We Used Your Insights to Update Our Graphic on Equity
If a picture is worth 1,000 words, having the right picture is worth even more. When conveying a concept as nuanced as the difference between equality and equity, developing a…
Three Local Policy Solutions That Can Advance Park Equity
Advancing Park Equity Far from being accidental or coincidental, persistent inequities in the quantity, quality, and distribution of parks are born from historical policies including redlining and racial covenants that…
Connecting Systems to Build Health Equity
Consider the consequences when they do not. Traveling to the doctor to be monitored for diabetes becomes a low priority when it means taking time off from work or arranging…
It’s Time for a Reckoning in the Field of Health Equity Research
My 25 years of experience in public health have made it clear: it’s time for new thinking, investments, practices, and approaches in research if a healthier and more equitable future…
What Nurses Can Teach Us About Health Equity
Bias can also stall opportunities for career advancement. Medical/surgical hospital units may have a diverse staff, but Black nurses don’t seem to get the same offers of promotion as their…
This Policy Tool Can Advance–Or Impede–Racial and Health Equity
Even with this example, preemption isn’t inherently bad. For example, federal civil rights laws passed during the 1960s preempted state or local laws that enforced discrimination. Statewide smoking bans in…
How to Counter Preemption Laws that Can Undermine Health Equity
More than 400 preemption bills were filed in state legislatures in 2021 and nearly 300 are being considered this year. In many cases, these bills obstruct efforts to dismantle systems…
These Books on Health Equity Inform and Inspire
During these tumultuous times, the sweltering heat need not slow our determination to achieve health equity. In fact, these remaining summer days give us all a chance to step back…
Future medical doctors devoted to health equity
Public overall health empowers upcoming doctors to promote overall health fairness. General public wellbeing senior Mohamed Khan (pictured far suitable) at the Initial-Generation Celebration at the Intercultural Collective office in…
Biden admin investing $1.5B to quell healthcare staffing shortages, promote workforce equity
Dive Quick: The Biden administration is investing $1.5 billion via the American Rescue Plan to handle workforce shortages and wellness disparities with scholarship and financial loan compensation packages for health…