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Health Equity - Department of Human Services

(3 days ago) WEBHealth equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Studies in Pennsylvania have shown that there is more than a 10 percent difference in access to well-child visits between Black infants and white infants. Furthermore, the life expectancy of a baby born in Pennsylvania is strongly tied to ZIP code.

https://www.dhs.pa.gov/HealthInnovation/Pages/HealthEquity.aspx

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Health Equity Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - PA.GOV

(7 days ago) WEBHealth Equity. Health equity is the attainment of the highest level of health for all people. Studies in Pennsylvania have shown that there is more than a 10 percent difference in access to well-child visits between Black infants and white infants. Furthermore, the life expectancy of a baby born in Pennsylvania is strongly tied to ZIP code.

https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/dhs/resources/for-residents/health-equity.html

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Pennsylvania Health EQuity Analysis Tool - PA.GOV

(6 days ago) WEBWelcome to the landing page of the PA Health Equity Analysis Tool (HEAT). The Introduction dashboard describes the high-level content of each subsequent dashboard, including the data source(s) used. For questions regarding the data contained in the dashboard, please refer to the source documentation at the links provided.

https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dhs/documents/healthinnovation/documents/PA%20Health%20Equity%20Analysis%20Tool%20User%20Guide%20%20v2.0.pdf

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PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH EQUITY ANALYSIS TOOL

(9 days ago) WEBhealth equity zone, areas with marked disparities in health outcomes, and taking action to remediate the health equities therein 3 PROJECT CONTEXT To support the RAHCs in identifying health equity zones and crafting appropriate community specific strategies for improving outcomes, the Pennsylvania Health Equity Analysis Tool was …

https://communitydataroundtable.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/CDR-Quarterly-Call-Pennsylvania-Health-Equity-Analysis-Tool-Presentation-7.22.2021.pdf

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2022 State Report Pennsylvania - County Health Rankings

(8 days ago) WEB2022 County Health Rankings: National and Pennsylvania State Values for Ranked Measures. Years of potential life lost before age 75 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted). Percentage of adults reporting fair or poor health (age-adjusted).

https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/sites/default/files/media/document/CHR2022_PA_0.pdf

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Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Racial Equity …

(2 days ago) WEBOn January 21, 2021, DHS will release a report detailing our focus on racial equity and anti-racism into our programs and systems. The following is a summary of this report and our ongoing work. Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity at DHS. DHS is a large employer in the commonwealth, with nearly 16,000 employees overall.

https://www.dhs.pa.gov/about/Documents/1.2021%20DHS%20Racial%20Equity%20Report%20Summary.pdf

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Despite Broad Efforts, U.S. Health Equity Gap Continues to Grow

(Just Now) WEBDespite broad efforts since 2009 to increase the availability of health insurance and access to health care for underserved populations, low-income people are remaining sicker than higher-income people and that health inequity gap continues to grow. That’s according to José Escarce, MD, PhD, the guest speaker at the April 2 annual …

https://ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/research-updates/despite-broad-efforts-u-s-health-equity-gap-continues-to-grow/

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Our Priorities - Health Equity - Pennsylvania Health Access Network

(1 days ago) WEBBelow are our specific policy priorities related to health equity: 2020 Census. The 2020 Census is quickly approaching, and the outcome will have direct impact on healthcare funding in Pennsylvania. There are multiple reasons to be concerned about the likelihood of an undercount, including reduced federal funding and the introduction of a

https://pahealthaccess.org/priorities-healthier-communitites/

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Department of Human Services Releases Racial Equity Report - PHLP

(7 days ago) WEBState Developments. In late January 2021, the Department of Human Services (DHS) released its first Racial Equity Report. The report addresses DHS as an agency, the work DHS does for Pennsylvanians made vulnerable by racial and economic inequity, and its plans for addressing those inequities. DHS is working to make its …

https://www.phlp.org/en/news/department-of-human-services-releases-racial-equity-report

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Health Inequities in PA Ahec 2

(1 days ago) WEBWhile the overall life expectancy in Pennsylvania is 78.4 years, there are large disparities when life expectancy is examined by race/ethnicity. For example, there is a 14-year difference between the life expectancy of Asian (88.8 years) and Black populations (74.4 years). Data source: Community Health Rakings and Roadmaps.

https://www.paahec.org/he-in-pa

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Pennie Health Equity Report 2022-23

(2 days ago) WEBA data set with less variation has a CV closer to 0, while a data set with greater variation has a CV closer to 1. In Rating Area 9, the total number of Pennie enrollees in March 2022 was 23,041. The average age of all enrollees was 44.9 years (44 years and 10.8 months). The average monthly premium (PMPM) was $135.

https://agency.pennie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2022-23-Pennie-Health-Equity-Report.pdf

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Health Equity Fact Sheet Health Equity CDC - Centers for …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to ensuring health equity is embedded in an all-of-public health approach to overcoming persistent health disparities and health inequities across a range of population groups that disproportionately experience poor health outcomes. In April of 2021, CDC declared racism a serious

https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/core/fact-sheet/index.html

