Disparities/Equity of Care

Leaders from WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C., share strategies to overcome behavioral health disparities and increase patients’ access to appropriate caregivers at the right time and place.
Lesbian, gay and bisexual persons in the U.S. have higher self-reported prevalence of several underlying health conditions associated with severe COVID-19 outcomes, compared to heterosexual persons, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
With help from a health equity grant collaboration between the AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, UnityPoint launched its CenteringPregnancy Care to Mitigate Racial Disparities Program.
Biden announced an executive order directing federal agencies to review the Trump administration’s public charge rule, among other recent immigration policies.
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged the Food and Drug Administration to review how accurately pulse oximeters monitor blood oxygen levels, citing multiple studies suggesting they provide misleading measures to patients of color.
Registration is now open for the AHA’s Accelerating Health Equity virtual conference, March 16-18.
Inspired by recent examples in sports and a Hamilton show tune, Kenneth Kaufman, managing director and chair of management consultancy KaufmanHall, challenges senior health care leaders to “make 2021 the year of true advancement in diversity, equity, and inclusion.”
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Since it became a federal holiday in 1983, MLK Day has become widely celebrated as a day of public service for individuals, communities and organizations.
What are some disparities associated with maternal and child health in your community? What are the root causes of these disparities? Explore how hospitals, health systems and their community partners are joining forces to examine and address disparities in maternal care, ultimately increasing…