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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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  • Immunizations have saved at least 154 million lives in the last 50 years and are one of the most important tools in preventive health care. They are a large contributor to the worldwide increases in life expectancy in the past century.  Vaccines work in different ways, often by introducing an antigen in the form of a weakened or inactivated version of a pathogen. This teaches immune cells to…
    July 2024
    Vaccines
  • California continues its focus on health equity and strives to provide the highest possible standard of health for all Californians. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) uses health equity data to improve the st​ate's response and to track trends over time. Collecting and reporting health equity data helps to identify those at greatest risk and to provide special attention to those…
    March 2024
    COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
  • COVID-19 vaccination campaigns across the US were implemented to mitigate the disproportionate hospitalizations and unnecessary deaths across many communities that experienced unequal gaps in initial vaccine distribution rollout and uptake. In parallel, the COVID-19 pandemic created declines in routine vaccination coverage for adults, adolescents, and children; particularly, in communities…
    February 2024
    COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
  • Across the nation, federal, state and county government agencies are moving Covid-19 management and treatment into the U.S. healthcare system as part of their transition from pandemic response to recovery. The national Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will end in 2023, and so will key drivers of more equitable outcomes that were enabled by the PHE and other emergency measures, such as free…
    January 2024
    COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
  • National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of routine vaccination for people of all ages. Use these resources to help you discuss routine vaccinations with your patients and parents during NIAM and throughout the year. (author introduction)
    July 2023
    Vaccines
  • 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 2022
    COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccine Trust
  • In the first year of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, the United States struggled to reach the most vulnerable communities, with Black, brown, indigenous, and immigrant communities less likely to get a vaccine but more likely to get seriously ill and die of Covid-19. (author introduction)
    April 2022
    COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
  • The pandemic has exposed long-standing inequalities in healthcare and created a stark contrast between the haves and have-nots. At the country-level, developing countries still do not have enough COVID-19 vaccine to cover the majority of its population. Within developed countries and specifically in underserved communities, vaccine hesitancy remains high and COVID-19 vaccination rates remain low…
    September 2021
    COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected racial and ethnic minority groups in the United States. Although a promising solution of the COVID-19 vaccination offers hope, disparities in access again threaten the health of these communities. Various explanations have arisen for the cause of disparate vaccination rates among racial and ethnic minorities, including discussion of vaccine…
    September 2021
    COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
  • This letter from the American Academy of Family Physicians to members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions exhorts the committee to support several policies in support of vaccines. 
    June 2021
    Vaccines , Advocacy
  • In January 2021, the federal government funded 64 state, territorial, and local immunization programs for COVID-19 vaccination efforts and required 10% of funding to support groups at higher risk of COVID-19 and under-resourced communities. As immunization programs continue to get funding to support COVID-19 vaccination uptake, the Guide for Community Partners can be used to support organizations…
    April 2021
    COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
  • Since the beginning of the pandemic, workers in essential industries needing to work in person continued going to work and keeping the nation running while risking exposure to the novel coronavirus. And as states reopened, many nonessential workers returned to work, risking exposure to the virus to allow people to shop in stores, eat in restaurants, and obtain personal services. We find that…
    December 2020
    COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines

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