Search
Resource Library
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.
Read More about the Library Scope.
Learn More about how to Search the Library.
Filter Search
Clear all filters and search terms
Source
Artifact Type
Topic Area
Reference Type
Geographic Focus
Priority Population
- This article provides a new perspective on collaborative art as a transformational force to strengthen community and enhance well-being. We outline a best practices-based framework to foster community-based, collaborative art such as cocreated community murals. Specifically, we identify a strategic and successive process for collaborative art initiatives by integrating the academic literature on…September 2019Advocacy, Community-rooted/Participatory Research
- Over the past 20 years, services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have changed significantly. The vast majority of adults with IDD now live in home and community-based settings rather than institutions. Data are collected on the IDD population's use of public programs (e.g., Medicaid and Social Security), their places of residence, and their…September 2019Services & Programs
- Most US cities lack built environments that support physical activity, which is a key determinant of health. Making permanent changes to the physical environment to promote physical activity is not always feasible. Play Streets is a place-based intervention that is typically organized by local governments or community organizations and involves temporarily closing streets to create safe places…September 2019Obesity, Physical Environment
- Our health is influenced by where we live, learn, work, and play. The economic, political, structural, and cultural factors that interact in our homes, schools, workplaces, and communities influence food security, safety, employment, physical activity, and family and community support. In resource-rich communities, these determinants help to protect health, well-being, and student achievement. In…August 2019Early Childhood Education
- In recent years and across many nations, public health has become subject to forms of governance that are said to be aimed at establishing accountability. In this introduction to a special issue, From Person to Population and Back: Exploring Accountability in Public Health, we suggest opening up accountability assemblages by asking a series of ostensibly simple questions that inevitably…August 2019Policy & Law, Systemic Determinants
- Systemic inequities in the U.S. healthcare system have impeded many people’s ability to get essential medical care. Factors such as race, sexual identity, occupation, housing status, and education level can lessen the quality of care people receive. Government and medical organizations often perpetuate disparities due to historical and systemic discrimination. Eliminating inequities in health…August 2019Systemic Determinants
- Grantmakers in the Arts believes that arts and culture deserve public and philanthropic support because they have both intrinsic value and social value. This is why we are grateful for the privilege of featuring in our blog series the insights of public health research consultant Tasha Golden and of participating in discussions hosted by the arts and public health initiative launched by ArtPlace…July 2019Advocacy
- The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) is the country’s first city-led guaranteed income (GI) pilot. The project team is evaluating the impacts of the additional income on a variety of outcomes – including, but not limited to, financial security, civic engagement, and health and wellness – while simultaneously anchoring policy proof of concept in the lives and perspectives of…July 2019Community-rooted/Participatory Research
- Income inequality in the U.S. has grown over the past several decades. And as the gap between rich and poor yawns, so does the gap in their health, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open Friday.The study drew from annual health survey data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1993 to 2017, including around 5.5 million Americans ages 18-64. The researchers…June 2019Environment/Context
- In 2010, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) was announced to bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved urban and rural communities across America. Residents of these communities, which are sometimes called “food deserts,” typically rely on fast food restaurants and convenience stores that offer little or no fresh food. Through programs at the U.S. Departments…June 2019Services & Programs
- Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be physically and mentally healthy. Here at Youth MOVE, we run into the term health equity often when dealing with high-level professionals across several fields. But when it comes to our own Youth MOVE chapter members or youth advocates on the ground, there seems to be a disconnect. Let us tell you once and for all: being a…June 2019Advocacy
- The Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy Project webinar held on June 13, 2019 — The Role of Law and Policy in Achieving Health Equity and Attaining Our Healthy People Objectives — examined resources to help individuals understand which legal and policy tools may be available for communities and stakeholders to use in efforts to promote health equity. (author introduction)June 2019Policy & Law
