Advancing Health Equity

At the direction of its members, HLC developed and began implementation of a work plan focused on health equity, with special focus on six areas: addressing social determinants of health, eliminating variations in care delivery, addressing diversity challenges in the workforce and clinical trials, improving behavioral health, enhancing interoperability standards, and expanding broadband access.

Recognizing that communities across the United States are addressing many of these topics, HLC is creating a Compendium of Best Practices with links to programs that can serve as examples for others looking to address health equity. Especially worthy community programs receive HLC’s Redefining American Healthcare Award to draw attention to existing initiatives that effectively address and improve health inequities. These innovative approaches provide an avenue to scale and replicate in other communities, improving upon best practices nationwide.

Resources:

• Determined to Reduce Disparities Solutions to Address Social Determinants of Health Report
• Care, Context & Community Creative Ways to Address Social Determinants of Health Report
• Advancing Health Equity Practical Solutions to Address Variations in Care Report
• Addressing Social Determinants of Health Primer

Compendium of Best Practices