Health Equity

EDITORS Renata Schiavo, PhD, MA, CCL is a global health practitioner and a public health/ sociomedical sciences academic with a deep commitment to public service, health equity, community engagement, and systems-driven solutions. She is a Senior Lecturer at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health, and a principal at Strategies for Equity and Communication Impact (SECI), a global consultancy. She is the founder and board president of Health Equity Initiative, a nonprofit volunteer organization, and serves as Senior Editor of the Journal of Health Equity, and on the editorial board of Health Equity. She also leads an international summer professional development program at The American University of Rome. She is a well-recognized expert in health equity, health and risk communication, and global health/public health, and works, writes and speaks on these topics in a variety of settings. Jennifer Weiss, MA, has been in the field of public health for over 20 years, and consults for New York-based nonprofits on public health policy, advocacy and education. She has worked on projects relating to workplace wellness, palliative care, health literacy, early childhood development, behavioral health, chronic disease management, nutrition, and the health consequences of loneliness and social isolation. She is also the co-author of two books of nonfiction, and two books of humor and has had Op Eds and articles published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New York Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Denver Post.

• Preface ixAcknowledgments xiiiThe Editors xvThe Contributors xviiPart One: Introduction and Background on Health Equity 1Chapter 1 What Is Health Equity and Why It Matters 3Renata Schiavo and Jennifer WeissChapter 2 The State of the Health Equity Movement 23Renata Schiavo and Jennifer WeissPart Two: Key Principles and Approaches in Advancing Health Equity 45Chapter 3 Advancing Health Equity: Looking at Frameworks for Organizational and Collaborative Journeys 47Devin English, Azure B. Thompson, Marivel Davila, Emmanuel Chavez and Justin C. SmithChapter 4 Community Engagement: The People’s Approach to Advancing Health Equity 63Renata Schiavo and Saria AlmarzookChapter 5 Health Equity Impact Assessment: Current Models and Future Directions 85Giselle Sebag, Arthi Rao, Heather Wooten, Nishita Dsouza and Shoshanna KasleChapter 6 Shaping Innovative Policy Strategies for Health Equity 99Michelle S. Davis and Adenike BittoChapter 7 Communicating for Health Equity Impact 115Renata Schiavo, Ewart Skinner, Everold Hosein and Amanda HinnantChapter 8 Using Digital Technology to Advance Health Equity 135Yifeng Hu and Alice KruegerPart Three: Addressing Barriers to Health Equity: Promising Practices, Select Strategies and Case Studies 157Chapter 9 Ensuring a Fair Start for All Children: The Promise of Early Childhood Development 159Sarah KlausChapter 10 Poverty, Unemployment, and Health Equity 173Zachary D. Travis, Ashley Parks and Rosana L. BravoChapter 11 The Health Problem with No Name: Addressing Racism and Xenophobia and Other Forms of Social Discrimination 191Teri E. Lassiter, Trinidad Jackson, Sithembinkosi Ndebele and Imanni SheppardChapter 12 Built Environment, Climate Change, and Health Equity 205Jessica Bremner and Sarah Ruel- BergeronChapter 13 Vital Foundations in Health Equity, Gender, and LGBTQI+ Identity 223Gretchen Van Wye, Mary Huynh, Kelly Davis and Alyssa KumlerChapter 14 Looking at Systems Change as Related to Aging and Disability 235Teneasha Washington, M. Aaron Guest, Jereme Wilroy and Allie PeckhamPart Four: Future Directions and the Role of Different Types of Organizations 253Chapter 15 Addressing the Root Causes of Health Inequities: Focus on Multisectoral Partnerships 255Jennifer Weiss and Renata SchiavoChapter 16 Health Equity in Clinical Settings: A Prescription for Patient- Centered and Bias- Free Care 275Shravya Gurrapu, Amber K. Brooks, Marcus P. Mosley, Beverley J. Sheares and Hetty CunninghamChapter 17 The Future of Health Equity 293Renata SchiavoAppendix A Voices from the Field: Stories of Community Engagement and Resilience 311Edited by Adela Jansen, Jennifer Weiss and Renata SchiavoAppendix B Youth Voices on Health Equity 323Edited by Adela Jansen, Jennifer Weiss and Renata SchiavoIndex 333

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