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Leveraging Data to Tackle Health Inequities: The Role of the Project SIGNAL Dashboard in Community Response

JPHMP Direct

Curated and accessible data dashboards paired with hands-on training can support community-based organizations in addressing health inequities in their communities. The post Leveraging Data to Tackle Health Inequities: The Role of the Project SIGNAL Dashboard in Community Response first appeared on JPHMP Direct.

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Proposing a new indicator to assess health disparities: measuring inequalities in causes of death

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

Iñaki Permanyer and Júlia Almeida Calazans Policymakers and scholars are increasingly interested in monitoring and curbing health inequalities. Measuring how ‘similar’ or ‘dissimilar’ the different causes of death are can help us understand global health inequalities and patterns of mortality.

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The complicated role race and ethnicity play in research

Association of Health Care Journalists

Using race and ethnicity categories in research contributes to health inequities but leaving them out can also be problematic, according to a recent consensus report published by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. Racial categories in the U.S., Be transparent. Add context. Include community partners.

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The Eisenhower Principle

The Health Care Blog

Tens of millions of us still lack health insurance, in part because some states refused to expand Medicaid and in part because people still can’t afford/don’t see the value of health insurance, despite subsidies. Health inequities abound, particularly for people of color.

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Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations May Increase Care Engagement and Quality Among Pregnant and Postpartum Patients

BU School of Public Health Blog

Funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), the study presents the first major findings from a five-year NIMHD grant that Dr. Cole received in 2023 to evaluate how Medicaid ACOs can improve quality and equity of care for pregnant patients.

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Podcast from Washington: Health Equity in Action

The NACCHO Podcast Series

As our country continues to reflect on the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hassanatu and Dr. Ige discuss how local health departments are rethinking how health inequities are addressed in public health practice. They also talk about the $2.25 They also talk about the $2.25

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Professor Receives $29M NIH Grant to Study Dementia Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment

BU School of Public Health Blog

health disparities Professor Receives $29M NIH Grant to Study Dementia Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment Maria Glymour will lead the Triangulation of Innovative Methods to End Alzheimer’s Disease project, which will utilize large, diverse datasets to examine whether interventions targeting alcohol use, depression, vision or hearing impairments, (..)