Public Statement 8/1/20
2020 is an election year and a Census year. Our ballots—as always—are pulsing with critical issues: affordable healthcare, racial justice, LGBTQ+ equity, reproductive rights, education, and access to clean air and water. Meanwhile we are conducting the Census—our once-in-ten-years opportunity to lay the foundation for equitable distribution of essential services and readjust our representation in Congress and the Electoral College.
Public Statement 12/10/24
Public Statement 9/21/24
Our focus remains on integrating our programs to better serve historically neglected communities, always with an understanding of the unique and intersectional needs of the diverse LGBTQ+ population.
Public Statement 8/26/24
Johnson & Johnson, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, announced last Friday that it will discontinue upfront 340B pricing on two medications for disproportionate share hospital (DSH) covered entities. The move is part of a sustained campaign by large drug manufacturers to undermine the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program for participating hospitals and covered entities such as Equitas Health.
Public Statement 8/14/24
Blog 3/29/24
Equitas Health is pleased to announce that a collective bargaining agreement has been reached with Equitas Health Workers United Local #6609. Members of the bargaining unit voted this week, and the result was resounding support for ratification of the agreement.
Blog 2/26/24
But 2020 is like no other election or Census year in living memory.
We are enduring a global pandemic that, in less than 8 months, has taken the lives of more than 180,000 Americans and disrupted our daily lives – including field operations for the 2020 Census. As the Census Bureau amended timelines and operations, the President issued a memo in late July that threatened to manipulate Census data after its collection for the purposes of Congressional redistricting and reapportionment.
This memo – and the rhetoric that surrounds it – creates unnecessary fear and threatens to undermine an already complicated count of all people who reside in the United States. We stand against fear and intimidation in all forms and firm in our commitment to ensuring an accurate and complete count in the Census.
Despite the President’s memo, the Census is prohibited under federal law from using the data against individuals or communities. Our partners at the Ohio Census Advocacy Coalition and Children’s Defense Fund Ohio implore us to remember these important facts:
Voting and participation in the Census are indeed powerful tools granted to all Americans by the Constitution, to demand accountability and shape public policy. The more we participate—in both the election and the Census— the more capacity we will have to create policies and systems that promote racial, economic, and health equity.
We recognize that fears of the misuse of Census information and attempts to create confusion around the safety and security of our elections will affect us differently based on our race, ethnicity, class, citizenship status, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and health. It is because of this that we must dispel misinformation, connect our respective communities with the resources to access the ballot, and participate in the Census.
Together, we must take action in the following ways:
We want to make it clear – our commitment to justice and equity extend beyond November 3 (Election Day). We will continue to fight for equitable public policy outcomes that extend from the Census questionnaire, to the ballot box, and to the doctor’s office.
Public Statement 12/10/24
Blog 11/21/24
Blog 11/7/24
