Community health workers in Canada and the US: working from the margins to address health equity
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DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2016.1275523
Abstract: Abstract In this commentary, we address community health workers’ (CHWs) marginalized social location within the health care systems of Canada and the US. This marginalization is due, in part, to their being a workforce shaped… read more here.
Keywords: level; community health; health; health equity ... See more keywords
Workforce solutions to address health disparities
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DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001147
Abstract: Purpose of review This review focuses on physician workforce racial & ethnic diversity as a solution to improve perioperative and peripartum health equity. Recent findings Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic physicians remain underrepresented in medicine (URiM)… read more here.
Keywords: health; address health; solutions address; health disparities ... See more keywords
Democratising data to address health system inequities in Australia
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012094
Abstract: Understanding the health status of a population or community is crucial to equitable service planning. Among other uses, data on health status can help local and national planners and policy makers understand patterns and trends… read more here.
Keywords: health; address health; system inequities; data address ... See more keywords
Avancemos! Building Partnerships Between Academia and Underserved Latinx Communities to Address Health Disparities Through a Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research Program.
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DOI: 10.1177/1524839920953782
Abstract: Latinx is the largest minority population group in the United States and disproportionately affected by health disparities. Efforts to address such health disparities require a concerted, multipronged approach that should involve training the next generation… read more here.
Keywords: health disparities; faculty mentored; research; program ... See more keywords
A Unique Model and Workforce to Address Health-Related Social Needs and Health Equity: Regional Health Connectors in Colorado.
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DOI: 10.1177/15248399231173703
Abstract: Unmet health-related social needs contribute to high morbidity and poor population health. Improving social conditions are likely to reduce health disparities and improve the health of the overall U.S. population. The primary objective of this… read more here.
Keywords: health; address health; social needs; workforce ... See more keywords
A model to address health-care needs.
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DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2017.26.sup10.s3
Abstract: T he delivery of health care has undergone tremendous changes over the past decade. From the restructuring of our health-care system to changes in Medicare reimbursement and implementation of electronic health records. These changes have… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; health care; model address; care ... See more keywords
Leveraging Housing Vouchers to Address Health Disparities.
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DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2016.303565
Abstract: The authors reflects on the likely limited effectiveness of the Accountable Health Community model if there is insufficient services to meet needs health care providers identify. They comment on the need for changes in housing… read more here.
Keywords: leveraging housing; housing; housing vouchers; health ... See more keywords