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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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- IntroductionAccording to the World Health Organization, “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Mental and behavioral health care is an important element of health for all people. However, differences in health care access, social determinants of health, and other structural inequities can all lead to disparities…May 2024Policy and Practice
- Strengthening and maintaining brain health is important for people of all ages, particularly as we grow older and may experience changes in memory and thinking. Although this topic is a considerable concern for many older adults, there remains stigma around public dialogue, and accessible resources promoting brain health as we age are limited. A group of researchers, nurses, social workers, and…June 2023Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing, Aging and Life Course
- DPC performs work in healthcare advocacy, expert policy analysis, and participatory research to help support the community. They strive to share the perspectives of people with disabilities and make Massachusetts more accessible and inclusive. This booklet shares DPC's top legislative priorities, budget priorities, and other bills that they support.January 2023Policy and Practice
- This article in the Boston Globe reports on a study which discovered specific challenges that people with disabilities face when trying to access healthcare. #P4HEwebinarMarch2023October 2022
- Within the discipline of public health, it is commonly understood that health outcomes are influenced by more than genetics and behavior. Many health problems can be firmly linked to a political determinant that created and is perpetuating health inequities in the United States. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these inequities, causing disproportionate outcomes, particularly for vulnerable…April 2022Policy and Practice, Aging and Life Course
- Rural communities throughout the United States lack access to health care. While only 14 percent of Americans—almost 46 million people—live in rural areas, rural communities represent nearly two-thirds of primary care health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) in the country. This amounts to more than 4,100 primary care HPSAs in rural areas. A 2018 report by Pew Research Center found that the…February 2022Interventions, Services & Programs, Social/Structural Determinants, Access
- The 2020-21 school year demanded something brand new—shaped by the needs of students, families and educators facing unprecedented challenges. In this crisis, existing inequities grew worse. They required targeted solutions and a reimagining of the status quo. The best solutions were designed to help students and families least supported by the system. And those solutions proved widely beneficial…October 2021Education, Ableism
- Immunization inequity contributes to negative health outcomes for both individuals and the population as a whole. Equitable immunization systems not only prevent potentially devastating vaccine-preventable illnesses, but also generate health more broadly by attracting people, including marginalized populations, into healthcare to improve other health inequalities. While longstanding inequities in…June 2021COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccine Access and Uptake, Social/Structural Determinants
- Health inequity and not health equity is an ever-present problem for minority elders. We believe that health inequity in later life is best understood from a life-course perspective—to fully grasp current and past effects of inequities. Today, about one in every four adults ages 65 and older in the United States is part of a racial or ethnic minority group (i.e., Blacks/African Americans, Latinos…January 2021Aging and Life Course, Ageism
- Social isolation and loneliness are serious yet underappreciated public health risks that affect a significant portion of the older adult population. Approximately one-quarter of community-dwelling Americans aged 65 and older are considered to be socially isolated, and a significant proportion of adults in the United States report feeling lonely. People who are 50 years of age or older are more…February 2020Aging and Life Course
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