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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 project team is developing plausible estimates of the causal effects of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on infant and child outcomes. The investigators focus on the effects of WIC on children after they are born; spillover effects from targeted children to other family members who are not directly eligible for the programs; and on the effects…January 2018Early Adulthood, Services & Programs
- Since Andrew Carnegie established the first US charitable foundation in 1911, grantmakers have fought hard to address entrenched social problems. Billions of charitable gifts have gone to feed the hungry, house the homeless, heal the sick, and educate the underserved. For the better part of a century, responsive giving to address existing needs was the preferred approach for philanthropy. But…January 2018Policy and Practice, Social/Structural Determinants
- Most racial/ethnic minority groups overall have similar — or in some cases, fewer — mental disorders than whites. However, the consequences of mental illness in minorities may be long lasting. (author description)December 2017Mental/Behavioral Health
- To what degree does a newly rehabbed apartment help decrease emergency room visits for an asthmatic child?What are the barriers to improving community residents’ access to healthy foods?How do neighborhood amenities and safety factors influence a family’s outdoor activities?The answers to questions like these are increasingly sought-after by grantmakers and community-based service providers…November 2017Policy and Practice
- HealthEquityGuide.org is a resource with inspiring examples of how health departments have concretely advanced health equity — both internally within their departments and externally with communities and other government agencies. This website includes: A set of Strategic Practices to advance health equity in local health departments Key actions health departments can take to advance their…November 2017Health Reform, Services & Programs
- Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are pivotal factors influencing health outcomes beyond medical interventions. While clinicians recognize their impact, challenges such as expertise boundaries and evidence gaps persist. Yet, healthcare is increasingly integrating SDoH into practice through community partnerships and new payment models emphasizing outcomes. This abstract explores the evolving…October 2017Social/Structural Determinants
- The Colorado Trust recognizes the essential role of advocacy and policy change in achieving health equity for all Coloradans. To this end, The Colorado Trust’s Health Equity Advocacy (HEA) strategy aims to establish a field of health equity advocates who can strategically promote policy changes addressing social, economic and environmental determinants of health. (author introduction)August 2017Environmental/Community Health
- The world of community development is often complex, requiring savvy professionals able to navigate a complicated web of interdependent issues such as housing, generational poverty, financial capability, social and economic mobility, employment and education. As community development professionals, we trade in systems—systems of complex social problems hosting many different actors, policies,…August 2017Community-rooted/Participatory Research, Environmental/Community Health
- The U.S. and the state of Colorado are more racially diverse than ever. Thirty years from now, it’s expected that fewer than half of Americans will be white, according to Manuel Pastor, PhD, director of the program for environmental and regional equity at the University of Southern California, citing census data. What’s driving this change isn’t immigration but births; people of color are younger…August 2017Classism, Racism
- Introduction The United States continues to become more racially and ethnically diverse, and racial/ethnic minority communities encounter sociocultural barriers to quality health care, including implicit racial/ethnic bias among health care providers. In response, health care organizations are developing and implementing cultural competency curricula. Using a community-based participatory…August 2017Services & Programs, Racism
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