About Health Equity
Disparate health outcomes for Californians are often the result of historic and systemic inequalities that persist today. Unequal access to health care and health resources, as well as unequal and damaging environmental conditions due to race, socioeconomic status, and other factors is untenable in a just and healthy society. That’s why California’s hospitals are committed to ensuring every Californian receives equitable, high-quality care through programs that address the social determinants of health — things like housing instability, access to healthy foods, and community violence. But hospitals alone cannot eliminate health disparities. It will take systemic reform, paired with broad partnerships across all segments of California’s communities, to improve the status quo.
Apply Now for Disparities Leadership Program
The Disparities Solutions Center is now accepting applications for the 2022-23 Disparities Leadership Program.
Care for All Means Care for ALL
Our state is home to nearly 11 million immigrants, more than any other in the nation, and immigrants account for 28% of California’s population. Policies that sow fear or confusion among our immigrant communities are antithetical and detrimental to the mission of hospitals: Caring for the sick and healing the injured, regardless of a patient’s […]
AHA Extends Deadline for 2022 Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Survey
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity have extended the deadline to April 29 for the 2022 Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion survey , which was launched on Jan. 18.
Six more hospitals join Cherished Futures
Since 2019, Cherished Futures for Black Moms and Babies has focused on the audacious goal of eliminating maternal and infant health inequities in Los Angeles County. These bold plans continue to gain momentum.
CMS Announces Collaborative on Improving Maternal Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Improving Maternal Health by Reducing Low-Risk Cesarean Delivery (LRCD) Learning Collaborative, which will use a webinar series and an affinity group to offer technical assistance to states and their partners in lowering the number of LRCD births, reducing disparities, and improving health equity.
2022 Priorities — Disaster Preparedness Modernization and Health Equity — Begin to Take Shape
It’s been two months since California’s Legislature convened to kick off the 2022 session, and CHA has worked diligently to ensure the top priorities for California hospitals are at the forefront for legislators and the governor’s office.
Same State, Different Worlds
There are two Californias when it comes to health care. In one, patients and communities are well-served by their health care system. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other providers are easily accessible, offer a wide variety of services at multiple locations, and deliver care using the latest technology. In the other, care sites are harder to […]
Medi-Cal Investments Needed to Expand Coverage, Improve Health Equity
Two years into the worst pandemic in a century — a crisis that has claimed the lives of more than 80,000 Californians — every Californian knows firsthand the importance of having quick, reliable access to quality health care.
AHA Launches the 2022 Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Survey
On Jan. 18, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and its Institute for Diversity and Health Equity launched the 2022 Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Survey.
2022: A Year for Opportunity and Progress
On Monday, the 120 members of the state Legislature — 40 senators and 80 Assembly members — reconvened in Sacramento to begin the second term of this two-year legislative session.