Knowledge
Insurance Treatment
Advocacy
A Program to Fight Disparities in Healthcare
Martin Luther King once observed that "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice
in health care is the most shocking and inhumane."
The health of minority Americans
is imperiled by their disproportionate "burdens of diseases, disability,
and premature death" as a result of the lack of access to and
failed delivery of quality healthcare.
In recognition of the central
importance of great health to high educational achievement as
well as social and economic success, Associated Black Charities
has initiated KITA (Knowledge, Insurance, Treatment, and Advocacy)
to eliminate health disparities in New York City.
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Along with William H. and Camille O. Cosby, Associated Black Charities has established The William H. and Camille O. Cosby Philanthropic Award to recognize those who most exemplify the Cosby's philosophy of service to improve education and health and human services to less fortunate African Americans.