World AIDS Day 2021
It’s World AIDS Day 2021—an opportunity to remember those who we have lost, the advances that have been made, and the work that still needs to be done to end the HIV epidemic. Stark HIV-related inequities persist and Black and…
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Achieving Global Vaccine Equity
Global vaccine inequity continues to be a pressing concern with many countries, particularly those in sub-Saharan Africa, having severely limited access to COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Blackstock, Health Justice’s founder and Executive Director, spoke on September 20, 2021, just steps from United Nations (U.N.) building in NYC where global leaders were convening for the U.N. General Assembly meeting, to speak out in support of global vaccine equity and to demand the US and other high-income countries support the Global South in developing the regional capacity to manufacture and disseminate COVID-19 vaccines.
Housing Justice is Health Justice!
So much of achieving health equity is about addressing the underlying policies that drive inequities. Yesterday, August 4th, 2021, Dr. Blackstock, Health Justice’s Founder and Executive Director, participated in a housing justice media event to call for action to address unsafe…
Building Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccines Using Motivational Interviewing Techniques
As efforts have intensified to get more Americans vaccinated, Health Justice is happy to share a healthcare provider training video that Health Justice developed with Advancing Health Equity for the NYC Health Department. The training video highlights how motivational interviewing…
Global Vaccine Equity
Photography by Steve Kong. Dr. Oni Blackstock, Health Justice’s founder and Executive Director, recently participated in a protest outside Pfizer’s NYC headquarters to bring attention to and increase support for the critically important issue of global COVID-19 vaccine equity. Below…
Health Justice Graphic Identity
The logo colors were inspired by Jacob Lawrence's paintings. Jacob Lawrence himself was inspired by the colors of Harlem, NYC.
Website Launch
Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love. –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2/1/2021 I’m thrilled to announce the launch of the website for Health Justice, my equity consulting practice, on this day, the first day…