Resources

This is a comprehensive and contemporary resource for health inequality monitoring, consolidating foundational and emerging knowledge in the field. It aims to support the expansion and strengthening o...

The State of U.S. Wealth Inequality presents a timely look at average, inflation-adjusted wealth for various demographic groups. The St. Louis Fed’s Institute for Economic Equity provides quarterly ...

The public health system—responsible for protecting and promoting health in every community— needs sustained investment, policy support, and protection from political interference. This report is ...

Food is a basic human necessity, and access to nutritious food is essential to people’s health and well-being. However, racial injustice embedded in the US food system causes economic, environmental...

Disparities in access to health care are persistent and contribute to poor health outcomes for many populations around the world. Barriers to access are often similar across countries, despite differe...

Racial and ethnic disparities in health remain persistent in the United States, driven by inequities in access to and utilization of health care and social and economic factors that drive health, ofte...

For nearly two decades, the Commonwealth Fund has tracked health and health care in each state, seeking both to understand how the policy choices we make affect people’s health outcomes and to motiv...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an operational framework for monitoring social determinants of health equity and actions addressing them. This critical new guidance aims to support co...

From Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts: This report proposes a statewide Health Equity Action Plan that offers an organizing structure, process, and set of practical steps for collectively achie...

Overview There have been increased attention and calls to address racism in the U.S. in recent years, particularly in the wake of the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the growth in recogniti...