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re: #201 Barefoot Grin
Whoa, Nellie! Back up the stagecoach. Something ain’t right here….
I frequently mix cheap wine with Kool-Aid to improve the flavour. I call it Wine+.
Moving on to one of my other hobby horses (instead of bigotry).
The CDC found that about 33% of African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans living under 200% of the poverty line, plus single, divorced, or had less than a high school diploma have not seen a neurologist about their active epilepsy.
Those who have access to neurologists are able to access treatments to suppress seizures.
The CDC noted that only 67% of all persons with active epilepsy (I fit in that category) have seen a neurologist in the last year. The most likely indicator of a person seeing a neurologist (and thus receiving treatment if it can be administered) is living in the Northeast, age 18-34, at least some college education, over age 65. Consequentially, those with the least chance of receiving treatment were the opposite of those, unemployed, or homeless.
As such, the Epilepsy Foundation is giving “mini-grants” ($10,000 or less) to applicants to help reach minority populations so they can access treatment which is not available to them.
Based on estimates from the CDC 2017 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 2018 Census Data, approximately 32% of African Americans and Hispanics are living with epilepsy [living with in this context means untreated rather than the total population], and 42% of all racial and ethnic populations combined are living with active epilepsy in America.
The Epilepsy Foundation wants to increase the community and clinical linkages between minority populations impacted by epilepsy and existing epilepsy resources, including self-management programs. The purpose of the Minority Outreach Mini-Grantee Program is to promote effective and impactful engagement with minority and racial and ethnic populations to increase awareness of epilepsy education and resources and link more diverse individuals living with epilepsy to care.
As such, EF is providing $100,000 for grants again this year.
The mini-grant application is due to Thometta Cozart no later than Friday, July 10, 2020, via email to tcozart@efa.org. If you have questions regarding the packet, please contact Multicultural Outreach Director Thometta Cozart MS, MPH, CHES, CPH at tcozart@efa.org.
Edited to add links.
