Health Equity

This series of resources responds to that question, monitoring developments and identifying opportunities to use law and policy for the advancement of reproductive health in an adverse environment. The Network is committed to supporting those protecting and promoting reproductive health, and we welcome questions, ideas, and requests for consultation on the resources in this series as well as other efforts to continue progress amidst opposition. 

The Racial Health Equity Legal and Policy Cohort (RHE Cohort) is a biennial, national program that supports governments, public health departments, community-based organizations, and advocates in using law and policy as tools to advance racial health equity.

Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs) are agreements between private economics developers and community coalitions that aim to procure meaningful benefits for the residents most impacted by the…

In the wake of the renewed racial justice movement in 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic, jurisdictions across the country enacted laws to address health disparities and advance racial equity – as well as laws that may impede these goals. The Network identified many of these laws based on keyword searches in bills proposed in the 2021 and 2022 legislative cycles in all 50 U.S states.

Reproductive health care encompasses essential health care services for persons who may become pregnant, including safe and legal abortion care, contraception, and the use of…

Disparate health outcomes due to social and structural barriers have long existed, mostly impacting people of color, people with disabilities, low-income people, and people with…

There is a consistently growing body of research exploring the ways that law and policy, in all sectors, can advance health equity. Decisions are made…

Communities across the United States are recognizing the role of racism in creating differences in outcomes for people of color and are committing to changing…

Disparate health outcomes due to social and structural barriers have long existed, mostly impacting people of color, people with disabilities, low-income people, and people with…