Focus on Health Equity and Action

Using the Primary Care Equity Dashboard to Support a Novel Patient Outreach Program to Improve Hypertension & Racial Disparities in Primary Care

by Rhonda Hamilton, MD, MPH ; Leslie Hausmann, PhD
Seminar date: 5/10/2023

Description: This Focus on Health Equity and Action Cyberseminar session will highlight how the VA Primary Care Equity Dashboard (PCED), by leveraging VA Data and Partnerships, can be used to advance equity-guided improvement across VA. The successes of the intervention, Improving Hypertension & Racial Disparities in Primary Care Using Student Volunteers, at VA Palo Alto, which utilized the PCED, will be discussed in detail. Intended audience: Researchers, clinicians, care coordinators, policy makers, educators, data analysts, Veteran stakeholders and representatives of vulnerable Veteran groups who are interested in understanding and/or promoting equitable health among all Veterans.

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