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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 statistics around Black maternal health in the United States remain unsettling. In the U.S., Black women are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. Black women are also two times more likely to experience severe maternal morbidity and 1.5 times more likely to have a preterm delivery, compared to their white counterparts. There are various…January 2024Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- Racial and ethnic minoritized uninsured populations in the United States face the greatest barriers to accessing mental healthcare. Historically, systems of care in the U.S. were set up using inadequate evidence at the federal, state, and local levels, driving inequities in access to quality care for minoritized populations. These inequities are most evident in community-based mental health…January 2024Mental/Behavioral Health, Policy & Law
- Women comprise more than half of the United States population, and yet women are less likely to have insurance and more likely to experience adverse health outcomes. The National Women's Health Network is a 501c3 not for profit that represents the health interests of these women across the life continuum. We maintain an intersectional focus on sexual and reproductive health, maternal health…January 2024Maternal/Child Health, Policy & Law, Aging and Life Course
- In 2020, Oregon voters passed Ballot Measure 110, decriminalizing substance use and establishing one of the largest participatory grantmaking programs in the state’s history. Measure 110 is historic for taking a hard stance against the War on Drugs and for employing a participatory grantmaking strategy which will distribute over $200 million in state marijuana tax revenue collections every two…January 2024Policy and Practice
- This webpage provides various resources and datasets for national health surveys administered by the National Center for Health Statistics. #P4HEwebinarDecember2023January 2024Policy and Practice, Interventions
- Objective: The value of patient involvement to the design, conduct, and outcomes of healthcare research is increasingly being recognized. Patient involvement also provides greater patient accessibility and contribution to research. However, the use of inaccessible and technical language when communicating with patients is a barrier to effective patient involvement.Methods: We analyzed peer-…January 2024Policy and Practice
- We build trusted relationships with our funded partners grounded in power-sharing, transparency, mutual accountability, and continuous learning. A mutual commitment to transparent conversations and learning leads to greater impact. (author introduction)January 2024Policy and Practice
- The IDD Toolkit website provides information for the primary care of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Toolkit offers health care providers best-practice tools and information regarding specific medical and mental and behavioral health concerns, including resources for patients and families. (website description) #P4HEwebinarJuly2024January 2024Policy and Practice
- Grassroots advocacy movement with a goal of creating a dynamic community to empower and grow disability leaders within healthcare organizations. (website description) #P4HEwebinarJuly2024January 2024Advocacy
- Around the world, people lack access to life-saving knowledge and expertise. With Project ECHO, we know a world where life-saving best practices are available to every person, no matter their circumstance, is possible. Project ECHO’s revolutionary model provides training and mentorship to transform and sustain strong health systems where every person has fast access to the highest quality health…January 2024Policy and Practice
- The purpose of this tool is to help campuses build consensus around key foundational concepts related to equity and inclusion. The activities in this tool serve as a starting point for engaging in difficult conversations and to ensure everyone is on the same page before engaging in the process of examining equity gaps. (author abstract) #P4HEsummit2022January 2024Policy and Practice
- Nearly a third of all nations class LGBTQ+ people as criminals. Homosexuality is still punishable by death in 12 countries. This can make it impossible for the LGBTQ+ community – still one of the groups most affected by the HIV epidemic to get the healthcare they need. (author introduction)January 2024Advocacy
- Each of our Labs on the “Arts, Health, and Social/Emotional Well-Being” focus on research questions such as the following, under “Therapeutic Approaches and Benefits” or “Non-Therapeutic Approaches and Benefits”: Therapeutic Approaches and BenefitsWhat changes in physical or mental health outcomes are experienced by subjects receiving creative arts therapies to treat one or more diseases,…January 2024Advocacy
- Solving today's complex health and social issues effectively and equitably is beyond the purview of any one agency, organization, or discipline. Working cross-sectorally represents a key opportunity for communities to create significant, sustainable improvements in health and equity outcomes. Prevention Institute's collaboration tools emerged from experience working in health coalitions and…January 2024Interventions
- An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of global population worldwide – experience a significant disability today. Persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health as those without disabilities. However, the WHO Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities demonstrates that while some progress has been made in recent years, the world is still…January 2024Advocacy
- Creating Healthy Communities: Arts + Public Health in America, a 3-year national initiative undertaken from 2018-2020, was designed to accelerate this innovation at the intersection of the arts and public health and to build healthy communities in alignment with our national public health goals. The initiative sought to expand the intersections of arts, community development and public health…January 2024Policy and Practice
- The American Academy of Developmental Medicine & Dentistry (AADMD) is a non-profit, membership organization of interdisciplinary health professionals — including primary physicians, medical specialists, dentists, optometrists, nurses and other clinicians — committed to improving the quality of healthcare for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities (IDD). (author introduction…January 2024Policy and Practice
- IEC (Institute for Exceptional Care) is a national nonprofit working to make healthcare better and safer for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). IEC partners with people with lived experience of IDD, family members, and healthcare professionals to change the way care is taught, delivered, and paid for by creating tools, programs, and campaigns. (author introduction)January 2024Services & Programs
- Employer can provide employees with reasonable accommodations and workplace supports, such as adjustments or modifications, to enable people with disabilities, including mental health conditions, to perform job essential functions effectively and efficiently. Below are some resources to help employers support and accommodate employees with mental health conditions. (author description) #…January 2024Mental/Behavioral Health, Policy and Practice
- University of Florida's Center for Arts in Medicine is committed to transforming health and wellness through the arts. It encourages its students to use their creativity to advance health, wellness, and equity as trained arts in health professionals.January 2024Advocacy
- The National Women’s Health Network is a 501c3 not for profit that represents the health interests of women across the life continuum. We maintain an intersectional focus on sexual and reproductive health, maternal health and the health and well-being of aging women. We work to improve women’s health outcomes through state and federal advocacy, consumer health education, and grassroots technical…January 2024Advocacy
- The purpose of this toolkit is to help state and territorial health agencies (S/THAs) build and sustain partnerships with non-traditional, non-public health sectors. It focuses on how S/THAs can use Healthy People 2030 to motivate multisector collaboration, improve health outcomes, and advance health equity. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarMarch2024January 2024Interventions
- The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is leading the profession to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive through its commitment to developing diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, access, and belonging (DEIJAB) resources and tools to strengthen occupational therapy practitioners' contribution to a healthy and engaged community. (author description)January 2024Policy and Practice
- 2023 is on pace to be a record-setting year for state legislation targeting LGBTQ adults and youth, with legislation that targets healthcare, education, public places and services, and drag performers or entertainment. Each of the previous two years—2022 and 2021—were record-setting years for anti-LGBTQ legislation, and the public rhetoric around these issues has increased since then. (author…January 2024Policy & Law
- States across the country have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a flood of policy changes, from physical distancing and mask requirements to expansions of social safety net programs and eviction freezes. The COVID-19 US State Policy (CUSP) database is a publicly available dataset that is free for all users to download. CUSP is designed to be a tool for researchers, policymakers, the media…January 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Policy & Law
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