The overall goal was to synthesize knowledge on actions that need to be taken to promote health equity and the mental health of Black refugees in Canada.#Group concept mapping systems were applied to generate and organize action-oriented statements related to the different social determinants of ...
Another comes from identifying populations with a health need a company could address, if only it knew that a treatment that it has already developed could be expanded to help those populations.One useful approach is to think about whose problems a company is looking to solve. Prote...
they can go after various pieces of it and still create an incredibly successful company without addressing the ripple effects outside their domain. If we think of healthcare as a battleship fleet in desperate need of overhaul, think of the tech ...
One aspect of the larger concept of health equity, equity in health care implies fair arrangements that allow equal geographic, economic, and cultural access to available services for all in equal need of care. “Health equity cannot be concerned only with health in isolation. Rather it must co...
Organizations need to establish better structures to promote women and to provide strong advancement opportunities. In our interviews with women who have reached senior leadership in health care, we asked them to consider what measures accelerated or slowed their journey to the top. Their responses hi...
Through being a part of this workshop, I have become more aware of the issues of racism in our country, as well as within myself, and the absolute need to become antiracist in order for our country to heal. In sharing her knowledge, experiences, and resources, … Read more“Judy Tr...
PwC’s report, “Closing the health equity gap,” examines some of the most innovative thinking that happened during the pandemic and explores how to build on it to create greater health equity in the future. Pulling in research learnings from across the
Life insurance companies, as equity stakeholders in policyholders’ lives, have incentives to mitigate their health risks. I introduce a framework that enables life insurers to evaluate the financial viability of developing and implementing health engage
challenges that need to be overcome. These relate not only to the development and deployment of low-emissions technologies, but also to the supply chains and underlying infrastructure that need to be transformed, write Mekala Krishnan, Chris Bradley, Humayun Tai, and Tiago Devesa inHarvard Business...
Establish a clear chain of command for when ethical issues need to be escalated or when group decision making is required. Create an environment where the patient’s wishes are prioritized. This includes informed consent, reviewing questionable medication orders and involving family members when appropr...