Health Equity

Research in health services is essential for informing policy decisions to address and forestall the detrimental health consequences of climate change. Part 2 of this blog series identifies priority health services research areas for continued health system reform to address the climate crisis.

As we marked the sixty-one-year anniversary of the March on Washington yesterday August 28th—a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement—it’s an important time to reflect on the legacy of exclusionary practices and their impact on modern health care inequities. By understanding and addressing the history of sundown towns, we can more effectively reach and support historically oppressed and underserved communities.

Following South Asian Heritage Month, a health policy intern and policy analyst from the Weitzman Institute teamed up to explore the disproportionate heart disease burden carried by those with South Asian ancestry and offer policy and lifestyle recommendations.

In this white paper, the Think Kids team summarizes the findings of their recently completed CRHE project, "When All Are Counted," which examined how West Virginia compiles and reports health surveillance data.

Reflecting on a networking session at the Annual Research Meeting, researchers studying the impacts of the Dobbs decision elevate challenges, successes, and opportunities to collaborate with others doing this work, such as through AcademyHealth’s new Research Community on the Equity Impacts of Dobbs.

Dazon Dixon Diallo, founder and President of SisterLove, Inc. (SLI) and Health Datapalooza planning committee member, amplifies unheard voices and champion equitable, intersectional health data gathering.

An AcademyHealth member’s perspective on her most memorable policy-oriented 2024 Annual Research Meeting sessions.

Recent federal legislation and new research funding opportunities underscore the importance and urgency of improving representation in clinical trials to advance health equity.