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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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- Health departments and community partners know that HIV awareness and sexual education plays a large role in supporting young people to stay HIV-negative or undetectable. Nationally, 20% of new HIV diagnoses in 2020 were among young people aged 13-24, and almost half of those living with HIV do not know their status. Reaching youth with effective and accurate information about HIV can be…September 2023HIV, Advocacy
- We are in a historic moment as North Carolina becomes the 40th state to implement Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. It’s been a long road to Medicaid expansion, but with the passing of the budget and today’s announcement of a Dec. 1 launch date, we are now closer to removing barriers and extending health coverage to an estimated 600,000 North Carolinians. Thanks to the bipartisan…September 2023Medicaid
- Since the repeal of Roe v. Wade, thousands of clinicians and advocates who support abortion access have been playing defense on two critical fronts. Not only do they have to make sense of confusing state laws that limit necessary reproductive health care, but they also must counter false claims about abortion that some worry may lead to a higher maternal mortality rate.Inaccurate medical…September 2023Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- Culturally driven communication is focused on inclusion. Unlike a “one-size-fits-all” approach, culturally driven communication prioritizes the preferences and perspectives of your target audience as you design messaging, visuals, and outreach. Recognizing and incorporating the diversity of people’s cultures, values, and beliefs allows you to more effectively communicate with multicultural…September 2023Communication
- This webinar was grounded in the experiences of Pediatrics Supporting Parents (PSP), a multi-year initiative seeking to transform pediatric well-child care to support children’s social and emotional development and strengthen early relational health. The panel spoke to PSP’s ambitious goal and approach toward transforming health care by centering parents, families, and clinicians to partner in…September 2023Maternal/Child Health
- In our modern day and age, health care systems and their providers are required to make decisions for millions of patients at a time and only at a moment’s notice. This is not due to the supernatural decision-making capabilities of a few policymakers or doctors. Rather, this is a result of the power of artificial intelligence (AI) and its algorithmic prediction capabilities.We assume that AI…September 2023Policy and Practice
- Effecting policy change is a key strategy in tackling wider determinants of health. In England, public health sits within Local Authorities (LAs) and responsibility for ensuring health is considered across directorates increasingly falls to public health practitioners. While international professional standards expect competence in understanding policy processes, the advocacy role has been under-…September 2023Advocacy
- REACH is a national program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities. REACH celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019. Through REACH, recipients plan and carry out local, culturally appropriate programs to address a wide range of health issues among Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, American Indian,…September 2023Services & Programs
- As the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) works to improve health outcomes on a global scale, we have invested in improving health equity in many ways. Recently, IHI has developed a grantmaking process to ensure that we give resources equitably to those trying to advance health equity by leveling the playing field for marginalized groups. (author introduction)September 2023Advocacy
- Background: The proliferation of false and misleading health claims poses a major threat to public health. This ongoing “infodemic” has prompted numerous organizations to develop tools and approaches to manage the spread of falsehoods and communicate more effectively in an environment of mistrust and misleading information. However, these tools and approaches have not been systematically…August 2023Communication
- The Partners for Advancing Health Equity (P4HE) Research Learning Collaborative hosted our second workshop series, which was focused on evidence synthesis to influence evidence-based policy and decision-making. Evidence synthesis is the scientific process of bringing together diverse literature across a range of sources and disciplines to inform debates and decisions on specific issues.…August 2023Policy and Practice
- Nearly one in ten children living in the U.S. has a parent who speaks English less than “very well.” Among Asian and Latiné children, the proportion is closer to four in ten. Within the world of child health research, language remains a significant barrier to equitable research recruitment and inclusion. However, education for pediatric, child psychology, nursing or maternal-child health research…August 2023Communication
- Incorporating participatory methods can make research more meaningful to the people it seeks to serve. It can also enrich research by generating new questions, suggesting further analyses, uncovering important lessons and considerations, and clearly and accessibly disseminating the findings to researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and the individuals and communities most directly affected by…August 2023Community-rooted/Participatory Research, Criminal History
- Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed public health journal sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and authored by experts worldwide. PCD was established in 2004 by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with a mission to promote dialogue among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers worldwide on the integration and…July 2023Health Reform
- As described throughout this report, racial, ethnic, and tribal health inequities are created and sustained by factors both inside and outside of the health care system. However, health is strongly tied to the health care system—a healthy population requires access to high-quality, comprehensive, affordable, timely, respectful, and culturally appropriate health care. The health care system serves…July 2023Policy & Law
- Participatory grant-making is a collaborative way of working that brings community members into the grant-giving process. The Fund for Global Human Rights does a deep dive into participatory grants in this intro. Here’s what it all comes down to:In traditional grant-giving, the organisation giving the money runs the show. Funders decide what needs should be addressed, how funds can be used…July 2023Policy and Practice
- In this P4HE podcast episode, we talk with Colin Killick, Executive Director of Disability Policy Consortium, about how and why the disability community has been largely left out of the health equity conversation. We cover what health equity should look like for people with disabilities and the Social Model of Disability, its definition of disability, and how this impacts advocacy and policy…July 2023Advocacy, Social/Structural Determinants
- The Health Equity & Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act of 2023 removes political interference and restores coverage so immigrants in the United States (U.S.) can participate in the health insurance programs for which they would be eligible but for their immigration status or length of stay. This bill will allow immigrants and their families to receive the health coverage…July 2023Medicaid, Medicare
- The AMA has been working to eliminate health inequities and to make optimal health for all a reality. So has the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). And so have many other leading racial justice and health care organizations.But these efforts have gone forward in a siloed manner, and this lack of coordination is limiting opportunities to learn from others’ experiences, to develop…July 2023Policy and Practice
- The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) provides support and policy expertise to Tribal Advisory Committees, which are established to enhance the government to government relationship, honor Federal trust responsibilities and obligations to Tribes and American Indian and Alaska Native people, and increase understanding between federally-recognized Tribes and federal agencies. (author introduction…July 2023Interventions
- The United States spends more on health care than other high-income countries, but our health care system is failing us. Not only are our health outcomes relatively poor, but they are also deeply inequitable, undermining our collective future.From the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe, to our worsening maternal health crisis that disproportionately hurts Black and other birthing…July 2023Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke are the leading causes of death in the United States. On average, someone dies of CVD every 34 seconds, and someone dies of a stroke every 3 minutes and 17 seconds in the US. Risk factors for CVD and stroke include hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, physical inactivity, smoking, and obesity. Beyond the human toll, CVD poses a significant economic…July 2023Policy and Practice
- This webinar brought together voices with lived experience from global and Indigenous communities to share the most pressing health inequalities and future implications for the communities they serve. Moving to action, speakers discussed ways to center global and Indigenous priorities and next steps in the pursuit of health equity for all.#P4HEwebinarJuly2023July 2023Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is working alongside other organizations to build a national Culture of Health that provides everyone in America a fair and just opportunity for health and well‐being. The foundation supports several national leadership development programs to help train a generation of leaders who will use innovative approaches to advance a Culture of Health. Health…July 2023Services & Programs
- Talamanca, Costa Rica/United Nations, New York – “When I’m working in the gynecology area and I see an Afrodescendent person, I feel concerned. Because I know that they wouldn’t come in unless they were feeling very bad.”Siannie Palmer is an obstetrician from the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Working at a clinic in La Palma, together with UNFPA she also pays monthly visits to primarily…July 2023Racism, Sexism
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