Health Equity

Evidence on how to evaluate, address and improve equity is an important area of work for AcademyHealth and its community of members and partners.

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Center on Diversity, Inclusion and Minority Engagement (DIME)

AcademyHealth is committed to promoting a culture of equitable and inclusive values, policies, and practices across the field of health services and policy research (HSR). This work is sponsored by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Topics HSR Workforce Development Health Equity

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Leveraging State Data for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research to Improve Maternal Health

With support from the HHS’ Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, AcademyHealth’s Evidence-Informed State Health Policy Institute and NORC are exploring state-level data approaches to improve patient-centered maternal health outcomes.

Topics Using Health Data Health Equity Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Quality Improvement

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Research Community on the Equity Impacts of Dobbs

This research community is focused on the broad health equity impacts of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health on the U.S. health care system and is supported by a collaboration between AcademyHealth and the Commonwealth Fund.

Topics Health Equity Public & Population Health Hospitals & Health Systems Access to Care