Research Topics
Health Equity
Health equity ensures that in care quality or treatment is not affected by a patent’s racial, ethnic, or gender, or socioeconomic status. VA research in the area of health equity includes its impact on access to primary care, diagnosis and treatment, and post-treatment follow-up.
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Citations
(5 of more than 65 HEALTH EQUITY focused publications)
- Loeb TB, Banks D, Ramm K, Viducich I, Beasley Q, Barron J, Chen EL, Norwood-Scott E, Fuentes K, Zhang M, Brown AF, Wyatt GE, Hamilton AB. Achieving Health Equity and Continuity of Care for Black and Latinx People Living With HIV. [Editorial]. American journal of public health. 2023 Jun 1; 113(S2):S107-S109.
- Blosnich JR. Costs of (In)visibility: Issues of Disclosure and Data for Health Equity Research with Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans. Health equity. 2023 May 26; 7(1):338-341.
- Patel TA, Jain B, Parikh RB. The Enhancing Oncology Model: Leveraging improvement science to increase health equity in value-based care. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2023 Feb 8; 115(2):125-130.
- Washington DL, Jackson LB, Kasom DR, Canning MT, Jeong S, López L, Yuan A, Toyama JA, Steers WN. National Veteran Health Equity Report - Black or African American
Veteran Chartbook. Focus on Veterans Health Administration Patient Experience and Health
Care Quality. Washington DC: Office of Health Equity Veterans Health Administration; 2023 Feb 1. 38 p.
- St. George S, Harkness A, Rodriguez-Diaz C, Weinstein E, Pavia V, Hamilton AB. Applying rapid qualitative analysis for health equity: lessons learned using "EARS" with Latino communities. International journal of qualitative methods. 2023 Jan 1; 22(Jan-Feb 2023):https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231164938.
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Publication Briefs
(5 of more than 4 HEALTH EQUITY focused publication briefs)
- Despite Equal Access and Use of VA Care, Black Veterans are More Likely to Experience Postpartum Rehospitalization and Low-Birthweight Infants
This study sought to determine whether Black/white racial disparities in access, use, and outcomes are present among pregnant and postpartum Veterans and their infants using VA maternity care. Findings showed no statistically significant racial disparities in access or use of care during the perinatal period; nevertheless, Black Veterans were more likely than white Veterans to experience postpartu...
Date: July 1, 2023
- Medical Care Supplement Features Articles by VA Researchers on Improving the Quality and Equity of Health and Healthcare
In 2016, HSR&D’s Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP) and the Health Equity and Rural Outreach Innovation Center (HEROIC) hosted a state-of-the-science conference. This field-based meeting to “Engage Diverse Stakeholders and Operational Partners in Advancing Health Equity in the VA Healthcare System” brought together health equity investigators, representatives of vulnerable Vet...
Date: September 1, 2017
- PACT Initiative Did Not Reduce Most Disparities in Improved Hypertension or Diabetes Control among VA Patients
This study sought to determine whether PACTs helped mitigate national racial/ethnic disparities in VA clinical outcomes, after adjusting for variable implementation and social determinants of health. Findings showed that improvements in clinical outcomes for hypertension and diabetes control had not been achieved for whites or most racial/ethnic groups four years into VA’s system-wide roll-out of ...
Date: June 1, 2017
- Issues for Sexual and Gender Minority Veterans Receiving VA Healthcare
This article summarizes emergent research findings regarding sexual and gender minority (SGM) Veterans, and the first initiatives that have been implemented by VA to promote quality care. Being a member of both the Veteran and SGM communities may contribute to a higher level of risk for poor health than membership in just one of these populations. A recent VA study indicated that only 33% of SGM ...
Date: July 1, 2013
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Studies
( 5 of more than 4 HEALTH EQUITY focused projects
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Funding Start |
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IIR 14-007
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Opening the Black Box of Cultural Competence |
Saha, Somnath |
2016-09-01 |
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IIR 14-077
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Costs and Outcomes of Chronic Heart Disease Care in the VHA |
Groeneveld, Peter |
2015-02-01 |
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IAA 06-217
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Improving Dental Decision Making for Root Canal Therapy |
Kressin, Nancy |
2010-09-01 |
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SHP 08-156
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Formative Evaluation in Implementation Research: Guideline Development |
Zickmund, Susan |
2008-06-15 |
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Topic Spotlight
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Cyberseminars
The most recent "Health Equity" seminars are displayed.
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| 9/13/2023 |
Harnessing Technology to Increase Access to Couple and Family Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders among Veterans
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Flanagan, Julianne
Santa Ana, Elizabeth
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| 7/20/2023 |
Women Veterans’ Experiences of VHA Care: Intersection of Sex and Race-Ethnicity in the National Veteran Health Equity Report
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Beckman, Kerry
Breland, Jessica
Washington, Donna
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| 6/14/2023 |
A Look at DEI Initiatives at Different Levels of the VA
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Johnson, Harvey
France, Courtni
Cohen, Shakeria
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| 6/6/2023 |
Communication and Activation in Pain to Enhance Relationships and Treat Pain with Equity (COOPERATE): Clinical Trial Results
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Matthias, Marianne
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| 5/10/2023 |
Using the Primary Care Equity Dashboard to Support a Novel Patient Outreach Program to Improve Hypertension & Racial Disparities in Primary Care
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Hamilton, Rhonda
Hausmann, Leslie
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Other Resources
- Learn more about the HSR&D Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion (CHERP), which focuses on understanding what factors determine the equity or disparity associated with healthcare.
- Learn more about how VA's Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Health Equity Partnered Evaluation program is working with the VA Office of Health Equity to understand and evaluate disparity in healthcare delivery.
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