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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
  • On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 ruling that preserves free preventive care under the Affordable Care Act, a popular benefit that helps approximately 150 million Americans stay healthy.The case, Kennedy v. Braidwood, was the fourth major legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The decision, written by Justice Brett Kavanaugh with the support of Justices Amy Coney…
    July 2025
    Policy & Law, Services & Programs, Systemic Determinants
  • 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
  • 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
    Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing, Social/Structural Determinants
  • By focusing on integrating care teams, expanding community programs, and addressing SDoH through policy reform, we can create a healthcare system that serves all patients — especially those most in need. (author introduction) 
    November 2024
    Policy & Law, Environmental/Community Health
  • Abortion is on the ballot in the 2024 US presidential election. After the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, numerous states have voted on ballot initiatives to expand or restrict access to abortion—with seven states voting on such measures in November. But hundreds of millions of women who live in countries that receive global health aid from the United States will also be affected by the…
    October 2024
    Abortion, Abortion Access , Global Health
  • 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
  • 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
  • In today's society, the concept of social justice has become increasingly important in all aspects of our lives, including education. As educators, we are responsible for ensuring that every student has access to equal opportunities and resources to thrive academically and personally. In this article, we will explore the definition and importance of social justice in education, examine the…
    July 2024
    Early Childhood Education, Opportunity Youth
  • In the complex landscape of healthcare, one crucial concept has gained significant traction in recent years: intersectionality. This paradigm acknowledges that individuals experience various forms of oppression and privilege that intersect and influence their health outcomes. Furthermore, understanding intersectionality is vital for achieving health equity, as it allows us to address the…
    March 2024
    Social/Structural Determinants
  • “We believe that Black Americans have been able to survive and thrive through community and collective action.” That’s how five leading scholars recently set out a thesis for “promoting mental health in the teeth of oppression” in the prestigious journal Lancet Psychiatry. Excerpted below, a portion of their article, sub-headed “The Special Role of Black Elders,” written by Dr. Dix. Shorter…
    February 2024
    Mental/Behavioral Health, Social/Structural Determinants
  • Widening health inequities are undermining trust in institutions, reinforcing social fractures and leaving excluded communities further behind. Narrowing the health gap, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, is not only a matter of social justice, but it is also essential to build trust, social cohesion and economic resilience.The cost of living is rising at a time when countries and their…
    January 2024
    Social/Structural Determinants
  • Pre-existing, structural gender inequalities mean that disasters affect women and girls in different ways than they affect boys and men. The vulnerability of females increases when they are in a lower socioeconomic group, particularly in the Global South. This vulnerability impacts preparedness, evacuation, response, number of deaths and recovery. The reasons for this vulnerability can often be…
    January 2024
    Disasters
  • People most directly affected by systemic barriers and inequities are best positioned to identify the solutions and actions needed to drive change. When community development centers local priorities, such as by investing in place-based community development financial institutions (CDFIs), it can help build local capacity to advance equitable opportunities for all residents to achieve their best…
    November 2023
    Services & Programs, Systemic Determinants
  • Misinformation spreads rapidly across social media and other online platforms, posing risks to individual health and societal well-being. Research on the psychology of misinformation has proliferated in recent years, yet many questions remain about how and why misinformation spreads, how it affects behavior, and how best to counter it. Answering these questions well depends in part on how…
    November 2023
    Communication, Social/Structural Determinants
  • Article headlines in the past year have grabbed readers’ attention by with claims like “loneliness is just as dangerous as smoking fifteen cigarettes per day.” While this statement isn’t entirely correct, loneliness can have a similar impact on heart heath, mental wellbeing, and a number of other health determinants.  a number of other health determinants.These findings come at a time when…
    October 2023
    Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
  • Talamanca, Costa Rica/United Nations, New York – “When I’m working in the gynecology area and I see an Afrodescendent person, I feel concerned. Because I know that they wouldn’t come in unless they were feeling very bad.”Siannie Palmer is an obstetrician from the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Working at a clinic in La Palma, together with UNFPA she also pays monthly visits to primarily…
    July 2023
    Racism, Sexism
  • Today is the 22nd annual World Refugee Day, which commemorates both the anniversary of the 1951 United Nations (UN) Refugee Convention and our international commitment to protect refugees.In recognition of this year’s theme—“finding hope away from home”—we highlight the situation facing Rohingya Muslims in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, currently home to the largest refugee camp in the world. Displaced…
    June 2023
    Environmental/Community Health
  • 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 2023
    Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing, Aging and Life Course
  • Over the last decade, progress on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce maternal deaths, stillbirths, and newborn deaths has stagnated. Recent global estimates indicate a combined 4.5 million deaths in 2020, including 0.29 million maternal deaths, 1.9 million stillbirths, and 2.3 million newborn deaths, with a majority occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and…
    June 2023
    Maternal/Child Health, Global Health

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