National Minority Quality Forum News Releases

White House Highlights National Minority Quality Forum in Progress Report on Biden Cancer Moonshot

Wed, 15 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - May 15, 2024) - The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF), a non-profit health care research, education and advocacy organization, was included in an update released by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on Thursday about the work of private sector organizations in increasing access to cancer screening.The Biden Cancer Moonshot was reignited in 2022 by President Biden and First Lady Biden, who announced a call to action on cancer...

Policymakers, Patients, and Industry Join National Minority Quality Forum to Raise Alarm of Cancer Care Disparities in Minoritized Communities to White House Cancer Moonshot

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:54:00 -0500

NMQF Releases Report that 56% of People of Color Live in Carcinogenic Environments; Announce Public-Private Collaboration to Address Problem Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - January 24, 2024) - The National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) and CEO Roundtable on Cancer (CEORT) held a crucial press conference today in the nation's capital unveiling a comprehensive report submitted to the Cancer Moonshot team at the White House Office of Technology. The report, entitled Cancer Moonshot, Public...

National Minority Quality Forum Announces Published Results of Baseline Minority and Rural Coronavirus Insights Study in Population Health Management

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 08:05:00 -0500

Study finds that despite past headlines, COVID-19 infection rates are higher amongst people of color. Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - December 20, 2023) - The National Minority Quality Forum, a nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that minoritized populations receive optimal healthcare, Center for Clinical and Social Research (CCSR) shared that the Baseline Report for the Minority and Rural Coronavirus Insights Study (MRCIS) was published in Population Health...

National Minority Quality Forum Urges Policymakers to Ensure Equitable Access to New Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immunizations

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:30:00 -0400

Health Equity Action Report shows low-income children of color are at high risk of severe RSV Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - July 24, 2023) - National Minority Quality Forum released a report that recommends policymakers and key health stakeholders to take action to increase health equity in the prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) ahead of an Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting scheduled on August 3rd to review. The RSV Health Equity Action report raises...