Just Equity For Health

🗓️ Tuesday, October 22, 2024 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️ Don't miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: "Transgender Health and Advocacy: The Current State of Affairs" Join us for a conversation on the state of affairs of transgender health in the United States. At a time when trans health is under attack, what are some advocacy efforts underway that are defending the rights and well-being of this marginalized population – and how can we, as healthcare workers and community members, support these efforts? We’ll be joined by those with lived experience, local advocates, and gender-affirming healthcare providers for this important and timely conversation. Join us on Nov. 26, 4:30PM ET. Register here: https://lnkd.in/d99U4Yzh -- What are social medicine rounds? Our Social Medicine Rounds are an opportunity to connect our staff, faculty, trainees and community members to leaders who discuss the medical, economic and psychosocial issues impacting the health and wellness of our Bronx community.

A new Nature Magazine review by David Goldberg, Julius Wilder, & Norah Terrault describes health inequities along the entire spectrum of chronic liver disease care, from screening and diagnosis to prevention and treatment of liver-related complications. These inequities — experienced by racial and ethnic minority groups, people of lower SES, and underserved rural communities — lead to delayed diagnosis of liver disease and its complications, differences in treatment of the above, and ultimately unequal access to transplantation for those with end-stage liver disease. Read the review: https://lnkd.in/dvQhBdKv

A new podcast series hosted by FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University's Brittney Francis, PhD, MPH features conversations with leading experts, innovators, and change-makers in the #healthequity space. Read more: https://bit.ly/3C8jHl5 Listen to the pod: https://apple.co/4ftUsrP

A new @health_affairs_org piece by Dr. Naomi Zewde et al. reveals how high insurance deductibles can exacerbate healthcare inequities, particularly through systemic racial and wealth disparities that go beyond income. Across income levels, white households held significantly more wealth than did Black and Hispanic households, contributing to poorer access to healthcare for the latter groups with a high-deductible plan. Read the article: https://bit.ly/3Y5iMca

A recent review article by Katherine Ross-Driscoll, Lisa McElroy, & Joel Adler describes how characteristics of a patient's geographical surroundings contribute to inequities in organ transplantation. The authors highlight how traditional indices of social deprivation, such as neighborhood effects as a proxy for patient SES, are historically problematic -- and instead argue for "focusing on integral measures that may mediate associations between these indices and health outcomes." Read the article: https://bit.ly/3ZVJzKM

A new study by Hamda Khan, Guolian Kang, & Jerlym Porter et al. shows that in young children with sickle cell disease (SCD), SDoH indicators including limited access to food, low income, lack of vehicle, and inadequate education were associated with increased ED visits and hospitalizations. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Yj8QNA

🗓️ Tuesday, October 22, 2024 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️ Don't miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: "Undoing the Damage of Race-Based Clinical Algorithms" Race-based clinical algorithms have been shown to worsen inequities in healthcare outcomes, including in renal and gynecologic care. This month’s Social Medicine Rounds, “Undoing the Damage of Race-Based Clinical Algorithms,” will explore the history of the advocacy to remove race from treatment algorithms and how these efforts are impacting healthcare in New York City, highlighting NYC DOHMH’s work around the Coalition to End Racism in Clinical Algorithms (CERCA). Join us! Join us Tuesday, October 22,, 4:30pm ET Register here: https://lnkd.in/dD_F5Wnf -- What are social medicine rounds? Our Social Medicine Rounds are an opportunity to connect our staff, faculty, trainees and community members to leaders who discuss the medical, economic and psychosocial issues impacting the health and wellness of our Bronx community.

A recent Science piece by Drs. Alex Keuroghlian & Asa Radix, MD, MPhil, PhD argues for increased funding for transgender health research, especially since the mischaracterization of transgender health science perpetuated by the Cass Review. For instance, the authors highlight that transgender youth who have access to gender-affirming care report better mental health outcomes, though more studies are needed to optimize interventions including hormone therapy and surgeries. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Y4y80Q

New research by Vincent Guilamo-Ramos et al., just published in NEJM Group, highlights inequities in HIV among the nation's Latinx population. Specifically, while new HIV infections have decreased considerably nationwide, Latinx individuals have experienced a 12% increase in new infections between 2010 and 2022. Read the original study: https://bit.ly/4eBz5ov Read an interview with Dr. Ramos: https://bit.ly/487onDM

🗓️ Tuesday, October 22, 2024 @ 4:30 PM ET 🗓️ Don't miss our next #SocialMedicine Rounds: "Undoing the Damage of Race-Based Clinical Algorithms" Race-based clinical algorithms have been shown to worsen inequities in healthcare outcomes, including in renal and gynecologic care. This month’s Social Medicine Rounds, “Undoing the Damage of Race-Based Clinical Algorithms,” will explore the history of the advocacy to remove race from treatment algorithms and how these efforts are impacting healthcare in New York City, highlighting NYC DOHMH’s work around the Coalition to End Racism in Clinical Algorithms (CERCA). Join us! Join us Tuesday, October 22,, 4:30pm ET Register here: https://lnkd.in/dD_F5Wnf -- What are social medicine rounds? Our Social Medicine Rounds are an opportunity to connect our staff, faculty, trainees and community members to leaders who discuss the medical, economic and psychosocial issues impacting the health and wellness of our Bronx community.