Health Equity

Artificial intelligence is being embraced as the solution to mitigate differences in health and health outcomes. More

Federal and state investment in public schools may provide students with opportunities to develop important cognitive resources during schooling that translate into better cognitive function in later life, especially among marginalized populations. More

New federal court decisions have delayed the implementation of new rules protecting health care for transgender people issued under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. More

Civil rights and health equity advocates in the allied fields of population health have worked for decades to get more funding and attention for… More

Data equity refers to the production and distribution of high-quality, inclusive, actionable, and accessible data. Improving data equity involves… More

As of April 2024, approximately 250 local, state, and federal governmental entities have introduced bills, executive orders, and other policies that… More

The Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023, ruling that affirmative action in the admissions processes at Harvard College and the University of North… More

ar from keeping courts away from social controversy as promised, the Dobbs decision – and the individual state power to dictate circumstances under which patients can access myriad types of reproductive health care it unleashed – pose implications that remain unpredictable, inequitable, and heart-wrenching for patients and providers alike. More

Racial inequities in health and well-being began in the United States with colonization and slavery and have persisted as direct consequences of… More

Context: Whether income inequality has a direct effect on health or is only associated because of the effect of individual income has long been… More