Health Equity
Health equity research at IHPS goes beyond documenting disparities.
IHPS research examines how individual, behavioral, social, and structural factors create population disparities. IHPS then champions efforts to address these factors and advance equity.
Current Work in Health Equity
Read more about current IHPS work in health equity in mental and behavioral health, transgender mental health, food insecurity, the effects of anti-poverty programs, community-centered care and the impacts of racism in hospital-based care here.
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Tobacco, cannabis, and opioid use, substance use Commercial determinants of health
Pediatric quality measurement and health equity, including value-based purchasing use cases
Health equity / health disparities, children's oral health, tobacco regulatory science
Health-related social needs, frequent health care system users, homelessness
Language barriers and language access, Quality of care delivery for older patients, Practice based research in primary care
Cardiovascular health equity & medication access, clinician well-being
Perioperative health equity, opioid prescribing patterns in surgical patients.
Supporting patients and families with chronic disease management; Implementation science within safety net healthcare settings Leveraging EHR data to expand population health/health equity approaches
Promoting mental health equity in the delivery system and the workplace
Language barriers in care; Health workforce diversity; Leadership development
Science of living arrangements, Health disparities in dementia research
Comparative health systems internationally. Financing healthcare. Delivery of care
Food & nutrition insecurity, food policy, and impact-oriented science
Pediatric liver transplantation, social determinants of health, and implementation science