“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
– James Baldwin
Disparate health outcomes for minorities, individuals experiencing homelessness, and other subsets of California’s population are the result of historic and systemic inequalities that persist today. Addressing every Californian’s need for equitable, high-quality health care requires long-term, systemic solutions.
California’s hospitals are on the front lines of mitigating health inequities. But hospitals alone cannot solve this challenge in California — that will take a broad effort that includes enhancing diversity, addressing bias, incorporating inclusion, and more. Any remedies will require a commitment on the part of California’s leaders to begin ensuring that the most vulnerable communities in California get the resources they need to secure better health outcomes.
Leadership Voices
President & CEO, HASD&IC
DID YOU KNOW?
Black Californians have the highest rates of new prostate, colorectal, and lung cancer cases, and the highest death rates for breast, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancer.
Source: California Health Care Foundation
Educational Opportunities
Department of Health Care Access and Information — Data Reporting Updates
Program originally recorded October 25, 2022.
Health Equity Sessions from the 2022 HQI Annual Conference
Program originally recorded October 3 & 4, 2022
Vouchers for Veggies – Reducing Food Insecurity and Improving Health
Program originally recorded November 14, 2022
What Hospitals Are Doing
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Setting the table for hungry Californians
Hospitals in Action, Our Health California -
Six more hospitals join Cherished Futures
Hospitals in Action, Our Health California -
Bringing Care to One Rural Community
Hospitals in Action
DID YOU KNOW?
About one in five Latinx Californians report not having a usual source of care and difficulty finding a specialist.
Source: California Health Care Foundation
Resources
Key Messages
Health Equity Demands Long-Term Vision, New Policies
Issue Brief
Every Californian Deserves Access to Equitable Health Care
Infographic
Ensuring Equitable, High-Quality Health Care Protects People, Elevates Communities
Multiple laws, regulations, and best practices govern California Hospitals’ work on health equity. This chart on Health Equity Reporting Requirements provides a high-level crosswalk of these requirements.