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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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- Held annually on April 11-17th, BMHW is a week-long campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community-building to amplify the voices, perspectives and lived experiences of Black Mamas and birthing people. The week is intentionally held during National Minority Health Month and begins on April 11th annually to join dozens of global…July 2024Maternal/Child Health, Policy and Practice
- 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
- Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are impairments that present before 18 years of age which impact cognition, ability to learn, and adaptive behaviors such as activities of daily living. People with IDD experience disproportionate health challenges, including higher rates of diabetes, and are at higher risk of severe outcomes or death due to COVID-19. They receive prenatal care at…July 2024Mental/Behavioral Health, Advocacy
- Health misinformation took center stage during the Covid-19 pandemic and continues to run rampant online. Falsehoods about evidence-based cancer treatments, birth control, and other forms of medical care have caused confusion, conflict, and premature death (Gisondi, M. A., et al., Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol. 24, No. 2, 2022). Despite the growing threat to global health, social…July 2024Policy and Practice
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation describes the Transforming Academia for Equity initiative as “a bold opportunity for academic institutions to identify, challenge, and move beyond the shadow of the historical roots of structural racism and exclusion.”Taking part in the initiative provided us with time to explore how structural racism and systemic oppression are embedded in our policies,…July 2024Policy and Practice
- The American Medical Association (AMA) is the nation's largest professional association of physicians. It is the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care, promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. Rooted in a history of advocacy and guided by a vision of a more equitable future, the AMA recognizes the urgent need to address historical and contemporary…June 2024Policy and Practice
- In recent years, there have been alarming onslaughts on women’s right to health care. These attacks have taken various forms, including legislative measures that restrict access to reproductive health care services resulting in rising maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as attempts to defund organizations that provide these services. While the battle for such health rights rages on, another…June 2024Maternal/Child Health
- In this episode, we speak with Gabe Miller, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Associate Director of the Deep South Initiative for Advancing Sexual and Gender Minority Health, about his research that spans political and policy determinants of health; population health, inequity, and intersectionality; and broad questions of community, wellbeing, and…June 2024Isms and Phobias
- Health in All Policies is an approach to fostering cross-sector collaboration and promoting policies to improve population health that is spreading across U.S. jurisdictions. A May 2024 convening in Washington, D.C. explored tools and approaches that have been developed and refined to center health and equity in policymaking. (author introduction) #P4HEwebinarNovember2024June 2024Policy and Practice
- 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
- From 1969’s Stonewall to the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision for equal marriage, the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States has been an important development in the past century. LGBTQ+ health is a crucial part of this progress. While awareness of LGBTQ+ health and rights has been given more attention in the past decade, there is also legislation in multiple states…June 2024Advocacy
- The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated a need to strengthen the US public health system by shifting toward much greater community engagement and leadership. In November and December 2023, we conducted separate online surveys of community-based organizations and large metropolitan health departments to identify barriers and opportunities for building a public health system with strong community…June 2024Community-rooted/Participatory Research
- In recent years, numerous tools and approaches have been developed to counter mis/disinformation and enhance public health communication in an environment of mistrust. To provide practitioners with an overview of these tools and approaches, the project team developed the 4 i Framework for Advancing Communication and Trust (4 i FACT). This framework is based on a review of more than 350…June 2024Policy and Practice
- In recent years, numerous tools and approaches have been developed to counter misleading health-related information and enhance public health communication in an environment of mistrust. To provide practitioners with an overview of these tools and approaches, the project team developed the 4 i Framework for Advancing Communication and Trust (4 i FACT). This framework is based on a review of more…June 2024Communication
- Republicans and Democrats responded in starkly different ways to the COVID-19 pandemic, from their attitudes in 2020 about whether the virus posed a threat to whether the pandemic ended in 2023. The consequences of COVID-19 for health equity has been a central concern in public health, and the concept of health equity has also been beset by partisan polarization. In this essay, we present and…June 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Systemic Determinants
- 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
- Optimizing healthcare resource allocation through data-driven demographic and psychographic analysisThis paper explores the multifaceted nature of healthcare resource allocation, examining demographic and psychographic analysis, data sources and analysis techniques, challenges, future directions, and innovations. Demographic analysis provides insights into population characteristics, healthcare demand, and disparities, informing targeted resource allocation strategies. Psychographic analysis…June 2024Policy and Practice
- This paper discusses the role of social media algorithms in the spread of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to propose solutions to combat misinformation and promote accurate, evidence-based public health information. (author abstract)#P4HEwebinarQ2_2025June 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Communication
- The COPD Foundation’s mission is to help millions of people live longer and healthier lives by advancing research, advocacy, and awareness to stop COPD, bronchiectasis, and NTM lung disease. Embracing innovation, we engage, educate, and empower our community through a unique 360-degree approach. We mobilize partnerships between patients, caregivers, health care professionals, researchers,…May 2024Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing
- The Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health focuses on population health from its home base – the College of Human Medicine’s Flint campus. Being embedded in the Flint community allows the faculty and researchers to understand the assets and needs of the community while studying Flint’s most pressing public health issues. (author introduction) #HES4AMay 2024Maternal/Child Health
- 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
- According to the World Health Organization, “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Mental and behavioral health care is an important element of health for all people. However, differences in health care access, social determinants of health, and other structural inequities can all lead to disparities in mental…May 2024Policy and Practice
- Continuing the conversation from episode one, in this episode we discuss the intersections of trauma, racism, and exposure to violence that affect adolescents, the idea of radical hope and liberation, and what needs to happen in the system and our society improve the overall wellbeing of these youth.ResourcesInclusion and Advocacy for Women with ADHD: Addressing Inequities and Challenging…May 2024Policy and Practice
- COVID-19 has shed light on the need for community-engaged research to fuel crisis and emergency risk communication in underserved settings, promote timely and effective access to testing and vaccination for marginalized communities, and reduce disparities related to leveraging data and for communication, dissemination, and building trust. However, unethical and inappropriate research practice…May 2024Community-rooted/Participatory Research
- 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
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