Sources for Statistics Cited in our Communications

Here is a growing list of evidence and research that we use in identifying issues, challenges, concerns, and outcomes. We’ll point to this page to footnote the information used in our campaigns and other communications. 

Black Health and the Arts Initiative

Disproportionate COVID-19 mortality rates

• https://www.apmresearchlab.org/covid/deaths-by-race
• https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/health-equity/race-ethnicity.html

Mental health 

• During COVID- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6932a1-H.pdf
• 26% increase in anxiety and a 22% increase in anxiety – https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products/household-pulse-survey.html

Chronic illnesses

• Diabetes – https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/data/statistics/national-diabetes-statistics-report.pdf
• High blood pressure – https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/aahealth/index.html
• Obesity – https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6650a1.htm?s_cid=mm6650a1_w
• Depression – https://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/NHIS/SHS/2018_SHS_Table_A-7.pdf
• Maternal health – https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/p0905-racial-ethnic-disparities-pregnancy-deaths.htm