Research and Publications
Building the evidence base for policy and practice changes that address the root causes of health inequity.
Understanding why some communities are healthier than others requires focused research. Health equity research convenes experts, organizations, and community members to identify when these differences are caused by unfair treatment, measure the problem, understand why it’s happening, and develop evidence-based solutions tailor-made by and for the communities they’re meant to serve.
The AAMC Center for Health Justice’s health equity research provides crucial information for AAMC member institutions, policymakers, community organizations, and public health officials to make informed decisions about resources, programs, and policy changes that will make a difference in giving everyone the opportunity to be healthy.
Research from the Center
Those committed to health and racial justice must do a better job of connecting the dots between historic injustice and modern day inequity.
Pre-med volunteer and AAMC biomedical research workforce specialist Jasmine Lopez shares how she sees health justice in action at a clinic in Phoenix, AZ.
In Civil Eats, AAMC Environmental Justice Fellow Anthony Nicome offers policy solutions to grow healthy, sustainable food systems in Black communities.
Social needs screenings and partnerships are more common in teaching and nonprofit hospitals, and those using a value-based care.
A new article reveals agreement across Generation Z on policies that affect health like housing, health care, and economics.
Research analyst Ebonie Megibow, MPH makes the case for improving the data landscape for LGBTQ+ populations to identify and address health inequities.
Intern Joy Oloyede explores the links between climate inaction and health inequities for birthing people and babies of color.
Subgrantees from the Building Trust and Confidence Through Partnerships program share their lessons learned in their second year.
New paper in Milbank Quarterly describes a framework for trustworthiness and multisector coalition building to improve population health.
A new legislative wave of care restrictions in many states endangers the mental health, well-being, and futures of transgender youth.
