Disparities
The nation’s progress on eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care has been slow at best. In fact, there has been some slippage backwards over the past decade with costly preventable health conditions that are disproportionately suffered by minority groups becoming more prevalent. GIH is committed to identifying successful strategies and tactics for eliminating health disparities, and to communicating this information to health funders. Issue Dialogues, audioconferences and webinars, annual meeting sessions, and issue focus articles are among our activities addressing this priority area.
What's New
- Aetna Foundation Study to Explore Disparities in Infant and Maternal Health
May 2013
To better understand the racial disparity in maternal and infant health, the Aetna Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to study the potential influence of living in stressful neighborhoods on the health of African-American mothers and their babies.
Learn More > - Connecticut Health Foundation Announces Health Equity as New Strategic Direction
May 2013
The Connecticut Health Foundation recently announced its new strategic direction – expanding health equity for all Connecticut residents. Moving forward, the Foundation will expand health equity by helping more people gain access to better care, especially for those who currently lack it now – people of color. People of color are almost five times more likely to lack health insurance and this translates to worse care and bad health outcomes. Strategies will focus on enrollment, system navigation, and creating access to affordable, comprehensive care.
Learn More > - April Is National Minority Health Month
April 2013
Celebrate this year's theme, Advance Health Equity Now: Uniting Our Communities to Bring Health Care Coverage to All, by exploring opportunities to unite toward a common goal of improving the health of communities and increasing access to quality, affordable health care for all people. This April marks the second anniversary of the launch of the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and the National Stakeholder Strategy for Achieving Health Equity.
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Audioconferences
Publications of Interest
- Ensuring Equality for LGBT Communities
May 2013
By Ryan Barker, Vice President of Health Policy, and Thomas McAuliffe, Health Policy Analyst, Missouri Foundation for Health
Learn More > - Latinos and Health Care: An Opportunity for Philanthropy
April 2013
By Kerry A. Diaz, President and Trustee, Quantum Foundation
Learn More > - Solving the Connecticut Data Deficit through Collaboration
December 2012
By Alyse Sabina, Program Officer, Aetna Foundation, and Jenn Whinnem, Communications Officer, Connecticut Health Foundation
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