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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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- 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
- Primary health care offers a cost–effective route to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). However, primary health-care systems are weak in many low- and middle-income countries and often fail to provide comprehensive, people-centred, integrated care. We analysed the primary health-care systems in 20 low- and middle-income countries using a semi-grounded approach. Options for strengthening…November 2020Services & Programs, Global Health
- The Building Healthy Communities (BHC) program, funded by The California Endowment (TCE), represents a novel approach to health improvement. Over 10 years, BHC has combined continuous funding in 14 historically disinvested communities with state-level and regional policy campaigns. It focuses on both the social determinants of health and power building to advance racial equity. BHC engages at the…November 2020Environmental/Community Health
- In this conversation, Marina Apgar, post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), and Mieke Snyder, research fellow at the IDS reflect on the effectiveness of two research for development programs: CLARISSA, a program focused on reducing the worst forms of child labor in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar, and Tomorrow's Cities, focused on reducing disaster risk for…October 2020Child Maltreatment, Disasters
- UNC Health rapidly launched a mobile Covid testing unit to underserved community sites in May 2020 to provide targeted testing of uninsured Black and Latinx community members. We engaged with existing Black and Latinx community leaders to co-develop the program, converting a mobile vascular screening unit into a testing site and resource center for patients at risk. In the first three months, 2,…October 2020COVID-19/Coronavirus, Community-rooted/Participatory Research
- This study aims to examine how gender variation in trans identities shape exposure to bias and discrimination. The authors then examine how trans identities intersect with race/ethnicity, education and social class to shape exposure risk to bias, discrimination and harassment in the workplace. (author abstract) #HES4AOctober 2020Transphobia
- Research has the potential to influence US social policy; however, existing research in this area lacks a coherent message. The Model for Dissemination of Research provides a framework through which to synthesize lessons learned from research to date on the process of translating research to US policymakers. (author abstract) #P4HEsummit2022October 2020Communication
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