Research nominated as the best abstract for each theme from the 2025 Call for Abstracts explores topics related to how prepared hospitals are for the next pandemic, gender differences in primary care physician earnings and outcomes, and methods for decomposing heterogeneous treatment effects.
In the seventh of a series of blogs with our Community Research for Health Equity grantees, AcademyHealth highlights the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding to learn more about their Community Research for Health Equity project findings in celebration of National Arab American Heritage Month.
In the sixth of a series of interviews with our Community Research for Health Equity grantees, AcademyHealth interviews Leah Frerichs and Ellie Sellers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to learn more about their project goals and findings in celebration of World Teen Mental Wellness Day.
In the fifth of a series of interviews with our Community Research for Health Equity grantees, AcademyHealth interviews Dr. Tanya Funchess and Warren Jones from Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health to learn more about their project goals and findings during Black History Month.
In this report, the Pride Center team summarizes the findings of their CRHE project, which examines the circumstances which initiate health care disparities for the LGBTQ+ community and explores what options can mitigate consequences from care that is delayed or withheld entirely.
As lead clinicians for their states with responsibility for overseeing clinical care and stewardship of resources, Medicaid Medical Directors propose policy recommendations to ensure equitable access to cell and gene therapies.
AcademyHealth and the ABIM Foundation are collaborating on a two-year initiative, Advancing Trust: A Focus on Medical Debt, which aims to address the widespread implications of health system-based medical debt policies and practices while exploring solutions to this systemic issue.
2024 was a year of progress for members, featuring new resources like the Salary Comparison Tool and Report, the AI for health research course, and the launch of the Future of Health Equity Webinar Series. We’re excited to expand on these achievements in 2025.
Significant investments in community health begin with reforming funding approaches and scaling programs that center a community’s experiential knowledge. Participatory grant-making and peer health navigation are two examples of promising health services research approaches that deserve more attention.
Building on a previous call to integrate oral health into health care systems and policy frameworks, the Oral Health Interest Group (OHIG) aims to foster interdisciplinary collaborations, reduce disparities, and drive policy innovation ahead of the 2025 Annual Research Meeting.