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Naming and Addressing Systemic Inequities in Healthcare

09.27.2019 | Olamide Kolawole,

Community Partnerships & Engagements, Health Equity, Interview, Patient/Provider Story, Workforce & Authentic Relationships

Naming and understanding the systemic factors that perpetuate inequity — along with a willingness to address them — is essential to any healthcare delivery or public health organization’s efforts to tackle disparities and improve health outcomes. This resource extracts lessons learned and front-line examples from three leaders who are working to address racial inequities in their health systems and communities.

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Webinar & Resources: Caring for Our Immigrant Patients in an Era of ‘Public Charge’

09.27.2019 | Center for Health & Social Care Integration

Community Partnerships & Engagements, Health Equity, Video/Explainer, Webinar/Training

In this webinar recording, our friends at the CHaSCI break down the Public Charge changes — and offer key considerations and practical advice on how to effectively care for immigrant patients in an era of heightened challenges to health and well-being.

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Advancing Health Equity through Better Evidence for Asthma Care

08.16.2019 | Families USA

Case Study, Community Partnerships & Engagements, Data & Evaluation, Harnessing Data, Health Equity, News/Opinion, Webinar/Training

This FamiliesUSA report synthesizes findings from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute — providing recommendations for researchers, clinicians and policymakers on how to structure studies and interventions to better address health inequities.

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A Measurement Framework for Health Equity

08.15.2019 | Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Blog/Overview, Data & Evaluation, Harnessing Data, Health Equity, Whitepaper/Research

Developed by our friends at 100 Million Healthier Lives, the Well-Being in the Nation Measurement Framework helps organizations work across sectors to assess and improve population and community health.

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Creating Inclusive Meeting Space to Ensure Community Participation

08.15.2019 | Health Leads

Community Partnerships, Community Partnerships & Engagements, Design Questionnaire, Health Equity, Leadership & Change Management, Whitepaper/Research, Workforce & Authentic Relationships

When executed successfully, inclusive spaces result in a safe, trusting environment that encourages full group participation, diversity of thought and equitable decision-making required to advance community-centered health goals. This simple checklist captures best practices that bring awareness to behaviors that work for and against the level of inclusion that is needed for effective community or patient engagement strategies.

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