Fighting a Silent Epidemic: Viral Hepatitis in the African American Community

Editor's note: We are pleased to share a guest post from Dr. Nadine Gracia highlighting activities to address one of the racial/ethnic health disparities in viral hepatitis.

States' Medicaid Decisions Leave Health Centers, Patients In Lurch

More than 1 million patients who use federally funded community health centers will remain uninsured because they live in one of 24 states that chose not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, according to a study released Friday by researchers at George Washington University.

What Surge? Nation's Primary Care System Holding Up Well So Far Under Obamacare

The headlines were ominous: Good luck finding a doctor under Obamacare. Not enough doctors for newly insured. Obamacare, doctor shortage could crash health system.

In This Issue

This week we profile Walgreens, the Black AIDS Institute's 15th anniversary Heroes in the Struggle corporate honoree. I'm a Chicago boy and Walgreens is a Chicago company. Now, if you've ever been to Chicago you know that the Windy City is a city of neighborhoods. In a neighborhood—or "on the block," as we used to say—people develop relationships; they support each other. Indeed, the block either thrives or declines based on whether or not people are good neighbors.

Walgreens Puts Corporate Power Behind Fight Against HIV/AIDS

The final installment in a series of profiles about the 15th Anniversary Black AIDS Institute Heroes in the Struggle Gala Reception and Awards Presentation honorees.

One of the key points laid out in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy is that both the public and private sectors must do their part to reduce the number of HIV/AIDS infections. Since the start of the epidemic, Walgreens has been a beacon of corporate leadership, saving lives and bettering communities in the process.