MPR News explored Minnesota’s vast and troubling ethnic and racial health disparities. Unequal Health in Minnesota told stories from the communities in which the disparities exist, and focused on steps that could be taken to remediate the stark contrast between health outcomes for whites and people of color. The stories shed light on the patterns of asthma among children in inner city neighborhoods, the cancer rates among American Indians and the disparities in mental and emotional health experienced by sexual and gender minorities.
