Learning more about health equity is crucial to ensuring equal access to healthcare related services during the pandemic and beyond. As health care providers, it's especially importance to be aware of inequities that disproportionately impact marginalized and minority communities.
Read MoreDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telecare services has become more prevalent. However, it's important to keep in mind the importance of health equity during this transition to telecare.
Read MoreIn this opinion piece in Scientific American, Harvard medical student Ahmed Ahmed and Dr. Nancy Oriol (co-founder of The Family Van) discuss how mobile clinics can provide equity in the defense against COVID-19. Not only does this article highlight the how mobile clinics are nimble and able to respond to a variety of needs, it also lists facts about mobile clinics that might be helpful when preparing grant proposals.
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Everyone has implicit biases, unconscious attitudes or stereotypes - we have a bias when, rather than being neutral, we have a preference for (or aversion to) a person or group of people. Thus, we use the term “implicit bias”. To diminish the negative impact of these biases, we must first recognize which ones we hold, and this online test can help.
Read MoreIndividuals often face distinct barriers to receiving healthcare caused by socioeconomic, cultural, or geographic disparities. Effectively caring for people often requires consideration of their surrounding environment and resources.
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Mobile health clinics serve an important role in the health care system, providing care to some of the most vulnerable populations. This peer-reviewed article by Nelson Malone and colleagues published in The International Journal of Equity in Health describes the types of care mobile clinics provide, the different populations served, and demographics after conducting an analysis of 811 mobile clinics.
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What are some COVID-19 specific threats to health equity and how can we mitigate some of these issues? This one-page document highlights some of the major inequities in care, especially during the pandemic. Easily distributable to health workers, this handout describes strategies to address bias, collect clinical data, and provide equitable care.
Read MoreAs healthcare providers, it is important to be aware of how culture and identity influence you and your patients. This article describes cultural humility as the life-long practice of “respect, empathy, and critical self-reflection at both intrapersonal and interpersonal levels.”
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted health inequities that exist amongst many communities. This resource released by the CDC examines a variety of policies and initiatives that many healthcare organizations have used to achieve greater health equity.
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