States can more effectively address health inequities by aligning and leveraging existing programs and resources. Specifically, there is a significant, underexplored opportunity to leverage ...

Interventions that address socioeconomic determinants of health are receiving considerable attention from policy makers and health care executives. The interest is fueled in part by expected returns ...

Memo from Ellen-Marie Whelan looks at community health centers and their potential to deliver jobs and economic growth. Community health centers across our country have a 45-year history of providing ...

Community health workers are public health workers. Their goal is to connect communities with their health care systems and state health departments. Community health worker (CHW) is an umbrella term ...

Health equity means ensuring everyone has the chance to be as healthy as possible. However, factors outside of a person’s control can prevent them from achieving their best health. Examples of these ...

African Union (AU) Ministers of Health and Finance, together with Heads of Delegation, have called for urgent and sustained investment in Africa's health workforce, including to build a ...