Reducing Healthcare Disparities

This article from the CDC stresses the importance in collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) data to provide better service to the LGBTQI+ community.
This USICH and their federal and national partners publication addresses the racial inequities that exist across experiences of homelessness. The purpose of this guidance is to provide communities with a framework for gathering and assessing that data.
By collecting and stratifying patient race, ethnicity and language (REAL) data, hospitals and care systems can identify which, if any, health care disparities exist—and then target interventions to address the disparities. This 5-step framework outlines step by step how to stratify patient data.
Health care organizations are on the front lines of addressing health equity, playing key roles in not only access and care delivery, but also as employers and as community members. Discover strategies for organizations to address health equity within their organizations and the communities they…
The Health Research and Educational Trust Disparities Toolkit is a Web-based tool that provides hospitals, health systems, clinics, and health plans information and resources for systematically collecting race, ethnicity, and primary language data from patients.
This toolkit distills the elements of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards) framework and is intended to help guide the efforts of HCOs to evaluate the implementation of the National CLAS Standards across…
AHA hospitals and partners have found several effective strategies that have been successful in increasing vaccine uptake. Over the coming weeks, we will highlight different strategies and examples of how they have been used to improve vaccine confidence.
Learn how trustees can build long-lasting, trusted relationships with communities, in an effort to advance health equity.