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The Partners for Advancing Health Equity (P4HE) Resource Library is a virtual portal containing action-oriented health equity research, practice, and policies. The library aims to increase equity in health by offering free access to field-tested, evidence-informed and evidence-based programs strategies and high-quality research.
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- IntroductionFrom 1969’s Stonewall to the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision for equal marriage, the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States has been an important development in the past century. LGBTQ+ health is a crucial part of this progress. While awareness of LGBTQ+ health and rights has been given more attention in the past decade, there is also legislation in multiple…June 2024Advocacy
- For decades, tobacco companies have used promotions, targeted marketing, and other tactics to unfairly increase access to and appeal of tobacco products for certain population groups. Discrimination, poverty, and other social conditions have also been linked to tobacco product use and can make it harder to quit. These factors are linked to high levels of disease, disability, and death from…May 2024Environment/Context
- A commitment to health equity involves understanding health disparities related to commercial tobacco and factors that cause these disparities. A Several factors connect commercial tobacco with higher levels of disease, disability, and death in different population groups. (author introduction)May 2024Environment/Context
- The Coalition is committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals through federal and local advocacy, education, and research. The Coalition strives to address the entire LGBTQ+ community, including individuals of every sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, and age regardless of disability, income, education, and…April 2024Policy and Practice
- Women comprise more than half of the United States population, and yet women are less likely to have insurance and more likely to experience adverse health outcomes. The National Women's Health Network is a 501c3 not for profit that represents the health interests of these women across the life continuum. We maintain an intersectional focus on sexual and reproductive health, maternal health and…January 2024Maternal/Child Health, Policy & Law, Aging and Life Course
- 2023 is on pace to be a record-setting year for state legislation targeting LGBTQ adults and youth, with legislation that targets healthcare, education, public places and services, and drag performers or entertainment. Each of the previous two years—2022 and 2021—were record-setting years for anti-LGBTQ legislation, and the public rhetoric around these issues has increased since then. (author…January 2024Policy & Law
- Our Mission: HealthyWomen is dedicated to educating women in the middle — ages 35 to 64 — so they can make informed health decisions, advocate for themselves and prioritize their health and wellness.We are guided by our values:Trusted Partner: We educate and engage women by providing them with scientifically-reviewed, evidence-based information that allows them to make informed health choices to…December 2023Policy and Practice
- October marks LGBTQ History Month, and this week on At Liberty we are honoring the legacy of LGBTQ activism throughout the AIDS epidemic. Throughout the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, AIDS claimed the lives of thousands of New Yorkers per year, with city, state, and national governments doing little to address the crisis. In response to government inaction and homophobia, a group of New York City…October 2023Advocacy
- This reading list includes books and articles recommended by Yale School of Public Health faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Nonfiction: “A History of My Brief Body” by Billy-Ray Belcourt “And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic” by Randy Shilts “A Place for Us: A Memoir” by Brandon J. Wolf “Between You and Me: Transitional Comics” by KC Councilor “In the Dream House”…May 2023Social/Structural Determinants
- The COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide racial justice movement over the past several years have heightened the focus on health disparities and their underlying causes and contributed to the increased prioritization of health equity. These disparities are not new and reflect longstanding structural and systemic inequities rooted in racism and discrimination. Although growing efforts have focused…April 2023Social/Structural Determinants, Racism
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