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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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- To conclude P4HE's Q2 2025 learning journey, this webinar delved into the crucial role of media literacy in fighting health misinformation, especially among vulnerable populations. The webinar went beyond our shared understanding of the importance of combatting misinformation to advance health equity by discussing how we can build media and broader information literacy and advance truth-telling…July 2025Communication
- Hundreds of organizations, including state and local health departments across the country, have declared racism a public health crisis. In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called it a “serious public health threat.” But words alone don’t inspire action or make change. This study conducted by the de Beaumont Foundation — which is based on a survey of more than 44,000…May 2025Policy and Practice
- This report is designed to provide leaders a compilation of policies and practices that promote health equity and eliminate inequitable policies and practices. Whether an organization’s journey to advance health equity is well underway or just beginning, we hope this report will spark change and lead to thoughtful conversations and partnerships among business leaders that can truly have an impact…April 2025Policy & Law
- To conclude P4HE's Q1 2025 learning journey, this webinar introduced participants to the dynamics of policy change and civic engagement as strategies to move towards a healthier society and address health disparities. The webinar went beyond our shared understanding of the importance of civic engagement and policy change to advance health equity by discussing how we can promote and participate in…March 2025Policy and Practice
- The 2025 State Honor Roll™ of Asthma and Allergy Policies for Schools identifies the states and territories* with the best public policies for people with asthma, food allergies, anaphylaxis and related allergic diseases in U.S. elementary, middle and high schools. The State Honor Roll recognizes states with the best policies for managing asthma and allergies in schools and…January 2025Asthma, Policy and Practice
- In 2023, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) began the process of updating the State Honor Roll for Asthma and Allergy Policies in Schools. In 2024, AAFA convened 19 expert stakeholders to advise on updating the policy standards for the 2025 report. These experts contributed valuable insights through roundtable discussions, helping to ensure the standards reflect…January 2025Asthma, Policy and Practice
- Since 2021, Narratives for Health has worked with hundreds of public health departments and nonprofits, advocacy organizations and other across the country. The goal is to develop a shared understanding around narrative to shift mindsets on what drives health and equity and to organize for and operationalize the changes we seek. Once people learn about narrative and ways to use a…January 2025Communication
- The 2024 election sent shockwaves through much of the healthcare industry and health equity community. Its ultimate impact remains to be written. What is certain is that, from the White House to Capitol Hill to state legislatures across the nation, it will bring significant change.Equally certain is that our work as health equity champions remains as urgent as ever. And to see the way forward, we…December 2024Policy and Practice
- In recent years, there has been a growing focus on addressing health disparities and advancing health equity. This growth was spurred by incidents in 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlighted the disproportionate impact of the virus on low-income people and people of color in the U.S. in addition to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others that increased…November 2024Policy and Practice
- Today, and as we look to the future, numerous concepts, beliefs, practices, policies, and systems pose threats to health equity. To raise awareness of the most pressing issues for health equity and to ideate on solutions, the P4HE Collaborative is hosting a town hall style webinar to uplift your questions on current and future threats to health equity and the actions needed to overcome them. This…November 2024Policy and Practice, Systemic Determinants, Isms and Phobias
- Every day, people encounter life-threatening situations related to pregnancy, childbirth, and contraception that severely impact their health, including ectopic pregnancies, harmful birthing practices, and unsafe abortions. The politically charged nature of reproductive health exacerbates these risks due to policies and systemic barriers that restrict access to quality care, insurance,…October 2024Reproductive Justice
- The upcoming 2024 election has profound implications for health policy, and we can think of no better national expert to discuss this with than Ashish Jha, currently Dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. Ashish served as White House COVID-19 Coordinator in 2022-2023, and was director of Harvard’s Global Health Institute from 2014-2020. (author introduction)October 2024Policy & Law
- Given the new state requirements and the resulting proliferation of CHEO positions, the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) in 2023 commissioned PHC to explore the responsibilities, priorities and experiences of the nascent CHEO role and investigate the contexts where these roles were being implemented. PHC conducted a landscape analysis that included a quantitative survey (N=22) of CHEOs…October 2024Policy and Practice
- This webinar kicks off a four-part virtual learning series hosted in collaboration with Partners for Advancing Health Equity (P4HE Collaborative), and Grantmakers In Health (GIH), a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the health of all people. Throughout this virtual series, we uncover how we can collectively move…September 2024Policy and Practice
- A growing body of research has focused on the social and economic determinants that lead to health inequity among different population groups in the US. People in low-income communities face daily economic challenges, “food deserts,” inadequate housing, and other conditions that undermine their health and well-being.The structural determinants of health inequity, however, are more hidden from…July 2024Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
- This webinar brings together cross-sector voices, including experts on intellectual and developmental disabilities, to share their insights on the unmet health needs of people with IDD and how to best serve them. Speakers discuss ways that policy makers, health care providers, communities, advocates, and academics can collaborate to center individuals with IDD when designing and implementing…July 2024Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing
- Substance use and mental illness have significant impacts on people, families, communities, and societies. Previous National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reports have cited differences in substance use, mental illness, and the receipt of substance use and mental health treatment among people in different racial or ethnic groups.1,2 As part of the Strategic Plan: Fiscal Year 2023-2026 of…July 2024Substance Use and Misuse
- Recent events and crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, police killings, wars, human exploitation across the globe, discriminatory policy changes, and visible effects of climate change have increased mental health challenges, especially for marginalized groups. People and organizations committed to health equity must prioritize mental health in addition to addressing these crises. Such responses…June 2024Mental/Behavioral Health
- Racial and ethnic inequities in health and health care impact individual well-being, contribute to millions of premature deaths, and cost the United States hundreds of billions of dollars annually. Addressing these inequities is vital to improving the health of the nation’s most disadvantaged communities—and will also help to achieve optimal health for all. In its 2003 report Unequal Treatment:…June 2024Policy and Practice
- Health coverage in the United States is marked by a blend of private and public insurance options that leaves about 8% of the population uninsured. This coverage system has evolved over the years, most recently with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which aimed to reduce the uninsured rate by expanding Medicaid, creating health insurance Marketplaces for individuals, and…May 2024Policy and Practice
- This webinar brings together voices from different art fields, activism, and other sectors to share their insights on the role of the arts as an activism tool. Speakers discuss ways that cross-sector organizations can collaborate with artists to mobilize communities and drive change to promote health equity.Webinar Objectives:Discuss various art mediums as forms of activism and how each could be…May 2024Advocacy
- For two decades, The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) Grantee Perception Report (GPR) has been an important tool to gather and act on grantee feedback. The 2023 GPR findings indicate that grantees see the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) commitment to building strong partnerships and creating a future where health is no longer a privilege but a right. (author introduction)May 2024Services & Programs
- This webinar brings together voices from different sectors to share their insights on the effects of anti-Blackness on anti-racism in the advancement of health equity for Black communities. Speakers discuss ways that organizations across sectors can collaborate to develop, implement, or champion anti-racist health policies and practices that will improve health outcomes for historically…April 2024Racism
- The politics of health equity involve a variety of views, beliefs, and factors that affect how health inequity is discussed and how health policies are implemented. Such differing political perspectives shape our perceptions of health issues and health disparities experienced by marginalized populations, influencing the actions taken to address them. Political divides and polarization are…March 2024Policy and Practice
- The House Ways and Means Committee hearing on March 18, 2024, highlights several health-related issues, including the importance of ensuring access to emergency medical care in rural and underserved areas through the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation and freestanding emergency centers (FECs). It addresses challenges with Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements and discusses the critical…March 2024Policy & Law, Environmental/Community Health
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