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Looking Upstream: Promoting Health Equity in Philadelphia …

(3 days ago) WEBIt was with this realization that an academic medical center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson University, and pharmaceutical manufacturer, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis), came together with a joint mission of promoting health equity to reduce cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8713258/

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Pennsylvania Selected For National Effort To Address Health …

(3 days ago) WEBAs a participant in CHCS’ 12-month learning series, Pennsylvania will take part in peer-to-peer learning with other state Medicaid agencies to share best practices around practical, on-the-ground implementation efforts, promoting health equity, and centering community member voices.

https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/dhs/newsroom/pennsylvania-selected-for-national-effort-to-address-health-rela.html

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Penn Dental Medicine CDE

(6 days ago) WEBAt Drexel University, she leads the Migration, Ethnicity, Racism and Health Working Group and is the founder and co-director of the Latino Health Collective, a multi-sectoral community coalition of Latino-serving organizations who work together to promote the health and well-being of Latino communities in Philadelphia.

https://cde.dental.upenn.edu/Course/1527-Advancing-Latino-Health-Equity-through-Community-Engaged-Research

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Providing Groceries and Transportation to Poverty-Exposed …

(8 days ago) WEBPoverty is independently associated with childhood cancer relapse and death. 1,2 To date, no evidence-based interventions targeting poverty as a risk factor for poor outcome have been evaluated in pediatric oncology. We evaluated central administration of the Pediatric Cancer Resource Equity (PediCARE) intervention, 3 which provided …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2819344

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Sylvia Owusu-Ansah Receives Health and Equity Leadership Award

(5 days ago) WEBSylvia Owusu-Ansah, associate vice chair of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and assistant professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine in the School of Medicine, received the Health and Equity Leadership Award at the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women event on May 9. Owusu-Ansah, a board-certified pediatrician and …

https://www.health.pitt.edu/news/sylvia-owusu-ansah-receives-health-and-equity-leadership-award

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Shapiro Administration Highlights Commitment to Health Access, …

(9 days ago) WEBYork, PA - Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh and Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) Acting Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen joined representatives from Hannah Penn School, Family First Health (FFH), and the United Health Foundation today to discuss a shared commitment of improving …

https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/dhs/newsroom/shapiro-administration-highlights-commitment-to-health-access-equity-during-visit-to-york-countys-only-school-based-health-center-.html

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Private equity moves into care: Investment firms buying mental …

(4 days ago) WEBAltogether, the study found 642 mental health clinics and 1,152 clinics treating substance use disorders had undergone private equity acquisitions during that period, accounting for 6.2 percent of

https://www.columbian.com/news/2024/may/21/private-equity-moves-into-care-investment-firms-buying-mental-health-substance-use-clinics/

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Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly – Daily update: 28 May …

(6 days ago) WEBWorld Health Assembly approves a global health strategy fit for a challenging future. Delegates at the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly (WHA 77) approved a four-year, US$ 11.1 billion strategy for global health to promote, provide, and protect health and well-being for all people, with an emphasis on climate change, aging, migration, …

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-05-2024-seventy-seventh-world-health-assembly---daily-update--28-may-2024

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The State of Our Health - Pennsylvania Department of Health

(3 days ago) WEBPennsylvania Health Assessment is a critical step toward examining inequities by race and ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, age, education, sexual orientation, geography, and disability, so that we health equity, and health factors, and then focus specifically on eight health themes, as well as the

https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/Documents/Health%20Planning/SHA%20Complete%20Report_2021.pdf

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NIH Announces Winners of 2023-2024 High School Mental Health …

(2 days ago) WEBMay 31, 2024 • Institute Update. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Speaking Up About Mental Health essay contest. Out of more than 370 submissions across 33 states, NIH awarded 24 youth (ages 16-18) finalists with gold, silver, bronze, and honorable mention prizes.

https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2024/nih-announces-winners-of-2023-2024-high-school-mental-health-essay-contest

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Notice of Availability and Request for Information; Federal …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Federal Evidence Agenda on Disability Equity will: i. Describe disparities faced by individuals with disabilities that could be better understood through Federal statistics and data collection, such as disparities in health, employment, educational, and other outcomes, or in Federal program participation. ii.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/30/2024-11838/notice-of-availability-and-request-for-information-federal-evidence-agenda-on-disability-equity

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Home Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - PA.GOV

(6 days ago) WEBPlan a trip to the Keystone State. From bustling historic cities to stunning parks, there's a reason why visitors of all ages return to Pennsylvania. Find your next adventure with Visit PA. Visit PA by Region. Keystone State. Proudly founded in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom. <p>We're the home base of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

https://www.pa.gov/en.html

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Pennsylvania Health EQuity Analysis Tool - Department of …

(8 days ago) WEBWelcome to the landing page of the PA Health Equity Analysis Tool (HEAT). The Introduction dashboard describes the high-level content of each subsequent dashboard, including the data source(s) used. For questions regarding the data contained in the dashboard, please refer to the source documentation at the links provided.

https://www.dhs.pa.gov/HealthInnovation/Documents/PA%20HEAT%20user%20guide.pdf

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