What is meant by the term “health equity” is far from obvious. Particularly in research and policy, the impact of differences in the meaning of a term can be significant. Here’s six reasons why we need to keep our eye on the ball when it comes to the meaning of health equity–and concrete, practical ways […]
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3 ways you can support health equity in your practice, right now
However you define health equity, we all have a stake in it. There are encouraging signs of new political and institutional will to dismantle institutionalized inequalities. People are asking what they can do as individuals. Here are 3 ways you can support health equity–you, right now. As a bonus, you’ll also be supporting our independent, equity-oriented […]
Episode #93 Revisiting patient misconceptions
Everyone’s talking about vaccines, and talking about talking about vaccines. And there are plenty of misconceptions to go around. In this episode we go back to the first topic in this podcast series–misconceptions. You’ll learn about: what misconceptions really are and where they come from, why embracing misconceptions can improve patient education, how misconceptions can work […]
Infographic: Prompts for reflection on vaccine communication
Health professionals all over the world are focused on communication about the COVID vaccines. As nice as it would be to have a one-size-fits-all way to communicate about the vaccine, to everybody, that would work 100% of the time, we know that’s not realistic. Adding to the complexity, there’s also a strong emotional climate around […]
Advancing health equity as an inside job
When it comes to health equity, professionals across the health sector are stopping and asking hard questions of ourselves. How are we as practitioners contributing to health inequities, despite our best intentions? How do our institutions unwittingly present barriers to equitable care? Health inequities don’t just happen, they’re not inevitable. They’re created and maintained, often […]
Episode #91 Putting an idea forward about the Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity
January was a busy policy month–in the US government, and here on HealthCommunicationPartners.com. I wrote about policy twice in one month! In this episode, I summarize a bit of what’s been going on. Then, I take a close look at one part of the Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through […]