Health Equity
Advancing CHW Engagement in COVID-19 Response Strategies: A Playbook for Local Health Departments
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the persistent inequities in health care access, quality, and cost throughout our country. In responding to the pandemic, local health departments must advance he...
View MoreProtecting and Expanding Access to Oral Health in 2020: Learning from State Trends in Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage
Six months into the pandemic and resulting national economic crisis, state policymakers are making – and will continue to have to make – tough budget decisions. As advocates, it is our job to make...
View MoreDigital Toolkit: Families Deserve A Plan Digital Day of Action
With Congress back in session on September 8th, it’s time to dial up the pressure for a comprehensive COVID-19 relief package, now. Our community’s advocacy was critical to getting the House to pa...
View MoreLearnings in Leadership: Huma Zarif, Seattle, WA
Huma Zarif is currently a staff attorney at Northwest Health Law Advocates (NoHLA), an organization that is a respected voice for Washington consumers. In her role, she works towards achieving a heal...
View MorePrevious Temporary Increases to the Federal Medicaid Match Have Been Critical to Pandemics and Economic Downturns and Have Phased Out Without Controversy
As Congress considers an urgently needed package of pandemic response measures, questions have arisen regarding whether a temporary increase to the federal Medicaid matching percentage will become per...
View MoreThe Pandemic Story That Needs to Be Told: How Families with Mixed Immigration Status Are Experiencing the Public Health Crisis
Now that COVID-19 has claimed the lives of over 170,000 people in America, there is no doubt our nation is facing an extraordinary public health and economic crisis. While the effects of the pandemic ...
View MoreIt Is Time to Prioritize Behavioral Health Equity
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing health and economic disparities. It has also contributed to rising rates of anxiety and depression due to historic levels of unemployment, social isolati...
View MoreWebinar: Advancing Health Equity through Better Asthma Care
Patients deserve evidence-based, high-value health care rooted in the most rigorous scientific methods. However, research practices that generate our current evidence base have historically excluded a...
View MoreComment Letter to the Office of Governor Pete Ricketts on Nebraska’s COVID-19 Testing and Data Collection Efforts
Families USA submitted a letter to the Office of Governor Pete Ricketts on gaps in the state of Nebraska’s COVID-19 data collection efforts. Specifically, the letter urges the state to continue repo...
View MoreFrederick Isasi and Dr. Amber Hewitt reflect on Rep. John Lewis’ legacy
Frederick Isasi and Dr. Amber Hewitt reflect on Rep. John Lewis' legacy [embed]https://youtu.be/ZExY0DnEneQ[/embed] Rep. John Robert Lewis was a stalwart champion for civil rights, a congression...
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