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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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- From a public health perspective, the organizational definition acknowledges that health literacy is connected to health equity. Health equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. We will achieve health equity when everyone has the opportunity to be as healthy as possible. (author abstract)July 2023Services & Programs
- The provision of accessible and meaningful language services to individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP) is a key component of health equity. For the growing hundreds of thousands of Coloradans who struggle with language barriers, the obstacles to obtaining good medical care can be overwhelming and the cost of inadequate language services huge. Efforts to improve language access make up…July 2023Communication, Services & Programs
- During the last two decades, the higher mortality rate among Black Americans resulted in more than 1.6 million premature deaths compared to the White population. Join Washington Post Live for conversations with assistant secretary for health Rachel L. Levine and top experts about the medical toll of racial inequality and ways to address disparities in health care. (author abstract)June 2023Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing
- Cross sector collaboration – including academia, community organizations, government agencies, media, philanthropy, private companies, and communities - supports the ability for innovation and action in achieving health equity. Diverse sets of organizations and communities are working to improve health equity; however, strong partnerships are required to create action and build sustainable…June 2023Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
- Behavioral health equity is the right of all individuals, regardless of race, age, ethnicity, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, or geographical location, to access high-quality and affordable healthcare services and support.Advancing behavioral health equity means working to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to be as healthy as possible. In conjunction…May 2023Mental/Behavioral Health
- Whole person health is not altogether a new goal. A whole person health perspective has been central to NCCIH’s mission dating back to its origins. The Center’s current definition of “integrative health” refers to treatment of the whole person as opposed to separate organ systems. Integrative health also aims for well-coordinated care among different providers and institutions by bringing…May 2023Social/Structural Determinants
- Equitable access to health and well-being is a basic human right that escapes many people based on various factors including but not limited to race/ethnicity, socioeconomics, access to care, health literacy and understanding how to navigate the healthcare system. To really address health equity everyone must acknowledge the state of health equity and barriers to achieving health equity. This…May 2023Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
- Companies know that smoking is bad for business. It’s associated with more illness and more sick days. And it costs more: extra cleaning, healthcare expenses and as much as 30% more in fire and property insurance premiums. More than a third of U.S. workplaces offered smoking cessation programs in 2020. Smoking is a problem companies don't ignore. But they do ignore something equally dangerous:…May 2023Social Environment
- APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, urged policymakers and others, particularly those working directly with Black youth, to address inequities in mental health by focusing on prevention efforts. He also highlighted the progress he sees in young people being more vocal than previous generations about their own mental health struggles in a Tuesday roundtable discussion with White House Domestic…April 2023Mental/Behavioral Health
- People have different approaches to understanding what health equity is and how to achieve it. This webinar series brought together people from multiple sectors for a conversation and discussion of what success in health equity work looks like. Speakers from a variety of backgrounds including academia, non-profits, philanthropy, and community activism, among others. Their stories highlighted the…April 2023Policy and Practice
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