health equity policyrelational equalityAttempts to decrease socioeconomic health disparities face various challenges, which include ethical questions about prioritization and valueヽonflicts. To deal with these questions in a way that takes equal standing as a central value, this paper explores the ...
“The health innovation sector has such incredible potential to advance health equity, with $135 billion per year in estimated economic gain associated with reducing racial health disparities. Think about that — $135 billion a year in economic growth if we can finally do the right thing for all...
According to astudyin the beginning of the pandemic, patients who are older, non-English-speaking, non-white and who have lower socioeconomic statuses were all less likely to access telemedicine services. One opportunity to optimize health equity in today’s digital health environment is the conce...
By taking action to support health equity among employees, employers can not only build a healthier and more productive workforce but also improve employee retention, broaden impact on families over generations, and help create a more just society. Additionall...
“Creating this diverse workforce happens in communities and counties everywhere in the country,” Hart Sutton said. “One of the major goals behind the More in Common Alliance is to take that work that we do in health equity, and to distribute it broadly across the United States,...
their health. So does the neighborhood they live in, the color of their skin, their income and their level of social support. It’s unjust. After centuries of persistent health disparities, researchers, advocates, clinicians and public health experts are finding ways to improve health for ...
Health equity seeks to address that. "Health equity means that we achieve health that is as equal as possible, within the constraints of things we can fix," said Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the School of Public Health at Boston University. ...
One lesson we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic is the immediate need for health equity. Although poverty and lack of access are still leading barriers to health equity, the adverse effects of the pandemic worsened the problem, exposing the true extent of inequity in health care. The ...
Biopharma leaders can take four actions to seize the opportunity within health equity: Segment the markets.Segment markets not only by geography but also by the maturity of health systems. Even neighboring LMICs will have widely different needs, infrastructure, and capabilities. Segmentation will help...
As a result, Jasmin Pierre—a mental health activist—developed the app The Safe Place to remove the stigmas related to mental health in the Black community and to make wellness options more accessible.Moreover, support groups are formed of people who share similar issues, strengthening their ...