Webinar: Toxic Environments: Prisons and Jails as Drivers of Population Health Inequities
This webinar explored the health impacts of jails and prisons on individuals and communities.
Culture of Health Innovator’s Work on Black Mothers’ Health Featured in Health Affairs
Joia Crear-Perry’s work on improving black mothers’ health was voted best Snapshot of Innovation at the March 2019 Sharing Knowledge to Build a Culture of Health conference held by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with AcademyHealth.
5 Trends to Watch this #NationalHospitalWeek
Engagement with Community-Based Organizations Key to Achieving Health Equity & Wellness for Medicaid Populations
This issue brief from AcademyHealth, Health Management Associates, and the Disability Policy Consortium, provides a compelling case for engaging Community-Based Organizations in Medicaid payment and care delivery system reform.
Five Recommendations for How Implementation Science Can Better Advance Equity
Implementation researchers, practitioners, and funders considered how to better support equitable implementation and outcomes. They make five recommendations from changing how we talk about implementation science to how we execute it and who we engage along the way.
Voices from the Field: Community Actions that Helped Build Urban Health Equity
In the second of a two-part series, this post highlights work in Richmond, California to transform the city into a place where everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life.
Voices from the Field: Culturally Appropriate Services to Support Healthy Mind, Body, Spirit
In the first of a two-part series, this post highlights the work of Native American Connections to provide culturally appropriate behavioral health, affordable housing, and community development services.
Patients Value Provider Performance Track Records
Research shows mental health care consumers value provider performance data, among other factors, when making treatment decisions.
Research Examines Policy Effects on Minority Groups
Studies presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting shed new light on health disparities
Making Health Equity Matter: The Art of Crossing Over
Margo Edmunds, director of the AcademyHealth Center for Diversity, Inclusion and Minority Engagement in Health Services and Policy Research, highlights sessions on disparities and health equity at next week’s Annual Research Meeting during which attendees will have the chance to see the field from different perspectives.