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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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- Children and teens in the US experience staggeringly high rates of gun deaths and injuries. They are also harmed when a friend or family member is killed with a gun, when someone they know is shot, and when they witness and hear gunshots. Gun homicides, non-fatal shootings, and exposure to gun violence stunt lives and, because of their disproportionate impact, reflect and intensify this country’s…February 2023Gun Violence/Firearms, Structural Violence, Environment/Context
- Child welfare agency leaders, including tribal child welfare administrators, and other decision makers possess substantial power and influence that can be leveraged toward advancing equity in research and evaluation. National momentum is growing to identify and address the disproportionality and disparities that diverse communities along the child welfare continuum experience. These include the…November 2022Policy and Practice
- 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
- Every year a subset of postsecondary students goes hungry and lacks stable shelter. Recent research has helped raise national awareness of basic needs insecurity on college campuses across the US. States and institutions of higher education have, until recently, been approaching the problem of student food insecurity in separate, sometimes contradictory ways. While some institutions have…April 2022Services & Programs
- Childhood poverty is associated with worse health outcomes, including poor physical and cognitive development, and can adversely influence social and health outcomes in later life. While there is increasing interest in policies to address childhood poverty, limited research exists on whether current U.S. poverty alleviation policies, including the largest such program, the Earned Income Tax…June 2021Services & Programs
- This article addresses the severe hunger crisis currently affecting America, the worst in decades. It discusses the root causes of the issue, including economic disparities, unemployment, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The article proposes solutions to mitigate hunger, such as increasing government support for food assistance programs, strengthening food supply chains, improving access…October 2020Social/Structural Determinants
- Engaging and supporting youth as allies to advance community health, equity, and safety is one approach that funders and practitioners often overlook. They may discount the value of youth as full community members, doubt their readiness to contribute to productive discourse and decision making, or find it simpler to fall back on established power dynamics rather than invest in the cultivation and…July 2019Policy and Practice
- 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
- 1 out of every 20 children under age six experiences homelessness—here's where change begins. I recently asked several friends and coworkers if they knew just how many children and families were affected by homelessness in the U.S. They were shocked to discover that an incredible 1 out of every 20 children under age six experiences homelessness. In Georgia, where I live, the statistics aren’t…August 2018Housing Discrimination, Systemic Determinants
- Caring Across Communities: Addressing Mental Health Needs of Diverse Children and Youth brought school-connected mental health services to immigrants and refugees in 15 communities in eight states. From 2007 to 2010, partnerships developed model mental health programs that engaged schools, families, students, mental health agencies, and other local organizations in building culturally appropriate…February 2015Anxiety, Depression, Racism
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