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Lack in access to gender-affirming healthcare

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Lack in access to gender-affirming healthcare

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High rates of assault and murder in the trans community

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High rates of assault and murder in the trans community

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Healthcare not being free and accessible to all people!

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Healthcare not being free and accessible to all people!

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Food, healthcare, housing, and education should be treated as human rights.

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Food, healthcare, housing, and education should be treated as human rights.

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Mortality among black mothers/birthing people

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Mortality among black mothers/birthing people

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ACCESS TO UNIVERSAL AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE amongst national and global populations 

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ACCESS TO UNIVERSAL AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE amongst national and global populations 

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healthcare access is a fundamental right for all

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The treatment of black women in the healthcare system 

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The treatment of black women in the healthcare system 

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Food deserts in low-income communities and communities of color, and its affect on health. Efforts to provide food assistance usually provide food that is not allergy-friendly or culturally relevant for many people. 

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Food deserts in low-income communities and communities of color, and its affect on health. Efforts to provide food assistance usually provide food that is not allergy-friendly or culturally relevant for many people. 

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Education inequities relating to underfunded schools and the resulting consequences on access to experiences, classes, clubs, etc. This has implications on education attainment and health.

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Education inequities relating to underfunded schools and the resulting consequences on access to experiences, classes, clubs, etc. This has implications on education attainment and health.

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Lack of education among the black youth about health, health rights, preventions, and resources available (i.e., SexEd, Mental Health Education, Healthy social interactions, etc.)

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Lack of education among the black youth about health, health rights, preventions, and resources available (i.e., SexEd, Mental Health Education, Healthy social interactions, etc.)

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The prioritization of white folks in healthcare

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The prioritization of white folks in healthcare

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social justice as it pertains to health. How implicit bias and discrimination affects our health care and outcomes.

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social justice as it pertains to health. How implicit bias and discrimination affects our health care and outcomes.

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The perpetuation of unsafe and unsanitary public housing developments in New York City (NYCHA). 

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The perpetuation of unsafe and unsanitary public housing developments in New York City (NYCHA). 

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Criminalization of homelessness and substance abuse

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Criminalization of homelessness and substance abuse

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Mortality rate of mothers and children in the black community during labor.

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Mortality rate of mothers and children in the black community during labor.

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Lack of quality health care for incarcerated populations

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Lack of quality health care for incarcerated populations

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health impact from environmental racism in Indigenous communities 

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health impact from environmental racism in Indigenous communities 

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Anti-fat / fatphobic biases in the healthcare system. This especially effects Black and non-white women.

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Anti-fat / fatphobic biases in the healthcare system. This especially effects Black and non-white women.

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inequitable healthcare in inner city communities

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inequitable healthcare in inner city communities

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, 2 spirit

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, 2 spirit

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Affordable and Accessible healthcare for all. 

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Affordable and Accessible healthcare for all. 

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Mental health issues in minority communities.

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Mental health issues in minority communities.

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Lack of insurance programs for the undocumented. Mobility restrictions for the undocumented. Lack of education for how the healthcare system works for the undocumented. Language barriers for the undocumented.

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Lack of insurance programs for the undocumented. Mobility restrictions for the undocumented. Lack of education for how the healthcare system works for the undocumented. Language barriers for the undocumented.

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Lack of access to healthcare, health education, and the social beliefs that surround being healthy in black communities 

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Lack of access to healthcare, health education, and the social beliefs that surround being healthy in black communities 

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Disparities in diagnoses within mental health (ex: misdiagnoses for WoC) 

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Disparities in diagnoses within mental health (ex: misdiagnoses for WoC) 

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Chronic Health Outcomes affects by lack of access to health care in black and brown communities 

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Chronic Health Outcomes affects by lack of access to health care in black and brown communities 

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lack of access to legal and health resources and langauge barriers in Latinx/Hispanic immigrant communities 

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lack of access to legal and health resources and langauge barriers in Latinx/Hispanic immigrant communities 

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Healthcare inequity due to economic  barriers for BIPOC communties 

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Healthcare inequity due to economic  barriers for BIPOC communties 

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mental illness and its relation to mass shootings

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mental illness and its relation to mass shootings

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Lack of health education that is taught to individuals and kids living in low income communities. 

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Lack of health education that is taught to individuals and kids living in low income communities. 

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Increased rates trafficking and grooming of girls, women, and AFAB people in low-income communities and communities of color

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Increased rates trafficking and grooming of girls, women, and AFAB people in low-income communities and communities of color

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Lack of healthcare insurance amongst poorer populations

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Lack of healthcare insurance amongst poorer populations

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Restricting girls from getting an education

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Restricting girls from getting an education

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Inadequate rehabilitation efforts among prisons

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Inadequate rehabilitation efforts among prisons

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Lack of access to healthcare in Black communities

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Lack of access to healthcare in Black communities

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The prevalence of Diabetes/Obesity in low-income, minority communities

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The prevalence of Diabetes/Obesity in low-income, minority communities

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Social stigma on mental health in black women.