- On June 1, 2019, to commemorate World Pride and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the NYC AIDS Memorial will debut its newest site-specific art installation, Visual Impact: On Art, AIDS, and Activism. Situated adjacent to the Memorial Park on Greenwich Avenue, and presented in partnership with the NYC Department of Transportation’s Art Program, the educational exhibition showcases…June 2019HIV, Advocacy
- This article outlines the profound impact that housing conditions have on health and well-being, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach to housing that integrates health equity considerations.May 2019Healthy Housing
- Marcia Ostrom, Kathryn De Master, Egon Noe, and Markus Schermer recently compiled a special issue in The International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food exploring values-based food chains in Europe and North America. This Special Issue shows that there is continued need to expand and celebrate values beyond monetary and business-related attitudes, including health, quality of life, and…May 2019Community-rooted/Participatory Research, Services & Programs, Global Health
- In a recent issue of this Journal, Politzer, Shmueli, and Avni estimate the economic costs of health disparities due to socioeconomic status (SES) in Israel (Politzer et al., Isr J Health Policy Res 8: 46, 2019). Using three measures of SES, the socioeconomic ranking of localities, individual income, and individual education, Politzer and colleagues estimate welfare loss due to higher…May 2019Systemic Determinants
- Objectives: Language barriers pose challenges in terms of achieving high levels of satisfaction among medical professionals and patients, providing high- quality healthcare and maintaining patient safety. To address these challenges, many larger healthcare institutions offer interpreter services to improve healthcare access, patient satisfaction, and communication. However, these services…May 2019Health Reform
- Transitioning from high school to the next step can be both exciting and daunting. Do you remember participating in school activities, getting that first job (Staples and the ballpark concession stand for us!), studying for the SAT, and filling out college applications—all in the hopes of creating the future you imagined after high school? Maybe you waited in anticipation for a college acceptance…May 2019Education
- Colorado’s policies and processes all matter because communities that have been historically disenfranchised from voting and democratic participation are largely the same communities facing a variety of systemic barriers that affect their health, income and overall well-being. (author description)May 2019Policy & Law
- Practitioners in maternal and child health (MCH) make it a priority to solve complex public health problems facing women, children, adolescents, and their families across the life course. The field of MCH has made significant advances in the past century, including the expansion of family planning methods and services, the eradication of once-common deadly diseases such as polio, and innovations…May 2019Maternal/Child Health
- Purpose: We examined coalition health equity capacity using a three-dimensional conceptual framework in a 3-year study (2011–2014) of 28 local coalitions engaged in health promotion. Methods: Coalition health equity capacity was defined according to (1) conceptual foundations, (2) collective action and impact, and (3) civic orientation. This framework was used to qualitatively assess…April 2019Services & Programs, Systemic Determinants
- Our work is based on the idea that health and education outcomes are intrinsically linked. We seek to improve these outcomes collectively and across multiple projects. We developed ETR’s Health Equity Framework to help us, and others, think about improving interrelated outcomes from multiple, overlapping perspectives. (author abstract) #P4HEsummit2022April 2019Early Childhood Education
- As a pediatrician and writer for such hit TV shows as China Beach, ER, and Law & Order: SUV, Dr. Neal Baer used creative storytelling to share important public health information with millions of people. Few public health professionals will ever have an opportunity to share their knowledge with such a broad audience. But that doesn’t mean they can’t use a compelling narrative and outreach to…April 2019Social Environment
- Patients with a history of intellectual disability (ID) have been noted to experience pain more frequently and to a higher degree than the general population. Previously referred to as “mental retardation,” ID occurs in approximately 1% of the population. A diagnosis of ID is generally based upon the presence of an intelligence quotient score below a specific level, along with noted impairments…April 2019Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing
- The determinants of health inequities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations include factors amenable to medical education’s influence—for example, the competence of the medical workforce to provide effective and equitable care to Indigenous populations. Medical education institutions have an important role to play in eliminating these inequities. However, there is evidence that…April 2019Interventions, Systemic Determinants
Submit a Resource
Do you have something you think is appropriate for the library?
Submit Information