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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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- Building Healthy Communities (BHC) has been the signature initiative of The California Endowment (TCE) for the past 10 years. It has combined continuous investment in leadership and organizing capacity-building and advocacy campaigns in 14 historically disinvested communities, with related state-level and regional policy campaigns and coalition building. BHC has remained far from static in its…December 2020Community-rooted/Participatory Research, Interventions
- Although coordinated investments in SDOH have the potential to improve national wellbeing, we continue to observe underfunding of such efforts. Pooled funding is one mechanism that may be used to encourage collaboration and ensure that a broad array of sectors jointly fund and share in the benefits of SDOH investment. While interest in collaborative financing mechanisms grows, there are…December 2020Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
- As COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the country and daily case counts exceed 150,000, many states are working to confront long-standing racial and ethnic disparities that the pandemic is laying bare. While states are taking immediate action to address the health and economic consequences of the pandemic and preparing to distribute vaccines, their new approaches to health equity are…November 2020COVID-19/Coronavirus
- In partnership with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) recently held a virtual roundtable discussion of state officials to discuss maternal health initiatives in Illinois and Georgia and explore strategies to improve maternal health outcomes for Medicaid enrollees. Despite spending more than other developed nations on hospital-provided…November 2020Adverse Birth Outcomes, Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
- Many individuals with mental health problems have comorbid physical conditions, or may present with substance/alcohol misuse or abuse issues. This results in complex treatment challenges that may not be adequately addressed by a model of care that is solely delivered by an individual clinician using a sole intervention. Mainstream pharmacotherapeutic treatment of mental health problems often have…November 2020Co-Morbidities, Depression
- "We know what works. We know what will center the humanity and dignity and ensure that Black folks are not just surviving but thriving . . . But we don’t fund it.” - US Rep. Ayanna Pressley, MA-07In this powerful quote, Rep. Ayanna Pressley is highlighting two important ways philanthropy and other sectors can drive meaningful change by:1) Focusing on strategies that center humanity and explicitly…November 2020Services & Programs
- This article outlines the efforts of the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI) to address health disparities linked to housing issues in Atlanta. It highlights how the coronavirus pandemic intensified the need for stable housing and how historical and current housing policies have contributed to significant health disparities, particularly among Black and Brown communities.November 2020Healthy Housing
- A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in September found that pregnant women, especially Black and Latinx, are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19 compared to non-pregnant individuals. They are more likely to be admitted to intensive care units (ICU), receive invasive ventilation, and are at increased risk of death.In response to COVID-19, several states…November 2020COVID-19/Coronavirus, Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
- As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, states face difficult budget decisions. As states forgo billions of dollars in tax exemptions to nonprofit hospitals, it is more critical than ever that these exemptions yield genuine value to their communities. A new National Academy for State Health Policy’s (NASHP) tool helps states gather detailed information from hospitals about their community benefit…November 2020Services & Programs
- While the terms equity and equality may sound similar, the implementation of one versus the other can lead to dramatically different outcomes for marginalized people. Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an…November 2020Systemic Determinants
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