Sentences with phrase «disproportionate impact on communities»

It also has a disproportionate impact on communities of color, who already face systemic barriers in accessing quality health care

There has been a 35 percent increase in cases of bacterial sexually transmitted diseases since 2009 and an increase in breast and cervical cancer cases with a disproportionate impact on communities of color, including an alarming 25.1 percent increase among Latinas.

Blocking access to reproductive health care has real and disastrous consequences for all people and often has a disproportionate impact on communities of color, who already face systemic barriers in accessing quality health care.

The funding cuts have also had a disproportionate impact on communities of color.

Now, New Jersey faces public health crises: a 35 percent increase in cases of bacterial STDs since 2009, and an increase in breast and cervical cancer cases with a disproportionate impact on communities of color, including an alarming 25.1 percent increase in Latinas — but the Christie administration has busily found reasons to downplay these alarming statistics.

What's more, blocking patients from care at health centers has a disproportionate impact on communities of color — who already face systemic barriers in accessing quality health care.

This often has a disproportionate impact on communities of color, who already face systemic barriers in accessing quality health care — as National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, In Our Own Voice, and other Reproductive Justice organizations have demonstrated.

This week the Center for Media Justice, ColorOfChange.org, and New America's Open Technology Institute filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission alleging the Baltimore police are violating the federal Communications Act by using cell site simulators, also known as Stingrays, that disrupt cellphone calls and interfere with the cellular network — and are doing so in a way that has a disproportionate impact on communities of color.

«Global climate change has a disproportionate impact on communities of color in the United States and around the world.

If the energy comes from fossil fuels — oil, coal, and natural gas — we would see air pollution harming our health, extreme heat, drought, sea - level rise, and other climate impacts caused by carbon pollution, and we would see the disproportionate impacts on communities of color, low - income communities, and tribal communities.

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«Not only is marijuana an untapped revenue source for the city and the state, but the prosecution of marijuana - related crimes has had a devastating and disproportionate impact on black and Hispanic communities for far too long.»

She called on the state to reverse a policy that has had a disproportionate impact on minority communities.

«Yet, these maps show that dangerous driving has a startlingly disproportionate impact on children in Manhattan's low - income communities.»

He said: «Forcing voters at election time to prove their identity at polling stations by producing official documents would have a disproportionate impact on people from black and ethnic minority communities.

This report analyzes the impact of massive seniority - based layoffs» disproportionate effect on newer teachers in poorer, high - minority communities.

Extensive research documents the impact on academic achievement of poverty - related family and community factors such as lack of school readiness, disproportionate physical and mental health needs, and summer learning loss.

Another area of research and activism is the disproportionate impact of coal on low - income and minority communities.

The American Lung Association believes that the U.S. should not continue to expand its coal - fired generating capacity because of the extensive scope of health risks associated with the use of coal and the disproportionate impact on local communities.

Emissions trading and averaging can create disproportionate impacts on local communities.

Addressing the disproportionate impacts of carbon pollution on the health of low - income and minority communities is one of the most compelling reasons for combating climate change.

The groups say federal and state agencies discriminated on the basis of race and color because they failed to assess the disproportionate impacts of the proposed ACP on communities of color as required under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Although the commission is not making any forgone conclusions, it will inquire into any disproportionate impact of stop and question, use of force, and arrest and charges on Black persons and communities.

West Coast LEAF will argue that the mandatory jail sentence at issue in this case has a disproportionate impact on women because of their role as primary caregivers and the potential for loss of child custody, and the likelihood that women will be jailed far from their home communities because of the lack of adequate facilities for incarcerated women in BC, among other issues.

It is anticipated that these changes will urgently address the disproportionate impact that penalties for unauthorised driving and fine default licensing sanctions have on vulnerable sectors of the community.

Indeed, as documented in native title cases like the Yorta Yorta case and the Miriuwung Gajerrong case, economic and social development in Australia has had a disproportionate impact on Indigenous people who have had to sacrifice their land and their community structures to make way for growth and development.

The disproportionate impact of the economic downturn on diverse communities, minority - and women - owned businesses prompted legislators to seek stop gaps for future downturns.