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Embracing health equity on Juneteenth involves taking proactive steps to support vulnerable populations and address systemic barriers that hinder access to quality healthcare. See today's blog: https://ow.ly/VVlX50SlllU #Juneteenth #HealthEquity #SystemicBarriers

In their new Forefront article, Thomas Buchmueller and Rebecca L. Haffajee of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) argue that, while providing affordable, accessible care to all Americans is a chief goal, narrowing gaps in who can access and benefit from this care is imperative. "The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) today published a set of four issue briefs examining trends in coverage and access to care among these four populations, extending a recent literature that includes prior ASPE issue briefs and articles published in Health Affairs and other journals. In this article, we synthesize the new briefs’ findings and discuss recent and planned Administration actions aimed at further reducing disparities and improving health equity going forward." Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3RiHHqd

Global Health Equity: Addressing Disparities in Access to Care and Ensuring Healthcare for All Health equity is a critical issue, with millions of people dying each year due to lack of access to essential health services. Contributing factors include socioeconomic status, geographic location, and systemic discrimination, all of which create barriers to care. To combat these disparities, initiatives like the World Health Organization’s Universal Health Coverage aim to provide quality healthcare for everyone, regardless of their circumstances. Promoting global health equity is crucial to ensuring that every individual can achieve their best possible health, ultimately benefiting society as a whole. This version clarifies the points and adds specific details for a stronger impact. Learn more: www.grgonline.com #GlobalHealthEquity #AccessToCare #UniversalHealthCoverage #HealthcareForAll #HealthForEveryone #SocioeconomicDisparities #EqualHealthAccess #HealthInnovation #PublicHealth #HealthcareEquality

From social determinants of health to improvement in health equity, here's 7 ways Mobile Integrated Health and Community Paramedicine can be leveraged to support care priorities. https://lnkd.in/eNKxYMDj

AHIP, a URAC strategic partner, has posted a video featuring global health equity expert Dr. LaShawn McIver, who discusses the importance of equity in health care and why tackling disparities in underserved communities should be a priority: https://hubs.la/Q02k8fvS0 #healthcare #healthequity

Health equity is a problem as broad as it is crucial, fracturing trust in the medical system and hurting people who need care. It demands priority attention from leadership to create the structural changes necessary to fully eradicate the preventable harm that people face because of health inequities. Without dedicated efforts from leadership to fix these inequities, the unsafe conditions that cause these health disparities will continue to inflict preventable harm on entire populations. Read more in the paper from Dr. Ronald Wyatt: https://bit.ly/3yYumNB

Health equity means that every individual has fair and equal access to care and the opportunity to realize their full health potential. It prevails in the absence of unfair systems and policies that cause health inequalities. Amra Racic MBA, Michelle E. Tarver, MD, PhD, and Sally Prawdzik, BSc, examine current initiatives and opportunities in the US and Canada to advance health equity in medical devices in this Regulatory Focus peer-reviewed article: https://bit.ly/3W1frvr

Advancing health equity in primary care is truly a team effort. In 2022, we partnered with the Primary Care Collaborative to publish a report on how primary care is a key lever to advancing health equity. The report identified concrete, practice and policy-level actions that primary care stakeholders can pursue to reduce inequities and take steps toward achieving health equity. Partnerships like these help us address persistent health disparities, such as lower life expectancies among people of color, indigenous people, rural communities, and individuals facing socioeconomic challenges. Read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dZnDE-P2

How text messaging can help improve health equity #PatientEngagement

During this session of the 2023 Joint HPVRT/NRTCC National Meeting, we discovered how ACS is centering health equity within the Roundtables. We also allowed members the opportunity to evaluate their organization’s efforts in promoting health equity and utilize ACS tools to pinpoint strategies for advancing health equity in their own work. Watch the full session!