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Washington U researchers granted $6.1M for maternal health study
Three researchers from the Brown School and the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis received a $6.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Sept. 1 to study maternal health. -
How health systems could build wealth in minority communities
Health systems play an important role in helping Black communities build wealth, according to a Sept. 1 analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine. -
How to use technology to advance health equity and social care: Insights and best practices from Unite Us
Advancing health equity is a top priority for nearly all health systems, but making progress can be complicated. Becker's Hospital Review recently spoke with Melissa Sherry, Vice President of Social Care Integration at Unite Us, about challenges and opportunities related to adopting health equity services at scale. -
6 recent health equity investments over $10M
Here are six health equity investments over $10 million that Becker's has covered since July 25: -
HHS invests $20M in maternal health initiatives
HHS, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, announced on Aug. 29 an investment of more than $20 million for initiatives aiming to improve maternal and infant health. -
Novant Health invests $25.5 million in North Carolina community impact and health equity initiatives
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health and the Novant Health Foundation invested $25.5 million since January 2020 toward community impact and health equity initiatives across North Carolina, according to an Aug. 29 news release. -
Black COVID-19 'long-haulers' struggle to get treatment
Black patients suffering from long COVID-19 are experiencing difficulties getting treatment despite comprising the brunt of cases and hospitalizations, NBC News reported Aug. 28. -
CVS Health to invest $10.5M in affordable housing for Cleveland
CVS Health will invest $10.5 million to build 50 supportive housing units in Cleveland as part of its commitment to addressing health equity. -
$3M donation furthers health equity research at U of Miami
A $3 million donation from the Chen Family Foundation will fund further research into health equity at the University of Miami and the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. -
Boston Mountain Rural Health joins effort to address homelessness
Boston Mountain Rural Health partnered with the city of Harrison, Ark., and its special committee on homelessness to address concerns in the city, according to an Aug. 23 report from KSRP. -
North Carolina wellness program experiences growing pains
The North Carolina Medicaid office launched the first-of-its-kind program in March to encourage people to pursue a healthy lifestyle rather than only paying for care when an individual is sick. However, an Aug. 24 report in North Carolina Health News indicates that growing pains come with the new territory. -
National Committee for Quality Assurance taps Dr. Bryan O. Buckley as health equity initiatives director
The National Committee for Quality Assurance named Bryan O. Buckley, DrPH, as its new director of health equity initiatives Aug. 23. -
Healthcare for young immigrants secure in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced a new policy to continue providing government-funded healthcare coverage for about 40,000 low-income adults living in the U.S. illegally, according to an Aug. 22 report from ABC News. -
Viewpoint: Health equity can't be achieved without nurses
The public health sector needs to provide nurses with resources to more comprehensively address and advocate for health equity, Tarissa Host wrote for the MinnPost Aug. 22. -
5 recent health equity partnerships
Five health equity partnerships reported since Aug. 9: -
UCLA launches health equity accelerator program
UCLA launched TechQuity Accelerator, a health tech program aimed at companies providing resources for underserved communities, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported Aug. 22. -
Clinical pathway explores community-based collaborations, improves health equity
The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing introduced the Thrive clinical pathway Aug. 18 to improve health equity and support those who experience adverse outcomes resulting from complex chronic illnesses, poverty and inequality. -
Gilead to partner with 2 schools to address HIV care inequalities
Gilead Sciences plans to collaborate with two academic institutions to reduce inequities in HIV healthcare for Black Americans. The company is teaming with Atlanta-based Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and the New Orleans-based Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education at Xavier University of Louisiana. -
Trillium Community Health Plan partnership aims to address social determinants of health
Trillium Community Health Plan partnered with technology company Unite Us to enhance the health plan's ability to collaborate between providers and community-based organizations to provide healthcare services for Oregon Health Plan members. -
The cost to cover HIV prevention drugs may be causing employers to hire fewer gay men, study finds
When preventive HIV medications are offered through employer-sponsored health insurance, the annual income of gay men in the U.S. declines and part-time employment rates go up, an Aug. 17 study from researchers at Troy, N.Y.-based Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute found.
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