Fixing our Fractured and Failed Health System
In the first of a two-part series, AcademyHealth President and CEO Lisa Simpson reflects on four challenges that need immediate attention to repair the fractured and failed health system.
Expert Meeting Highlights Key Challenges in COVID-19 Vaccine Development
A recent discussion, focused on ensuring sufficient investment and interest in vaccine development for the next infectious threat, brought to light the incredible complexity involved in developing, manufacturing and distributing a vaccine on a massive scale in an equitable way.
As the Threat of COVID-19 Eventually Recedes, Incentives for New Vaccine Development Are Needed
Summarizing an expert discussion at an August 2020 virtual meeting, this brief examines the COVID-19 vaccine development experience and reviews existing research on vaccine development, manufacturing, and distribution, including financing mechanisms to help ensure its accessibility, as well as policies to promote equity.
We Are the Light of Justice that Will Not Be Extinguished
Kealoha Fox outlines a 10-year effort that resulted in billions of dollars of government investment in programs that connect cultural values to social determinants of health in Hawai‘i. Dr. Fox presented this work at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Sharing Knowledge conference, organized in partnership with AcademyHealth.
Connecting Cultural Values to Social Determinants of Health in Hawai’i
Originally designed as an interactive policy walk, this Snapshot of Innovation outlines an initiative where health policy has had a role in positively impacting racial justice and health equity for Native Hawaiians.
Examining Trust in Health Care Through the Lens of Race and Gender
In this first post in a series on building trust and mutual respect in health care, Bonnie Cluxton highlights insights from researchers examining the relationship between race, gender and trust.
Webinar: Racism, COVID-19, and Housing
During this webinar, participants explored how the current pandemic and ongoing racial injustice contributes to housing inequity.
HSR Must Reject Racism, Turn Evidence into Action for All
In a statement following nationwide protests, AcademyHealth President and CEO Dr. Lisa Simpson calls on the field to address diversity and inclusion in the workforce, bias in data and methods, and support wider and better dissemination of evidence to uncover and address systemic issues that increase disparities and negatively impact health.
Can Racial Literacy for HSR Reduce the “Tsunami of Hate?”
Racist and inflammatory language as seen during the COVID-19 pandemic should be a major cause of concern for the field of health services research (HSR).
Webinar: How Racial Injustice Creates Health Inequities
This webinar provided historical and contemporary examples of how racial injustice shapes health inequities.