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Social stigma on mental health in black women.

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Lack of educational food nutrition in hispanic communities 

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Lack of educational food nutrition in hispanic communities 

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Mental health stigma & lack of discussion in the black community 

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Mental health stigma & lack of discussion in the black community 

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Inequitable access to resources for addiction recovery amongst BIPOC

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Inequitable access to resources for addiction recovery amongst BIPOC

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Inadequate access to education being linked to various health outcomes

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Inadequate access to education being linked to various health outcomes

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all of these

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Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would make it a crime for doctors to give transgender minors puberty-blockers, hormones or surgeries to help affirm their gender identity.

The bill is one of several such measures being proposed in statehouses across the country.

The House Judiciary Committee approved the Senate-passed legislation, which now moves to the full Alabama House of Representatives. The committee also approved an identical House version of the bill. The bills would make it a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, for a doctor to prescribe puberty blockers or hormones or perform surgery to aid in the gender transition of people 18 years old or younger.

"Adults are free to do what they want to do, but this is to protect children," said Rep. Wes Allen, the Republican sponsor of the bill.

Allen argued that children are not mature enough to make a decision about the medications and likened it to how lawmakers have passed legislation to protect children from alcohol, smoking and vaping.

"It is not good to give these medications to these children, and I consider it to where it would be abuse to give these long-term drugs to these children," he said.

Opponents said lawmakers are inserting themselves into decisions that belong to families and doctors.

"We're not supposed to be here substituting our judgment for the person that's closest to that child, and I personally believe that this legislation doesn't protect children, it endangers them, and it also endangers their families," said Rep. Chris England, a Democratic representative from Tuscaloosa.

A federal judge in July temporarily blocked a similar Arkansas law that would ban gender-confirming treatments for transgender youth. The American Civil Liberties Union had sued that state over its treatment ban on behalf of four transgender youths and their families, as well as two doctors who provide gender-confirming treatments.

The Alabama legislation is one of several bills moving in statehouses across the country that would affect transgender individuals.

Parents and a transgender teen spoke against the bill in earlier public hearings.

With the committee's nod, the Alabama legislation is nearing final approval. The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, condemned the committee's action.

"Today, Alabama has chosen, against the best advice of leading doctors across the country, to restrict and criminalize critically important care that transgender youth need desperately. This decision greatly restricts the rights of parents and medical providers to make health care decisions on a case-by-case basis, with the goal of reducing the physical and emotional distress experienced by many transgender children," Carmarion Anderson-Harvey, Alabama director for the Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement.

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Alabama bill seeks to ban hormone treatments for trans youth

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Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday advanced legislation that would make it a crime for doctors to give transgender minors puberty-blockers, hormones or surgeries to help affirm their gender identity. The bill is one of several such measures being proposed in statehouses across the country.

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Differential Access to care due to inequities in insurance enrollment rates

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Differential Access to care due to inequities in insurance enrollment rates

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The high costs of necessary medicines, especially insulin

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The high costs of necessary medicines, especially insulin

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Laws targeting trans youth and preventing access to life-saving healthcare for this community

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Laws targeting trans youth and preventing access to life-saving healthcare for this community

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The long term health effects of experiencing incarceration, I.C.E. detention, or police violence

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The long term health effects of experiencing incarceration, I.C.E. detention, or police violence

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Reducing the prevalence of diet-related chronic conditions

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Reducing the prevalence of diet-related chronic conditions

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Health coverage of Immigrants

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Lack of mental health resources for people struggling with poverty

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Lack of mental health resources for people struggling with poverty

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Developing countries are often looked at last, like the vaccine rollout

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Developing countries are often looked at last, like the vaccine rollout

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The ongoing health issues of former I.C.E detainees.

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The ongoing health issues of former I.C.E detainees.

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Lack of access to oral health care among disadvantaged populations

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Lack of access to oral health care among disadvantaged populations

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Occupational and environmental inequities in immigrant agricultural workers

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Occupational and environmental inequities in immigrant agricultural workers

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Lack of accessibility to proper resources 

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Lack of accessibility to proper resources 

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The prevalence of injury from violence and brutality people experience at the hands of the carceral system

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The prevalence of injury from violence and brutality people experience at the hands of the carceral system

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The mental health stigma of the prevalence of psychological disorders in the Black community

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The mental health stigma of the prevalence of psychological disorders in the Black community

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The threat on women's reproductive rights.

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Disparities in Black maternal mortality rates

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Disparities in Black maternal mortality rates