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Pandemic-Driven Health Policies To Address …

(Just Now) WEBStark disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic led to new health policy funding and interventions addressing social needs and social determinants of health to improve health equity. Lessons from

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20220210.360906/

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Health Equity in Healthy People 2030

(1 days ago) WEBThese resources include interventions to address public health issues among specific population groups and improve the health of all people. In addition, Healthy People …

https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/health-equity-healthy-people-2030

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What is Health Equity? Health Equity CDC - Centers for …

(Just Now) WEBHealth equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Achieving this requires ongoing societal efforts to: Address …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/whatis/index.html

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Health Equity - American Public Health Association

(2 days ago) WEBAPHA Health Equity Fact Sheets, Briefs, Reports and Infographics. COVID-19 Vaccination: An Equitable Response urges equity as a priority to curb the pandemic's devastation on …

https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/health-equity

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State …

(6 days ago) WEBAdvancing equity in health and health care should be a top priority of health care leaders and policymakers. A good start would be to identify policies that impede progress toward …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Health Equity - Office of Health Equity - CDC - Centers for …

(3 days ago) WEBWhat is Health Equity? Health equity is the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health. Achieving this requires focused and …

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/index.html

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Disparities in Health and Health Care: 5 Key Questions …

(9 days ago) WEBA health care disparity typically refers to differences between groups in health insurance coverage, affordability, access to and use of care, and quality of care. The terms “health …

https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-5-key-question-and-answers/

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2024 Health Equity Outlook Report EY - US

(4 days ago) WEBConsistent with last year’s findings, there is diversity in the specific factors and issues prioritized within health equity programs. Health care access and quality remains at the …

https://www.ey.com/en_us/insights/health/2024-health-equity-outlook-report

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What are the Implications of the Dobbs Ruling for Racial …

(2 days ago) WEBThe issue also has moved to the forefront of policy debates in the U.S. Sixteen percent of women voters, rising to 28% of Black women voters, say abortion is the “most important …

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/what-are-the-implications-of-the-dobbs-ruling-for-racial-disparities/

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(9 days ago) WEBGalea, who has been studying health equity issues for a quarter century, uses this one: If one person is taller than another, that's an inequality that can't be fixed. However, if …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/24/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-why-it-matters

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Year in Review: 10 Health Policy Issues for 2023 KFF

(9 days ago) WEBAdvancing health equity remains a top issue for health policy experts and researchers. New survey research from KFF showed that six-in-10 Black adults,

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/fact-sheet/year-in-review-10-health-policy-issues-for-2023/

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Achieving Health Equity in the United States - American Public …

(5 days ago) WEBMoreover, it is estimated that from 2003 to 2006 the combined costs of health inequities and premature deaths in the United States totaled $1.24 trillion and that elimination of …

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2019/01/29/achieving-health-equity

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Health inequities can be addressed with systems-focused policies

(4 days ago) WEBPolicy can explicitly address health equity, legacy systems of oppression and undo historical policy-driven harms, Dr. Jordan said. He shared examples of “equity policy …

https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/health-equity/health-inequities-can-be-addressed-systems-focused-policies

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Report Finds Widespread Health Inequities in United States

(4 days ago) WEBTo create a more equitable health system, the report’s authors suggested that legislators implement a series of state- and federal-level policy changes, which they grouped into …

https://www.aafp.org/news/health-of-the-public/20211223inequityreport.html

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Health Equity Policy Toolkit ASTHO

(1 days ago) WEBHealth Equity Policy Toolkit. December 20, 2022. Achieving health equity reduces harm to people who have been marginalized and increases life expectancy and quality of life …

https://www.astho.org/topic/health-equity/health-equity-policy-toolkit/

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Federal Policy to Advance Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity

(5 days ago) WEBRacially and ethnically minoritized populations and tribal communities often face preventable inequities in health outcomes due to structural disadvantages and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK596405/

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How Do We Define and Measure Health Equity? The State of …

(3 days ago) WEBThe definition of health equity developed during the establishment of Healthy People 2020 was one In their issue brief focused on health equity,29 the Secretary's Advisory …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9311469/

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Applying a Health Equity Lens to Evaluate and Inform Policy

(3 days ago) WEBThe TCC’s application of a health equity lens consisted of five steps: 1) identify the health equity issue and affected population; 2) analyze the relevant policy impacts and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6604770/

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CDC - Health Equity Law - Publications by Topic - Public Health Law

(1 days ago) WEBHealth Equity Law. Health equity is the “attainment of the highest level of health for all people. 1 Health equity can be achieved only by eliminating health disparities—the …

https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/healthequity.html

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The Role of Law and Policy in Achieving Health Equity and …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth equity has an important role in both HP2020 and HP2030. Law and policy can be important tools to promote health equity and to address barriers to good health. …

https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/Combined-508.pdf

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ASTHO Unveils Top 10 Public Health Policy Issues to Watch in 2023

(7 days ago) WEBDecember 14, 2022 ARLINGTON, VA—Today, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is unveiling its list of the top 10 state public health policy …

https://www.astho.org/communications/newsroom/2022/astho-unveils-top-10-public-health-policy-issues-to-watch-in-2023/

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Policy Issues - Health Equity - National Family Planning

(1 days ago) WEBNFPRHA supports policy and service delivery efforts to eliminate health disparities related to social and economic factors, such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and …

https://www.nationalfamilyplanning.org/pages/issues/policy-issues---health-equity

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What is health equity? How the idea grew – and why it matters

(6 days ago) WEBGalea, who has been studying health equity issues for a quarter century, uses this one: If one person is taller than another, that's an inequality that can't be fixed. However, if …

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/what-is-health-equity-how-the-idea-grew-and-19420356.php

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“The health equity curse”: ethical tensions in promoting health …

(3 days ago) WEBIn spite of a growing range of PH ethics frameworks and theories, little is known about ethical concerns related to promotion of health equity in PH practice. The purpose of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8375114/

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Advancing Health Equity, Eliminating Health Disparities, and …

(7 days ago) WEBAs part of its mission to address these important issues, PCD is excited to release this collection, “Advancing Health Equity, Eliminating Health Disparities, and Improving …

https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2021/21_0264.htm

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AHRQ Issues Guide To Help Digital Health Developers and Users …

(5 days ago) WEBThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed the Digital Healthcare Equity Framework: A Practical Guide for Implementation to advance equity …

https://medtechintelligence.com/feature_article/ahrq-issues-guide-to-help-digital-health-developers-and-users-advance-equity/

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FTC issues final rule banning most noncompete clauses in …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Federal Trade Commission April 23 voted 3-2 to issue a final rule that would ban as an unfair method of competition contractual terms that prohibit workers from pursuing …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-23-ftc-issues-final-rule-banning-most-noncompete-clauses-employer-agreements

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Paving the Road to Health Equity - OHE - CDC

(2 days ago) WEBThe intent of this article is to describe how some current policies and policy areas that have a health equity orientation are being used with the aim of reducing health disparities. …

https://www.cdc.gov/minorityhealth/publications/health_equity/index.html

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