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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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  • Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed public health journal sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and authored by experts worldwide. PCD was established in 2004 by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with a mission to promote dialogue among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers worldwide on the integration and…
    July 2023
    Health Reform
  • As described throughout this report, racial, ethnic, and tribal health inequities are created and sustained by factors both inside and outside of the health care system. However, health is strongly tied to the health care system—a healthy population requires access to high-quality, comprehensive, affordable, timely, respectful, and culturally appropriate health care. The health care system serves…
    July 2023
    Policy & Law
  • Participatory grant-making is a collaborative way of working that brings community members into the grant-giving process. The Fund for Global Human Rights does a deep dive into participatory grants in this intro.  Here’s what it all comes down to:In traditional grant-giving, the organisation giving the money runs the show. Funders decide what needs should be addressed, how funds can be used…
    July 2023
    Policy and Practice
  • In this P4HE podcast episode, we talk with Colin Killick, Executive Director of Disability Policy Consortium, about how and why the disability community has been largely left out of the health equity conversation. We cover what health equity should look like for people with disabilities and the Social Model of Disability, its definition of disability, and how this impacts advocacy and policy…
    July 2023
    Advocacy, Social/Structural Determinants
  • The Health Equity & Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Families Act of 2023 removes political interference and restores coverage so immigrants in the United States (U.S.) can participate in the health insurance programs for which they would be eligible but for their immigration status or length of stay. This bill will allow immigrants and their families to receive the health coverage…
    July 2023
    Medicaid, Medicare
  • The AMA has been working to eliminate health inequities and to make optimal health for all a reality. So has the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). And so have many other leading racial justice and health care organizations.But these efforts have gone forward in a siloed manner, and this lack of coordination is limiting opportunities to learn from others’ experiences, to develop…
    July 2023
    Policy and Practice
  • The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) provides support and policy expertise to Tribal Advisory Committees, which are established to enhance the government to government relationship, honor Federal trust responsibilities and obligations to Tribes and American Indian and Alaska Native people, and increase understanding between federally-recognized Tribes and federal agencies. (author introduction…
    July 2023
    Interventions
  • The United States spends more on health care than other high-income countries, but our health care system is failing us. Not only are our health outcomes relatively poor, but they are also deeply inequitable, undermining our collective future.From the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe, to our worsening maternal health crisis that disproportionately hurts Black and other birthing…
    July 2023
    Reproductive/Sexual Health, Policy and Practice
  • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and stroke are the leading causes of death in the United States. On average, someone dies of CVD every 34 seconds, and someone dies of a stroke every 3 minutes and 17 seconds in the US. Risk factors for CVD and stroke include hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, physical inactivity, smoking, and obesity. Beyond the human toll, CVD poses a significant economic…
    July 2023
    Policy and Practice
  • From 2018–2020, 19 states enacted Medicaid work requirements as a strategy for reducing program enrollment and overall cost. While these requirements were later rescinded, strategies to reduce Medicaid costs are likely to reemerge as states attempt to recover economically from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we evaluated the impact of Medicaid work requirements on adults aged > 50, a group that…
    July 2023
    Medicaid
  • This webinar brought together voices with lived experience from global and Indigenous communities to share the most pressing health inequalities and future implications for the communities they serve. Moving to action, speakers discussed ways to center global and Indigenous priorities and next steps in the pursuit of health equity for all.#P4HEwebinarJuly2023
    July 2023
    Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
  • Power, and the lack thereof, is the fundamental cause of inequity, in communities around the world because it maintains and holds those inequities in place. For the many foundations focused on addressing racial, social, and economic inequities, therefore, achieving transformative change means shifting power to the people most impacted by these inequities. But while many foundations are now…
    July 2023
    Community-rooted/Participatory Research
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is working alongside other organizations to build a national Culture of Health that provides everyone in America a fair and just opportunity for health and well‐being. The foundation supports several national leadership development programs to help train a generation of leaders who will use innovative approaches to advance a Culture of Health. Health…
    July 2023
    Services & Programs
  • 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 2023
    Services & Programs
  • Language is a social determinant and driver of health. Joo and colleagues2 performed a systematic review of perioperative and surgical care that adds to a growing body of literature describing language-related health care disparities. The 29 studies that met their inclusion criteria had mixed results. Most found that patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) experienced reduced access to…
    July 2023
    Communication, Social Environment
  • 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 2023
    Communication, Services & Programs
  • Energy insecurity can have important implications for health and health equity. Many long-standing programs to address energy insecurity need to be refreshed in light of climate change, the recognition of unacceptable disparities, and the impending transition to clean energy. (author abstract) 
    June 2023
    Services & Programs
  • Efforts to advance health equity are a recognition that there is significant opportunity to improve health outcomes for traditionally underserved populations. Academic research continues to offer deeper understanding of the gaps in quality, access and outcomes that suggest there is much room for improvement. Policymakers have also made recent efforts to advance health equity using levers…
    June 2023
    Interventions, Services & Programs
  • Most employers offer benefits to promote and protect the health and well-being of their employees. These benefits can range from affordable health care options, on-site daycare, and healthy food choices in the cafeteria, to free health screenings and discounts on gym memberships. But private sector employers can go beyond considering the needs of their employees and clients. By addressing the…
    June 2023
    Policy and Practice
  • The current state of the world: The world is once again going through immense change and disruption: from the global pandemic and the disproportionate impact on poorer nations and classes to the murder of George Floyd and the return to prominence of the fight for racial equality; from the urgent fight for the rights of women highlighted by the reversal of Roe vs Wade in the US, the recent…
    June 2023
    Advocacy
  • In this episode, we speak to Dr. Harold “Woody” Neighbors, Senior Advisor for public health research and Research Professor with Tulane’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, about his life experiences that led him to study the intersection of socio-political determinants and behavioral response in producing racial disparities in disease. We discuss several aspects of his work,…
    June 2023
    Mental/Behavioral Health, Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
  • Health and civic engagement are linked. Healthier people may be able to participate more fully in civic life, although those with poorer health may be motivated to address the roots of their health challenges using collective action. In turn, civically active people may experience better health, and societies with more equitable health and health care may experience healthier civic life.…
    June 2023
    Policy & Law
  • Background: With their close connection to community and increasing preventive health remit, local governments are well positioned to implement policies and programs to address health inequities. Nevertheless, there is a lack of evidence of equity-focused policy action in this sector. We aimed to understand how local government representatives approach equity in the development and implementation…
    June 2023
    Advocacy, Policy & Law
  • 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 2023
    Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
  • Despite advances in prevention and treatment, people of color in the United States are at heightened risk for substance use and HIV because of underlying structural and social inequities. Although racism, stigma, and discrimination are known drivers of disparate substance abuse and HIV outcomes, public health efforts to advance research and support the systemic policy and programmatic changes…
    June 2023
    Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants

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