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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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- Healthy Neighborhoods Episode 1: Leading change through the valued voices of community collaboratorsThis is part one of two episodes discussing the Healthy Neighborhoods Study, a 7-year multidisciplinary, multi-site participatory action research (PAR) project focused on neighborhood change, climate-related exposures, community resilience, and health equity in 9 low-income, racially/ethnically diverse communities in metropolitan Boston. In this episode we hear from the team leading the study…April 2024Environmental/Community Health
- Racial disparities in health are among the most disconcerting forms of inequity in the United States. Divergent health outcomes between Americans racialized as White and those racialized as Black, Latinx, and Indigenous do not stem from biological or genetic differences. To the contrary, “race” comes to have concrete consequences through social, economic, and political systems. Yet the political…October 2023Advocacy, Community-rooted/Participatory Research, Systemic Determinants, Healthy Housing, Racism
- Background: While much research has addressed mental health concerns related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there remains a scarcity of studies specifically exploring the changes in anxiety and depression among university students before and after the implementation of COVID-19 mitigation measures.Methods: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched databases…September 2023COVID-19/Coronavirus, Depression
- In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic. Immediately following the announcement, states began mandating lockdowns for all non-essential businesses. The lockdown strategy was implemented and ORAU abruptly shifted their work culture to a work from home status. Thus, the identified problem addressed in this study…February 2023COVID-19/Coronavirus
- A health crisis caused by a pandemic tested the effectiveness of national healthcare systems by testing both financing and organizational and technical performance of patient care. At that time, the structural flaws in healthcare systems and inequalities in the level of healthcare in its different dimensions and countries due to resource constraints were highlighted. Therefore, the paper…December 2022Environmental/Community Health
- Health is key to our well-being, happiness, and general quality of life. It is also important for economic progress and productivity. A person’s health may depend on many factors, such as their income, race, gender, age, existing medical conditions or genetics, occupation, and where they live. Personal choices and social support structures also play a role in a person’s health. Climate change…December 2022Climate Change, Environmental Injustice
- As part of the American Rescue Plan, HHS and HRSA have awarded nearly $390 million to develop and support a community-based workforce that will engage in locally-tailored efforts to build vaccine confidence and bolster COVID-19 vaccinations in underserved communities.The CBO Program began in June 2021, with four cohorts of awards to a total of 158 national, regional, and local organizations and…November 2022COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccine Trust
- According to a new Deloitte report, by 2040, the cost America pays for its barriers to healthcare access could surpass $1 trillion. The report analyzes impacts across several “high-cost diseases,” including cancer, diabetes and heart disease.The most alarming cost is the number of lives at stake. Many people can’t afford to see the doctor; some do not even have one nearby. Addressing these and…July 2022Systemic Determinants, Access
- A strong start in life: How public health policies affect the well-being of pregnancies and familiesThis report takes a holistic view of perinatal health and, as people progress through different stages of development, puts it in context as a developmental precursor to later indicators of wellness, including birth outcomes, postpartum wellness, and subsequent child development. The five domains of social determinants of health and well-being serve as the framework for this report: Health care:…July 2022COVID-19/Coronavirus, Maternal/Child Health, Social/Structural Determinants
- The COVID-19 pandemic’s disproportionate impact on people from some racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. persisted throughout 2021. Black, Latinx, and American Indian persons have been hospitalized and died at a higher rate than White persons consistently from the start of the pandemic. Early data show that hospitalization and mortality rates for Black, Latinx, and American Indian children are…October 2021COVID-19/Coronavirus
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