Tag: awareness

You Can’t Close the Minority Health Gap While Ignoring Fathers

If father presence matters, then father health matters.

Father involvement has long been associated with positive child outcomes. If we celebrate engaged fathers when children thrive, then we must also care whether those fathers are healthy enough to stay engaged.

And if we want stronger families, then fathers must be included in minority health — not as an afterthought but as part of its strategy, its urgency, and its promise.