Just Equity For Health

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@Lionhearted_ben @kiaraditmas

What are social medicine rounds? Our Social Medicine Rounds are an opportunity to connect our staff, faculty, trainees and community members to leaders who discuss the medical, economic and psychosocial issues impacting the health and wellness of our Bronx community. (4/4)

🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️ Don't miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: "Transgender Health and Advocacy: The Current State of Affairs" Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… (1/4)

@Lionhearted_ben @kiaraditmas

What are social medicine rounds? Our Social Medicine Rounds are an opportunity to connect our staff, faculty, trainees and community members to leaders who discuss the medical, economic and psychosocial issues impacting the health and wellness of our Bronx community. (4/4)

🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 26, 2024 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️ Don't miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: "Transgender Health and Advocacy: The Current State of Affairs" Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… (1/4)

@Nature @GoldbergLab305 @norahterrault These inequities— experienced by racial & ethnic minority groups, people of lower SES, & underserved rural communities— lead to delayed diagnosis of liver disease and its complications, differences in treatment of the above, & ultimately unequal access to transplantation. (2/2)

A new @Nature review by @GoldbergLab305, @Julius_Wilder, & @norahterrault describes health inequities along the entire spectrum of chronic liver disease care, from screening and diagnosis to prevention and treatment of liver-related complications: go.nature.com/4fgMW3W (1/2)

A new podcast series hosted by @FXBHarvard's @DrBFran features conversations with leading experts, innovators, and change-makers in the #healthequity space. Read more: bit.ly/3C8jHl5 Listen to the pod: apple.co/4ftUsrP

Calling all healthcare workers! Join the We Will Vote campaign, along with over 250K of your fellow HCWs: tally.so/r/3NXalb @civichealth_all @Vot_ER_org @Hdhp_initiative

From addressing barriers in reproductive care to ensuring access across communities, healthcare justice needs every ally. Join us—and bring an ally, on October 30 for 'Protecting Healthcare Access: Allies’ Voices Matter.' bit.ly/3ZPT7XM

@Health_Affairs @nzewde Across income levels, white households held significantly more wealth than did Black and Hispanic households, contributing to poorer access to healthcare for the latter groups with a high-deductible plan. (2/2)

A new @Health_Affairs piece by @nzewde et al. reveals how high insurance deductibles can exacerbate healthcare inequities, particularly through systemic racial and wealth disparities that go beyond income: bit.ly/3Y5iMca (1/2)

@kross_epi @FrontPubHealth The authors highlight how traditional indices of social deprivation, such as neighborhood effects as a proxy for patient SES, are historically problematic -- & instead argue for "focusing on integral measures that may mediate associations between these indices & health outcomes."

A recent article by @kross_epi et al. published in @FrontPubHealth describes how characteristics of a patient's geographical surroundings contribute to inequities in organ transplantation: bit.ly/3ZVJzKM (1/2)