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Fighting inequality, promoting health equity in Delaware – 47abc
Advocates discuss importance of heath accessibility in marginalized communities
DOVER, Del. – April is National Minority Health Month, and advocacy groups have been hosting events to educate the community.
The discussion of health equity has been permeating throughout the nation, especially when it comes to the inequalities that minority communities face. Local groups have banned together to address this current situation that is affecting all parts of the country.
The Division of Health and Human Services sponsored a Health Equity Summit this week in Dover. The conference focused on LGBTQ+ health equity, but also discussed issues that affect age, race, and ethnicity. They also partnered with other activist organizations such as Sussex Pride, to further their reach in the community.
David Mariner, Executive Director, describes what he believes are pertinent issues in the area: “To be honest, I don’t know of many LGBTQ+ folks that are going to that conference because there aren’t many LGBTQ+ organizations that are funded to do health work here in Delaware, and that needs to change.”
Assistant Secretary of Health Admiral Rachel L. Levine, who has gone on record for speaking out against health disparages in the Transgender and minority communities, was a guest speaker at the Summit. In recent years, Admiral Levine said, “Despite the progress that has been made, the most vulnerable among us continue to suffer, including transgender women of color, transgender youth, transgender immigrants, and so much more. We must do more. We need to create healthy people, healthy communities, and a healthy nation for all.”
Mariner went on the describe some of the things Secretary Levine has accomplished in other areas. “Dr. Rachel Levine, when she was in Pennsylvania, did all of the things that Delaware has not yet done around health equity for LGBT folks. They have a governor’s commission on LGBTQ health equity, they release regular health reports to identify health disparities, and they commit financial resources to that work.”
Members of the community may be asking: what is health equity and what does this mean for our community?
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services describes health equity as the absence of systematic disparities in health between groups with different levels of underlying social advantage or disadvantage. This can be a mix of wealth, power, or prestige. Social Determinants of Health are conditions in the environments in which people are born, live, learn, work, play, and worship, that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.
The ultimate question is, can we as a collective achieve health equity? According to the CDC, health equity is achieved when every person has the opportunity to “attain his or her full health potential” and no one is “disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or other socially determined circumstances.”
Many lawmakers and grassroots organizations are determined to push for equity and stand against health inequality.
‘He’s my hero’ – Delaware man on autism spectrum keeps making strides, making family proud one race at a time
Sean Coleman not only won the Eagles Autism Challenge 5k – besting more than 2500 other runners – he’s also on the autism spectrum. That never stops him while competing in local races – and sometimes winning them. And wherever he finishes, he makes family like mother Eileen especially proud.
One person was injured Friday in a plane crash near Townsend, according to Delaware State Police.
State police posted on X at 1:47 p.m. that they were on the scene of a plane crash in the 1200 block of Caldwell Corner Road. Officers said they are providing medical assistance and helping federal investigators.
New Castle County Paramedics said in a later release that they were dispatched to that location at 12:52 p.m. for reports of a crashed aircraft with someone trapped inside. There, they found a 57-year-old man trapped in a small airplane that was flipped on its roof.
The man was trapped for about 20 minutes before he was rescued, according to paramedics. He had minor injuries and a “possible significant medical emergency.” Paramedics said he was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown, New Castle County Office of Emergency Management, Delaware State Police Aviation and the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control also responded to the scene.
Delaware State Police are continuing to investigate the crash.
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Governor's Task Force Arrests Blades Man Following Probation & Parole Search – Delaware State Police – State of Delaware
The Delaware State Police have arrested 46-year-old Carlo Munoz-Barreto of Blades, Delaware on several gun and drug charges following an investigation that began yesterday morning.
On June 13, 2024, at approximately 11:37 a.m., Sussex County Governor’s Task Force was requested by Probation & Parole to assist while they conducted an administrative search at probationer Carlo Munoz-Barreto’s residence on East Third Street in Blades. During the search of the residence, probation officers located the following:
- Stolen 9mm handgun
- Assorted handgun ammunition
- Approximately 43.31 grams of cocaine
- Approximately 0.455 grams of heroin
- 45 Gabapentin pills
- 18 Tramadol pills
- Digital scales and drug paraphernalia
- $814.00
Munoz-Barreto was taken to Troop 4, where he was charged with the crimes listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 3, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $120,500 cash bond.
- Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony (Felony)
- Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
- Possession of a Controlled Substance, Tier 3 (Felony)
- Possession of a Firearm or Ammunition by a Person Prohibited (Felony) – 4 counts
- Receiving a Stolen Firearm (Felony)
- Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (Felony)
- Possession with Intent to Deliver a Counterfeit Controlled Substance (Felony)
- Possession of a Prescription Drug without a Prescription (Felony)
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – 2 counts
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Wilmington’s St. Anthony’s Italian Festival is the Big 5-0 this year.
St. Anthony’s Italian Festival started as a church carnival in the 1920s and has grown over the years to become a much beloved Delaware summer event.
Whether you prefer to keep the sex of your baby a surprise until they arrive, would rather stray away from gender stereotypes or want a fun name for your child, there are many reasons why people choose gender-neutral names over more traditional ones.
Names.org reports that although only 6% of names are considered unisex, a record 17% of babies in the United States were given gender-neutral names in 2023, which is more than double the amount used 50 years ago.
Among the surge in gender-neutral names, Delaware ranks No. 15 in the nation with 11.9% of babies given gender-neutral names over the last decade.
To be considered on Names.org’s list of top gender-neutral name predictions, “the name must be given less than 95% of the time to one gender, and the company’s annual predictions have been 95% accurate since 2018.”
Dylan is predicted to be the No. 1 used unisex name for the first time, after coming in at No. 2 last year, with an estimated 7,387 Dylan’s expected in 2024.
The rest of the top 10 gender-neutral names predicted to be used in 2024 are:
- Avery at No. 2, with 7,258 uses predicted
- Logan at No. 3, with 7,251 uses predicted
- Carter at No. 4, with 6,401 uses predicted
- Riley at No. 5, with 6,368 uses predicted
- Parker at No. 6, with 6,313 uses predicted
- Rowan at No. 7, with 6,081 uses predicted
- Cameron at No. 8, with 6,051 uses predicted
- Angel at No. 9, with 5,654 uses predicted
- Kai at No. 10, with 5,431 uses predicted
Most popular baby names in Delaware: These are the most popular baby names in Delaware
Gender-neutral names are most popular in the South, with nine of the top 10 states for gender-neutral name usage located in the region. Louisiana ranks No. 1 for gender-neutral names, followed by Mississippi at 17% and Georgia at 16.5%.
When it comes to which sex is receiving more gender-neutral names, Names.org found that about 60% of those babies are girls receiving names that were more commonly used for boys. The ratio of unisex name usage for girls to boys is 1.5:1, which has remained mostly the same since the early 1900s.
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