Health Equity

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Research shows mental health care consumers value provider performance data, among other factors, when making treatment decisions.

Studies presented at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting shed new light on health disparities

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.

Amidst a myriad of health policy changes, physician advocacy is now more relevant than ever. AcademyHealth member, Dr. Anita Shah and coauthor Dr. Abby Nerlinger highlight a tool for documenting a scholarly approach to advocacy.