Health is a Human Right with the California Endowment

The California Endowment and CDC Foundation hosted a special November 7 event in honor of the exhibition “Health is a Human Right: Race and Place in America” at CDC’s David J. Sencer Museum. I’m thrilled about this collaboration and consider the California Endowment, with their mission to expand access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities, an ideal partner for addressing health inequities.

The exhibit at CDC’s David J. Sencer Museum, “Health is a Human Right,” examines a 120 year history of challenges achieving health equity in the United States. Historic photographs, documents and objects in the exhibition tell the story of how people with low-incomes, minorities and other socially disadvantaged populations face significant inequities in opportunity for optimal health.

I think it’s significant to note that this week the California Endowment launched a campaign to advocate for health coverage for undocumented immigrants in the state of California.

In their support of this exhibit and in their ongoing work they are enforcing the message that health is a human right.

More About the Exhibition

Health is a Human Right: Race and Place in America is organized and sponsored by the David J. Sencer CDC Museum, Office of the Director for Communication, and the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity, CDC. The California Endowment through the CDC Foundation provided additional support for this exhibit.

The exhibit is open now through February 28, 2014. No ticket required. Learn more about visiting CDC