{"id":3984,"date":"2021-02-12T13:43:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T18:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/?page_id=3984"},"modified":"2021-12-09T15:51:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:51:51","slug":"post-3578-3-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/post-3578-3-3\/","title":{"rendered":"BMOC on Social"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3><\/h3>\r\n<h3>Boys and men of color (BMoC) have tremendous untapped potential to contribute to our nation\u2019s economic vitality. However, this potential is significantly undermined by persistent disparities in health outcomes and exposure to health compromising social conditions. For example, according to the\u00a0UConn Health Disparities Institute\u2019s\u00a0(HDI) inaugural\u00a0Report Card on Health Equity among Boys and Men of Color in CT, boys of color make up 36 percent of boys in Connecticut at age five, but only 15 percent of men by age 55. The disappearance of BMoC from CT and around our nation are unconscionable, preventable, and have significant implications for our global competitiveness. We must unite in collective action to advance health equity among boys and men of color \u2013 now, more than ever.<\/h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2019\/01\/uconnhdi_reportcard-e1547065033628.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2019\/01\/uconnhdi_reportcard-e1547065011560-1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"Report Card Image\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/338;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2019\/01\/uconnhdi_reportcard-e1547065011560-1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"Report Card Image\" width=\"640\" height=\"338\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h1>Follow or share #BMOCReportCard<\/h1>\r\n<p>Boys and men of color (BMoC) have tremendous untapped potential to contribute to our nation\u2019s economic vitality. However, this potential is significantly undermined by persistent disparities in health outcomes and exposure to health compromising social conditions. For example, according to the\u00a0UConn Health Disparities Institute\u2019s\u00a0(HDI) inaugural\u00a0Report Card on Health Equity among Boys and Men of Color in CT, boys of color make up 36 percent of boys in Connecticut at age five, but only 15 percent of men by age 55. The disappearance of BMoC from CT and around our nation are unconscionable, preventable, and have significant implications for our global competitiveness. We must unite in collective action to advance health equity among boys and men of color \u2013 now, more than ever.<\/p>\r\n<h1>Social Media Toolkit and Download Graphics<\/h1>\r\n<h1><\/h1>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/Policy-recommendations-HE-week-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/Policy-recommendations-HE-week-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/512;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/Policy-recommendations-HE-week-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/Community-recommendations-HE-week.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/Community-recommendations-HE-week.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/512;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/Community-recommendations-HE-week.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/Research-recommendations-HE-week.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/Research-recommendations-HE-week.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/512;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/Research-recommendations-HE-week.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/SystemAdmin-HE-week.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/SystemAdmin-HE-week.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/512;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/2021\/04\/SystemAdmin-HE-week.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boys and men of color (BMoC) have tremendous untapped potential to contribute to our nation\u2019s economic vitality. However, this potential is significantly undermined by persistent disparities in health outcomes and exposure to health compromising social conditions. For example, according to the\u00a0UConn Health Disparities Institute\u2019s\u00a0(HDI) inaugural\u00a0Report Card on Health Equity among Boys and Men of Color [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2181,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 02:37:21","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3984"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4725,"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3984\/revisions\/4725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}