In August 2022, the Amputee Coalition hosted its first in-person conference in three years. The experiences of those three years deeply impacted the topics and focus of the conversations and sessions presented during the event. A key topic centered on diversity and...
The Need for Healthcare Equity
Conversations from the 2022 National Conference continue to pave the way forward Health equity is a top priority for the Amputee Coalition. Even prior to the pandemic, the Amputee Coalition was working to increase equity in access to prosthetic devices. The pandemic...
Hispanic Americans Disproportionally at Risk for Amputation
Adapted from the Amputee Coalition Fact Sheet on Race and Ethnicity Disparities in Limb Loss Data from the Census Bureau indicates that as of 2020 there are more than 62 million Hispanics living in the United States making it the nation’s second-largest racial or...