Health equity plans may require allocating resources differently to achieve an equal outcome. In contrast, health equality provides the same resources to everyone regardless of circumstance.

The report, “Defining the Role of the Health Equity Officer: Guidance for Health Systems,” outlines the key functions, values, responsibilities and competencies required for the position.

In the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020 and the stark inequities exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the rise of the chief health equity officer (CHEO) role is no coincidence. Healthcare ...

The Joint Commission has created a Health Care Equity Resource Center to help hospitals achieve safer, more equitable care, the organization said Oct. 26.

Health equity—the concept that every person has a fair and just opportunity to attain their maximum level of health—has never rung more true in today's highly driven healthcare world. Yet ...

While welcoming attendees, Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, UB’s vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, emphasized that “health equity is really the cornerstone of what we do here ...

On Tuesday, researchers with the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in San Diego unveiled startling racial disparities in health equity and resources in Black and Brown communities ...

Of five major HHS agency offices focused on health equity, only one has taken down its website amid President Trump's executive orders to end federal government diversity, equity, inclusion, and ...

Posted in Race & Health Equity Addressing childhood trauma before it becomes adult trauma United Way’s 80×3 initiative provides the resources for trauma-informed care in early childhood.

The $198,476 grant is meant to increase transportation access for customers to attend health and wellness appointments while ...

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Not every advance in medicine needs to be a grand gesture. Even small changes, like substituting aspirin for low-molecular weight heparin, can provide profound improvements in health equity.