Health Equity
Insights
Eliminating Race-Based Medicine
A coalition of hospitals works to improve patient outcomes by removing consideration of race from more than a dozen common clinical tools.
The True Cause of Health Disparities in the U.S.
While the country is making progress, disparities cost billions and take thousands of lives each year.
Avoiding Biases in Health Screenings
Efforts to promote health equity begin with a uniform assessment of patient need.
Resources
Screening for Social Drivers of Health: Children's Hospitals Respond
A Children’s Hospital Association and Nyoo Health report shares how children’s hospitals and health systems screen patients and families for social drivers of health.
3 Keys to More Equitable Tracheostomy Patient Care
How to help caregivers confronted with an avalanche of challenges in tracheostomy care at home.
Social Drivers of Health Strategy: Incorporating Community Health Workers
Learn how community health workers at Children's Wisconsin support efforts to screen for social drivers of health and connect families with community resources.
Solutions
Addressing Social Drivers of Health: Children’s Hospital’s Taking Action
Hospitals and health systems are forming programs and partnerships to create a network of services that address the social drivers of health.
Reducing Missed Appointments by Addressing Social Needs
Seattle Children’s reduced missed appointments by 4% while reducing barriers to care for underrepresented communities.
Two Ways to Improve Supplier Diversity
How Children’s Mercy Kansas City more than doubled its diverse supplier spend in one year.
About Children's Hospital Association
Children's Hospital Association is the national voice of more than 200 children's hospitals, advancing child health through innovation in the quality, cost and delivery of care.
