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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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  • The Level Setting Dialogue introduces P4HE's quarterly topic and how it relates to health equity. It provides foundational knowledge on the topic and sets the stage for deeper exploration and understanding. For the third quarter of 2025, we explore an essential topic: creating organizational change and power sharing for health equity.  #P4HElevelsettingdialogueQ3_2025
    July 2025
    Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
  • Why Organizational Change Matters for EquityIn the pursuit of health equity, change must begin within organizations. Organizations across sectors — from healthcare systems to academic institutions and community-based organizations — are recognizing that advancing equity requires more than good intentions. It demands a shift in how we lead, partner, and share power. This blog explores how…
    June 2025
    Policy and Practice
  • Welcome to the P4HE Collaborative Resource Spotlight on Organizational Change for Health Equity. Organizational change for health equity refers to implementing strategies within health systems to ensure fair and just access to health care for all individuals. In this blog post, we’re excited to share a curated list of resources designed to drive action for policy makers, private sector leaders,…
    May 2025
    Policy and Practice
  • The Level Setting Dialogue introduces P4HE's quarterly topic and how it relates to health equity. It provides foundational knowledge on the topic and sets the stage for deeper exploration and understanding. For the second quarter of 2025, we explore an essential topic: combatting misinformation and advancing truth-telling.  #P4HElevelsettingdialogueQ2_2025
    May 2025
    Communication, Social Environment
  • In today’s digital age, information moves at lightning speed. While this enables rapid communication about critical health updates, it also creates opportunities for the equally rapid spread of misinformation. From vaccine hesitancy to misconceptions about public health initiatives, misinformation has the power to distort public understanding, fuel skepticism, and hinder progress in advancing…
    April 2025
    Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
  • Health Equity Scholars for Action (HES4A), a program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, aids in the career development and academic advancement of researchers from historically underrepresented backgrounds who conduct health equity work. Partners for Advancing Health Equity provides support and management for HES4A by providing resources and fostering community necessary for participants to…
    April 2025
    Social/Structural Determinants
  • Welcome to the P4HE Collaborative Resource Spotlight on Combatting Misinformation and Advancing-Truth Telling. Combatting misinformation and advancing truth requires taking actions to correct and minimize the spread of false information. In this blog post, we’re excited to share a curated list of resources designed to drive action for policy makers, practitioners, private sector leaders,…
    March 2025
    Services & Programs
  • The Level Setting Dialogue introduces P4HE's quarterly topic and how it relates to health equity. It provides foundational knowledge on the topic and sets the stage for deeper exploration and understanding. For the first quarter of 2025, we explore an essential topic: political engagement for health equity. #P4HElevelsettingdialogueQ1_2025
    February 2025
    Advocacy
  • The Partners for Advancing Health Equity (P4HE Collaborative) promotes innovation in health equity by facilitating active learning and collaboration between people and organizations about critical health equity topics. In 2024, P4HE Collaborative grew from 502 to 753 members across academia (47%), community based organizations (21%), government (12%), philanthropy (5%), and the private sector (15…
    January 2025
  • There is no denying that politics affect health, playing a crucial role in shaping health equity. Political engagement for health equity involves collaborative, evidence-based, and non-partisan advocacy to address systemic barriers and advance policies that promote equitable health outcomes. It emphasizes bridging divides, fostering systemic change, and empowering marginalized communities to…
    January 2025
    Advocacy, Policy & Law, Social/Structural Determinants
  • Welcome to the P4HE Collaborative Resource Spotlight on Political Engagement. Political engagement within health equity refers to the active involvement of individuals and groups in the political processes that influence health outcomes and the distribution of health resources. In this blog post, we’re excited to share a curated list of resources designed to drive action for policy makers,…
    January 2025
    Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
  • There are numerous ongoing and emerging threats to health equity, such as climate change, artificial intelligence, lack of access to insurance, and disparities in exposure to adverse childhood experiences which can impact health for a lifetime. The P4HE Collaborative emphasizes the importance of understanding these threats to health equity and addressing them through cross-sector collaboration.…
    January 2025
    Climate Change
