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Our recent #webinar had a robust discussion about how #healthequity advocates need to move forward in light of the recent #election results. Here in this post, we summarize the key points presented during this event, with insights from Sadena Thevarajah, Sinsi Hernández-Cancio from National Partnership for Women & Families, Sarah de Guia from ChangeLab Solutions, and Anthony Wright from Families USA. Webinar Summary: What’s Next for Health Equity After the Election https://lnkd.in/gDQFKrFb

"Because the factors driving #maternalmortality rates are multifaceted...community-based initiatives are critical to reaching mothers and addressing the range of health and social issues affecting maternal outcomes." #maternalhealth #healthequity #upstream #SDoH #CBO Improving Maternal and Infant Health Through Multisector, Community-Driven Partnerships https://lnkd.in/gVHWp5-X by Jan Heinrich, Helen Mittmann, and Jennifer Trott via The Commonwealth Fund and The George Washington University- Milken Institute School of Public Health

On December 9, the Common Health Coalition is hosting an interactive virtual event to announce the Common Health Challenge, an annual call-to-action for Coalition members and partners to unite around a health system priority that strengthens collaboration between health care and public health. The inaugural Common Health Challenge will advance meaningful Community Health Worker initiatives across the U.S. through partnership across health care and public health. Register now to find out how your organization can be part of the Challenge: https://lnkd.in/dVMVYffP

At the 2024 #HCPLANSummit, Rishi Manchanda MD MPH, CEO at HealthBegins, joined other innovators in #HealthEquity for their session, “Challenging the Status Quo: Incentivizing Equitable Outcomes.” Together, they explored how programs are promoting #HealthEquity across the contracting lifecycle. 📊 Learn more about the work driving change in #ValueBasedCare: 👉 https://bit.ly/hcplan

Please check out Isabela Tevanyan's story below - a hardworking mom who got the healthcare she needed and the justice she deserved and was able to keep her housing. Saluting Kaiser Permanente's leadership and vision, Neighborhood Legal Services of LA County's commitment and expertise, and the many, many champions and partners across the country who make medical-legal partnerships like this one truly successful. Access to legal services is health care - no doubt about it. #medleg #housing Bethany Hamilton, Esq. Marisa Conner HealthBegins Legal Services Corporation National Legal Aid & Defender Association https://k-p.li/4fIk44u

The inaugural Common Health Challenge spotlights Community Health Workers (CHWs) as trusted professionals who build bridges between clinical, public health, and community organizations to facilitate access to services and improve health. Join us for this interactive kickoff event to find out how your organization can be part of the Challenge. Register today at https://lnkd.in/dVMVYffP. Featured speakers include: - Dave A. Chokshi, MD, MSc, Chair, Common Health Coalition & 43rd Health Commissioner of NYC - Bechara Choucair, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Health Officer, Kaiser Permanente - Simbo Ige MD, MS, MPH, Commissioner, Chicago Department of Public Health - Philip Cooper, CCHW, CPSS, Chief Change Agent, Operation Gateway Inc. - Chelsea Cipriano, MPH, Managing Director, Common Health Coalition - Shreya Kangovi, MD, MSPH, Chief Executive Officer, IMPaCT Care - Rishi Manchanda MD MPH, Chief Executive Officer, HealthBegins - Denise Octavia Smith MBA, BS, CHW, PN, SFC, Executive Director, National Association of Community Health Workers

Join Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Tennessee Primary Care Association, HealthBegins, and the New York State Department of Health for the Third National Primary Care Transformation Summit for a conversation around primary care safety net capacity building (via the recently announced AHRQ Healthcare Extension Service)! The conversation kicks off at 10:50AM ET on Wednesday December 4th with: Libby Thurman Rishi Manchanda MD MPH Louise Cohen Darcie Hurteau Matthew Simpson

Join Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Tennessee Primary Care Association, HealthBegins, and the New York State Department of Health for the Third National Primary Care Transformation Summit for a conversation around primary care safety net capacity building (via the recently announced AHRQ Healthcare Extension Service)! The conversation kicks off at 10:50AM ET on Wednesday December 4th with: Libby Thurman Rishi Manchanda MD MPH Louise Cohen Darcie Hurteau Matthew Simpson

"Many Americans with insurance are still burdened by #medicaldebt, medical billing errors, or denials of coverage." #healthcare #ACA #healthequity #healthinsurance The State of Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S. https://lnkd.in/gegKX_eT by Sara Collins and Avni Gupta via The Commonwealth Fund

Looking for inspiration? Look to the PhD and Master's students who took my fall class on social & structural drivers of health equity at the Meharry School of Global Health. In their last class of the semester, students presented compelling, multi-level strategic plans to address upstream drivers of health inequities impacting specific communities, ranging from teens experiencing depression in Chicago and residents living in "Cancer Alley", to Black women battling triple-negative breast cancer, and residents living in zip code 29203 - one of the "most medically dangerous communities in the Deep South." It has been my honor and joy to teach this class of practitioners, scholars, and advocates about the science and practice of moving upstream to improve health and advance health justice. Their individual and collective commitment to health equity - and to each other and their communities - gives me hope. My sincere thanks to the HealthBegins network and to my friends and colleagues who shared their real-world expertise and wisdom as guest presenters this semester, including Paula Braveman , Seth Berkowitz, Brian Smedley, Jaquelyn (Jackie) Jahn, Andrew Beck, Josie Alston Williams, and Tony Iton. And my deepest gratitude to Jacquelyn S. Dalton, MPH (whose teaching assistance was invaluable), Henry C. and to Meharry's leaders including Alicia Holloway, EdD Angelita Howard, EdD, Fazal Khan and of course to Dean Daniel Dawes for the invitation to join Meharry School of Global Health as founding faculty. Last but not least, thanks to each of my students. Einstein once said, "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." But the corollary is also true - It is the supreme privilege of the teacher to share in a student's joy, in their journey of creative expression and knowledge. Thank you for that gift.