When it comes to boosting the nation’s focus on health equity in policymaking, leaders in the fields of health impact assessment (HIA) and the Health in All Policies (HiAP) are making advancements to ensure that all people have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible. The term health equity represents the guiding policy principle that disparities in health outcomes caused by factors such as race, income, or geography should be addressed and prevented. HIA and HiAP, meanwhile, represent two of the key strategies for making that happen. HIA is a process that engages stakeholders to help communities and decision-makers identify the potential health effects of the decisions they make, and HiAP is a collaborative approach that seeks to integrate health considerations into policymaking across sectors to improve public health and health outcomes. At a December meeting convened by the Health Impact Project, a collaboration of The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 25 leaders and practitioners shared knowledge, identified goals and next steps, and acknowledged successes and challenges in the field. Five key takeaways offer a roadmap for where practitioners should focus their efforts: 1. Practitioners should support broader efforts to address systemic racism as […]
5 Opportunities and Challenges in Efforts to Boost Health Equity
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