Heath Equity: What You Can Do

Mar 15, 2019

Dismantling structural racism and other systemic inequities that contribute to health disparities will take a concerted effort and long-term commitment at the individual, organizational and systemic levels. It’s a challenge so great and so important that many are left asking ‘What can I do?’

This new post on the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ) blog shares what those of us in healthcare can do — as individuals and within our organizations — to take steps toward achieving health equity. The team at NICHQ breaks these first steps down into three key components:

Recognize our own implicit biases
Develop our own health equity definitions
Work within our organizations to develop org-wide health equity definitions

As NICHQ Chief Health Officer, Elizabeth Coté, MD, MPA notes:

“Health equity is big, overwhelming and deeply personal. Tackling it takes time and trust; it requires deep, internal inquiry from every one of us, so we can take discreet steps as individuals and then as organizations to pursue change. To achieve health equity, we must begin with ourselves — start right where we are.”

Read the full artcile in NICHQ Insights

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Two Part Webinar Series: Moving from Antiracism Intention to Action

The challenges associated with confronting and eliminating structural racism are extensive and require intentional reflection and correction of the processes and systems that harm communities. This webinar series focuses on the CIE Data Equity Framework, an innovative tool that can be used to guide institutions and individuals towards creating more equitable and inclusive systems that support overall well-being and positive health outcomes for their communities.

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