The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled: “Increasing the Physical Accessibility of Health Care Facilities.” This resource provides an overview of barriers faced…
Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report titled, Don’t Waste, Donate: Enhancing Food Donations Through Federal Policy. The report addresses a troubling disconnect between…
Cardea Services is now offering an independent study course to help healthcare providers discuss aspects of gender identity, gender discrimination and gender-related health disparities and how they impact clients. Participants will practice skills for assessing and…
The National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among health care organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health worked with…
The American Planning Association (APA) recently announced recipients of grant funding for its Planners4Health Program. The non-profit is providing $1.5 million to 28 of its state chapters in an effort to continue creating stronger, healthier communities.…
Capacity Building Assistance Provider Network (CPN) is hosting a webinar on “Addressing Social Determinants in HIV Prevention and Care: Power and Place Matter.” The purpose of the webinar is to increase the knowledge of community-based…
In the last decade, health equity has increasingly become a critical concern in the field of public health. From the local to federal levels, there’s been a call for research, initiatives, and outreach that minimize…
Several years have passed since the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Commission to Build a Healthier America announced a key finding: zip codes may be a more important predictor of health than genetic codes. This…
Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) recently penned an op-ed, “Battling AIDS in Houston Latin-American Communities,” to reflect on National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day. Originally published in The Hill, the article explores how several American cities have created innovative…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks exceptional candidates for the position of Health Scientist to serve as the Associate Director for Health Equity in the Office of Health Equity (OHE), in the…