Resources to Learn & Take Action

Docs With Disabilities Initiative
The Docs with Disabilities initiative uses research, education, and sharing of stories to drive change in perceptions, disability policy, and procedures in health care education. Its aim is to build...
Women’s Health Innovation Opportunity Map
The Women’s Health Innovation Opportunity Map identifies 50 opportunities that are critical for catalyzing innovation to improve the health of women. We, the Innovation Equity Forum, urge stakeholders...
World Economic Forum: Global Risks Report 2024
The Global Risks Report explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade, against a backdrop of rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, a warming planet and conflict...
CDC’s Commitment to Disability Inclusion
In 2024, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it celebrates the significant advances the public health...
Maternal Morbidity & Mortality Web Portal
The NIH Web Portal for Information about Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. The NIH Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (MMM) Web Portal is an initiative of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH)...
AMA Issues New Principles for AI Development, Deployment & Use
The American Medical Association (AMA) released new principles for augmented intelligence (AI) development, deployment, and use — a critical step toward fostering a consistent governance structure for...
Toward Equitable Innovation in Health and Medicine: A Framework, 2023
Brief Description: Innovations in biomedical science, data science, engineering, and technology are critical to addressing health disparities, including among Black Americans. While not written by an...
Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure, Analyze, and Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2023
Brief Description: Dr. Randal Pinkett is a thought leader in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In his book, he offers a guide to assess the current state of your DEI initiatives and...
Healing Justice Lineages: Dreaming at the Crossroads of Liberation, Collective Care, and Safety, 2023
Brief Description: With a collection of stories and testimonials, authors Cara Page and Erica Woodland harness the power of innovation in the past to move forward in health equity. They explore...
Room at the Table: A Leader’s Guide to Advancing Health Equity and Justice, 2023
Brief Description: Equity leadership is vital for the health of our communities, but the term equity is often misunderstood. With public health injustices on the rise, Dr. Renée Branch Canady’s book...
The Emerging Role of Pharma in Value-Based Care
While care providers and health plans have historically viewed the pharma industry as somewhat separate from value-based care, the push to achieve healthcare’s quintuple aim across the care continuum...
CSweetener Mentorship Program Powered by HLTH Foundation
With a mission to improve gender equity and intersectionality in healthcare leadership, CSweetener provides year-long mentorships to women and non-binary healthcare professionals. CSweetener’s network...
Rethinking Health Technology for Equity
Join the AMA President, Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld, as he participates in this stimulating webinar hosted by HLTH/HTLH Foundation on digital health, data science, and artificial intelligence which have had a...
Trends in Telehealth and Its Implications for Health Disparities — Center for Insurance and Policy Research
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Center for Insurance Policy and Research published a study in 2022 that examines one of the main advantages of telehealth: Reducing inequalities in...
Mental Health Disparities Factsheets — American Psychiatric Association
These factsheets offer a summary of mental health status and disparities among minority groups, such as BIPOC communities, the LGBTQ+ population, and refugees/asylum-seekers. Support your health...
Advancing Digital Transformation in the Community Sector
Community-driven solutions are necessary, as communities are in a unique position to drive priorities and actions tailored to their population’s needs and address many of the determinants of health...
Technical Innovations Change Behavioral Health and Suicide Prevention Paradigm
In the US in the last 20 years, there’s been a trend toward normalizing mental healthcare and removing its stigma and a corresponding rise in the need for developing effective behavioral health...
The Role of Telehealth Startups in Healthcare Service Delivery: A Systematic Review
The role of startups has been growing in healthcare delivery, particularly in telehealth and telemedicine. Yet, little has been published about their role in the evolving digital healthcare ecosystem...
FDA Publishes Framework for Digital Health Technologies in Clinical Trials
On March 23, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a framework to guide regulatory decision-making on the use of digital health technologies (DHT) in clinical drug trials. The...
Ten Myths About Medicaid — The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Because Medicaid has such a diverse set of obligations and is run jointly by federal and state governments there is much misunderstanding about facts related to the program. This fact sheet breaks...