At Tower Health's Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pa., college interns reach patients before they've even seen a provider, offering compassion and human connection as they screen for social determinants of health. 

Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health launched a $60 million, five-year capital campaign that will address social determinants of health in three areas of the city, IndyStar reported March 27.

A recent study found Black and Hispanic adults are less likely to be prescribed statins than white and Asian adults, CNN reported March 22.

Forty-five percent of women forgo preventive healthcare, according to a recent poll conducted by the Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention and Ipsos. Millicent Gorham hopes to see those numbers fall. 

Vulnerable groups are less likely to adopt daily HIV preexposure prophylaxis pill than white gay and bisexual men, NBC News reported March 18.

Ahead of nearly 400,000 Michigan residents who may lose Medicaid coverage after the public health emergency declaration expires in May, Brian Peter, CEO of the Michigan Health and Hospital Association, is keeping health equity top of mind, he said in a recent interview with the State of Reform. 

TruLite Health announced today that they have partnered with a leading healthcare organization to help address health equity with an innovative platform that focuses on clinical interventions at the point of care.

Despite social progress and respected medical groups publishing statements of support for members of the LGBTQ community throughout the last few years, health disparities for this group continue to exist.

While diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have long been discussed in healthcare, the question of how DEI is woven into the individual patient experience is still an open one.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Novant Health received $1.5 million from the Golden LEAF Foundation to expand a rural physician training program.

Black adults, uninsured or lower-income women and other groups with high rates of obesity are hitting financial barriers that prevent them from accessing effective weight loss drugs, NBC News reported Feb. 2.

Days after the Memphis, Tenn., Police Department released body cam footage of the violent beating that led to Tyre Nichols' death, National Nurses United, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved have released statements condemning police brutality and urging public health professionals to join in the fight against racism's systemic roots.

Cleveland Clinic has launched the Center for Infant and Maternal Health, an effort that will support women from pregnancy through their child's first year of life. 

Twelve states are aiming to pass dozens of bills this year that target gender-affirming healthcare for transgender and nonbinary individuals. So far, Utah is the first of the 12 to do so. Just yesterday, the state's governor signed the bill into law that "blocks minors from receiving gender-transition health care," according to The New York Times.

Despite Black Americans' higher likelihood of being diagnosed with kidney failure than white Americans, a widely used test for decades prevented individuals from getting needed transplants sooner.

Nearly one-fifth of transgender or nonbinary individuals are denied gender-affirming care because of how they identify. On top of that, 50 percent say that due to lack of knowledge, they themselves have had to "teach their medical providers about transgender care," a report from the National LGBTQ Taskforce found.

At Evanston-based NorthShore - Edward-Elmhurst Health, data, strategy and health equity are indivisible. 

While current requirements for accredited hospitals will not change, The Joint Commission is upgrading one leadership standard to a national patient safety goal. The move emphasizes the importance of health equity and encourages hospitals to view healthcare disparities as a quality and safety priority.

Brian Mathis and Kari Severson Snaza are launching Oasis Health Partners, a value-based primary care company.

Ranna Parekh, MD, joined MD Anderson as chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer in May. Dr. Parekh had an interview Jan. 5 with MD Anderson regarding her role and priorities.