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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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- An unprecedented OECD survey of more than 140 foundations working for development revealed that philanthropies targeted the health and reproductive sector above all else. With contributions of USD 12.6 billion between 2013 and 2015, foundations ranked third in the leading sources of funding for health and reproductive health, just after the United States and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,…January 2019Interventions
- The striking challenges of our time—such as health care, the environment, education, and poverty—are complex, whether on a local, national, or international scale. Yet all too often we approach these issues with piecemeal and even siloed solutions and with efforts (however passionate, intense, and even exhausting) that aren’t sufficient to address the problems at the scale at which they exist.…December 2018Policy and Practice
- Some of the nation’s greatest public health successes would not have been possible without policy change. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of “Ten Great Public Health Achievements”—including motor vehicle safety, tobacco control, and maternal and infant health—all involved policy change.1 Because of these public health achievements, the average life expectancy at birth for…November 2018Policy and Practice
- Founded in 1989 as one of the pioneer clinics at the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), the Health & Welfare Practice provides holistic legal services through a medical-legal partnership model to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals. Our experience over the last three decades has taught us that when we partner with medical providers, we are better able to address…November 2018Services & Programs
- In November 2018, Health-Tech Consultants Inc. issued a report outlining the findings of a statewide pilot initiated by Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The study assessed the efficacy of providing Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) – affordable housing linked with individualized support services – to “high utilizers” of crisis services. Following is a summary and the key findings of the…November 2018Housing Discrimination, Healthy Housing
- Hardly a day goes by without a new story about the power of AI and how it will change our world. However, there are also dangers alongside the possibilities. While we should be rightly excited by the idea of AI revolutionizing eye disease and cancer diagnostics, or the potential transport revolution promised by autonomous vehicles, we should not ignore the risks - and one of the most pressing of…September 2018Isms and Phobias
- Strong, strategic, long-term, and trusting relationships with community partners are vital to advancing health equity and transforming public health practices. These relationships must recognize each other’s strengths, be rooted in shared values and interests, share decision making, and allow for authentic participation by those facing inequities.Rather than simply seeking feedback or hosting one…September 2018Policy and Practice
- Many people with mental health and substance use conditions lose access to housing because of poverty and disruption of personal relationships related to their disability, and between 20 and 33% of homeless people have serious mental illnesses.[i] In addition, according to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, approximately 67% of people experiencing chronic homelessness have a primary…September 2018Substance Use and Misuse, Housing Discrimination
- Health conditions and risk factors often overlap and co-occur, and are intimately tied to social and structural determinants of health. As a result, it is essential that health improvement efforts center on prevention and policy, systems and environmental changes that cut across sectors. There is widespread recognition that such multi-sector/collective impact work is necessary to improve health,…September 2018Policy and Practice, Services & Programs
- Influencing public policy change can be difficult and complex, particularly for those with limited power and resources. For any one issue there may be several groups, including the commercial sector and public health advocates advocating from different policy perspectives. However, much of the public health advocacy literature and tools available for those wanting to improve their practice is…August 2018Advocacy
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