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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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- "We know what works. We know what will center the humanity and dignity and ensure that Black folks are not just surviving but thriving . . . But we don’t fund it.” - US Rep. Ayanna Pressley, MA-07In this powerful quote, Rep. Ayanna Pressley is highlighting two important ways philanthropy and other sectors can drive meaningful change by:1) Focusing on strategies that center humanity and explicitly…November 2020Services & Programs
- 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
- 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
- The inequities laid bare by COVID-19 underscore the importance of states’ efforts to develop policies and interventions to address all health disparities. Systemic racism, a driver of these inequities, also fuels disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality – Black women are four-times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women. States are on the frontlines, working to…October 2020Adverse Birth Outcomes, Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
- As states seek to address the social determinants of health and advance health equity, they face longstanding and persistent challenges in collecting complete, accurate, and consistent race, ethnicity and language (REL) data. This expert perspective provides an overview of current REL data collection standards; ideas for increasing completeness in data by engaging the enrollee and enrollment…October 2020Medicaid
- At service design firm Moxie, Catherine Collins collaborates with nonprofits and companies focused on positive impact to understand what matters to their stakeholders and to act on that research. Previous collaborations range from understanding the experience employees at U.S. Bank Stadium have with homelessness, scaling Service Design at Cardinal Health, to re-imaging benefits with early…October 2020Services & Programs
- This blog post covers a Dutch participatory research project called The Workspace, a study which brought policymakers together with unemployed people to share perspectives on municipal initiatives to encourage unemployed people's participation in society. The article outlines how The Workspace encouraged dialogue and furthered the goals of action participatory research.October 2020Structural Violence, Systemic Determinants
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