HEALTH equityETHNIC groupsLanguage is a social determinant of health, no less so in the case of Latinx persons, who make up the second largest ethnic group in the United States. In US health care, language and linguistic difference are often conceived in discrete, instrumen...
This survey study uses data from over 5.4 million US working-aged adults to assess trends in health equity and health justice by sex, race/ethnicity, and
Health equity is a significant concern of public health, yet a comprehensive assessment of health equity in the United States over time is lacking. While one might presume that overall health will improve with rising living standards, no such presumption is warranted for health equity, which may ...
“We cannot close in on global health equity without clarity on what health challenges people with disabilities face,” said Phyllis Heydt, co-founder of the Missing Billion Initiative, an organization founded to transform health systems to be inclusive of the 1.3 billi...
As the market recovers in 2024, multiple trends affecting providers, payers, pharma, medtech, and life science tools will shape how private equity investors plan to play.
In 2023, policymakers might make more commitments to health equity. In November, for example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committed to invest more than $3 billion in public health departments across the US.8 Modernizing the public health...
Health equity is the fair and just opportunity for every individual to achieve their full potential in all aspects of health and well-being. But that’s a far cry from what exists in the United States today. Significant health disparities—quantifiable differences in health-related outcomes—have...
Learning from past efforts can help the health community succeed in the future. Read more about advancing health equity.
Primary care: an increasingly important contributor to effectiveness, equity, and efficiency of health services. SESPAS report 2012. As of 2005, the literature on the benefits of primary care oriented health systems was consistent in showing greater effectiveness, greater efficiency, and... B ...
The value proposition from approaching health equity in a robust way is compelling globally, particularly in large, advanced economies.There is also a values proposition: the benefits to patients and the holistic impact on society. Many studies find that higher levels of trust in doctor...