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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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- Advocacy is a critical population health strategy that emphasizes collective action to effect systemic change. It focuses on changing upstream factors related to the social determinants of health, and explicitly recognizes the importance of engaging in political processes to effect desired policy changes at organizational and system levels. Advocacy influences decision-making to create positive…January 2015Advocacy, Social/Structural Determinants
- Objectives: Housing First is a supportive housing model for persons with histories of chronic homelessness that emphasizes client-centered services, provides immediate housing, and does not require treatment for mental illness or substance abuse as a condition of participation. Previous studies of Housing First have found reduced governmental costs and improved personal well-being among…November 2014Substance Use and Misuse, Housing Discrimination, Healthy Housing
- Food insecurity has emerged as a highly prevalent risk to the growth, health, cognitive, and behavioral potential of America’s low-income children (www.feedingamerica.org). What exactly is food insecurity? The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines it as a household’s lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle for all household members as well as…November 2014Services & Programs
- On May 8, 2014, Manuel Pastor, PhD, a Professor of Sociology, American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, presented on how building a social movement can help achieve health equity and how communities can be involved. His presentation included recent success stories and a list of 10 key elements to building an effective social movement, such as the need for scale, a…May 2014Social Environment
- For the poorest people, moving out of poverty can be an enormous challenge. But continuing to stay out of poverty for the rest of their lives is a much greater and for some, impossible, task. Many people rise above the poverty line only to tumble back beneath it. This report demonstrates that escaping from poverty is not a one-way street – many families slide back below the poverty line because…March 2014Policy and Practice
- Despite significant financial support for health equity research, health and health care disparities persist. To date, no formal analysis of trends and gaps in funded disparities-focused research has been conducted to ensure targeted investments focus on priority populations, outcomes, and building an evidence base for solutions to health and health care inequities. Health equity researchers,…January 2014Policy and Practice
- When it comes to our bodies, data abounds. We all have a blood pressure, weight, cholesterol levels,A1c, BMI, and more. We have risks, too. We might have or be at risk for cancer, or heart disease, or have a higher risk of experiencing a side effect of a medication or treatment than someone else.In theory, this data can help us make better decisions about our health. Should I take this pill? Will…January 2014Communication
- The news that US $12.7 million in donor funds had been embezzled from Uganda’s Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) hit the headlines in many donor capitals in late 2012, prompting serious questions about Uganda’s commitment to fight corruption. The stolen donor funds were earmarked as crucial support for rebuilding northern Uganda, ravaged by a 20-year war, and Karamoja, Uganda’s poorest region.…October 2013Policy and Practice
- Over the past few decades, the United States has become an increasingly multicultural country.1 As the nation’s demographics change, some of the greatest challenges many health care organizations experience in providing quality health care services are knowing the patient populations they serve, identifying their patients’ needs and preferences, and implementing and monitoring improvements in…September 2013Services & Programs
- International medical volunteerism among US practitioners is increasing each year, yet there is no single professional group, society or published universal framework for conducting such programs to ensure quality, effectiveness, and/or sustainability. This review seeks to assess existing literature that might inform a set of medical outreach best practices to enhance teams’ ability to improve…May 2013Global Health
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