  • There are numerous ongoing and emerging threats to health equity, such as climate change, artificial intelligence, lack of access to insurance, and disparities in exposure to adverse childhood experiences which can impact health for a lifetime. The P4HE Collaborative emphasizes the importance of understanding these threats to health equity and addressing them through cross-sector collaboration.…
    January 2025
    Policy and Practice
  • There are numerous ongoing and emerging threats to health equity, such as climate change, artificial intelligence, lack of access to insurance, and disparities in exposure to adverse childhood experiences which can impact health for a lifetime. The P4HE Collaborative emphasizes the importance of understanding these threats to health equity and addressing them through cross-sector collaboration.…
    January 2025
    Services & Programs
  • There are numerous ongoing and emerging threats to health equity, such as climate change, artificial intelligence, lack of access to insurance, and disparities in exposure to adverse childhood experiences which can impact health for a lifetime. The P4HE Collaborative emphasizes the importance of understanding these threats to health equity and addressing them through cross-sector collaboration.…
    January 2025
    Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing, Social/Structural Determinants
  • When talking about health, one often fails to consider the many ways the various aspects of our lives play a part in its progression. Health is a matter of wellbeing in every context, therefore it’s important to emphasize the role that key institutions play in promoting health equity. Unions, for example, are prominent drivers of health equity that people often don’t think about. However, the…
    November 2024
    Policy and Practice
  • How can we better support families welcoming a new child? How can companies enhance their care for employees to promote a fair and just society? Companies must prioritize the well-being of their employees, as they are essential to the organization’s success. Employees should never be viewed as disposable or dispensable. Paid family leave is essential for promoting health equity and…
    September 2024
    Maternal/Child Health, Paid Family Leave
  • Welcome to the P4HE Collaborative Resource Spotlight on Backlash and Social Cohesion. Backlash and Social Cohesion refers to the sense of belonging of a community and the relationships among members within it. In this blog post, we’re excited to share a curated list of resources designed to level set for policy makers, private sector leaders, community members, academics, researchers, advocates,…
    September 2024
    Social/Structural Determinants
  • Welcome to the P4HE Collaborative Resource Spotlight on Power Sharing in Grantmaking. Power Sharing in Grantmaking refers to the practice of distributing decision-making authority and control over resources among various stakeholders involved in the grantmaking process. This includes funders, grantees, and the communities they serve. It's a collaborative approach that aims to democratize…
    September 2024
    Policy and Practice, Services & Programs
  • In the United States, it’s estimated that up to 1 in 4 adults, or about 27% of adults, have some type of disability and within this group, it’s believed that 10% of the population has a medical condition that falls under the category of an “invisible disability.” These individuals often face significant barriers to employment, which can impact their health and well-being. National Disability…
    August 2024
    Policy and Practice
  • Substance use disorder (SUD) is a treatable and “complex condition that involves a problematic pattern of substance use”. Recovery services are important to treating substance use disorders and for positive behavior change. These services can include detoxification, cognitive or behavioral therapy, and medication-assisted therapy in an inpatient, outpatient, or long-term sober living community…
    August 2024
    Substance Use and Misuse
  • Welcome to the P4HE Collaborative Resource Spotlight on the role of philanthropy in advancing health equity. Philanthropy has a critical role to play in ensuring that health disparities are acknowledged and addressed. In this blog post, we’re excited to share a curated list of resources designed to level set for policy makers, private sector leaders, community members, academics, researchers,…
    August 2024
    Policy and Practice
  • Youth may experience “inequitable, unsafe, or unhealthy conditions” in their work and communities. Young people also have fresh perspectives, creativity, energy, and optimism, which makes them valuable contributors to their societies. Getting youth involved in shaping systems and structures which affect health may address the upstream causes of poor health and inequities. Supporting youth…
    August 2024
    Social/Structural Determinants
  • 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
  • Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are impairments that present before 18 years of age which impact cognition, ability to learn, and adaptive behaviors such as activities of daily living. People with IDD experience disproportionate health challenges, including higher rates of diabetes, and are at higher risk of severe outcomes or death due to COVID-19. They receive prenatal care at…
    July 2024
    Mental/Behavioral Health, Advocacy

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