by Jordana Choucair | Dec 16, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
Third Horizon Strategies (THS) announced the launch of The Health Equity Project – a national coalition of individuals, organizations, policy leaders, and investors seeking to transform the nation’s health care and social safety net systems to improve equitable access...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 19, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
A new Commonwealth Fund report found that Black Americans in almost every state were more likely than white Americans to die from preventable and treatable health conditions. Only six states – Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Hawaii, and...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 5, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
The National Institutes of Health has started collecting data for one initiative in their All of Us project research program, focused on understanding more about the social determinants of health (SDOH). Respondents will share information on neighborhood safety,...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 21, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
The New York City Board of Health passed a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. The resolution requests that the city health department research and acknowledge “examples of its historic role in divesting and underinvesting in critical...
by Jordana Choucair | Oct 12, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
A new report from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) found that 58 percent of the health systems surveyed identified health equity as a top priority, up from 25 percent in 2019. However, many systems reported facing significant barriers, including...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 28, 2021 | Inequities and SDOH
The Biden administration announced nearly $1 billion in funding to support COVID-19 and primary health care infrastructure needs in medically underserved communities across all 50 states and U.S. territories. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)...
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