCAN) was started in 2009, the health care landscape in Cincinnati was even more divided than it is now. 

Prior to HCAN’s formation, Judith Warren led the 20-county Regio...

The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated many existing societal problems, including addiction. Over the last year, “Deaths attributed to synthetic opioids, mainly fentanyl, increased 38 percent nationwide...