Mechanisms for Advancing Health Equity
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 every day that affect health equity, and because of this, there are mechanisms that can be used every day to promote and further equity in all fields. Constant development of new and effective strategies to advance health equity appear in theoretical analyses, data integration, civic engagement, and more.
While health equity is woven into all our work, the resources included here specifically address law and policy issues that directly impact health equity.
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Resources
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MICRO-TOOLKIT: Equity Assessment Framework for Public Health Laws and Policies
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National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
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Prison Procurement Laws in the Southeast
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Public Health’s Preemption Problem: Key Health Justice Impacts and Updates
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Overview of State and Local Equity Offices
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Six Policies that Advance Black Health and Wellbeing
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Affirmative Action and Public Health Repercussions
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Adult-Use Cannabis Social Equity Toolkit
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Exemptions to School Entry Vaccines and Corresponding Vaccine Coverage
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Ballot Measures on Abortion Access
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State and Local Efforts to Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis – Eastern Region Update
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WIC: Lessons Learned from COVID-19
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The Great American Outdoors Act: A Tool to Advance Public Health
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Policies to Advance Mass Transit as a Driving Force for Health Equity
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Public Health Law Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Human Health Impacts of Climate Change
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