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.
Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term "Health Equity". Results are updated as new data are available.
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Citations
(5 of more than 75 HEALTH EQUITY focused publications)
- Breland JY, Toyama JA, Yuan A, Steers WN, Beckman K, Nestman K, Jackson L, Kasom DR, Canning M, Washington DL. Veterans Health Administration Patient Experience at the Intersection of Gender and Race-Ethnicity: Special Report from the National Veteran Health Equity Report. Focus on Veterans Health Administration Patient Experience and Health Care Quality. Washington, DC: VHA Office of Health Equity; 2024 Aug 1. 39 p.
- Ashcraft LE, Cabrera KI, Lane-Fall MB, South EC. Leveraging Implementation Science to Advance Environmental Justice Research and Achieve Health Equity through Neighborhood and Policy Interventions. Annual review of public health. 2024 May 1; 45(1):89-108.
- Juckett LA, Owolabi M, Gustavson AM, Ifejika NL. Implementation Science to Advance Health Equity in Stroke Rehabilitation. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2024 Apr 2; 13(7):e031311.
- Chapman C, Jayasekera J, Dash C, Sheppard V, Mandelblatt J. A health equity framework to support the next generation of cancer population simulation models. Journal of The National Cancer Institute. Monographs. 2023 Nov 8; 2023(62):255-264.
- Gotlieb EG, Blank L, Willis AW, Agarwal P, Jette N. Health equity integrated epilepsy care and research: A narrative review. Epilepsia. 2023 Nov 1; 64(11):2878-2890.
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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 6 HEALTH EQUITY focused projects
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| CDA 22-194
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Addressing Health Equity in Tobacco Cessation Treatment for Historically Underrepresented Veterans |
Dawson, Darius |
2024-01-01 |
| IIR 23-012
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Advancing Health Equity by Understanding the Impact of Race on PTSD Symptom Improvement Following Evidence-Based Psychotherapy |
Maguen, Shira |
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CDA 22-194
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Addressing Health Equity in Tobacco Cessation Treatment for Historically Underrepresented Veterans |
Dawson, Darius |
2024-01-01 |
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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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HSR Briefs, Reports, Newsletters
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Other Resources
- Learn more about the 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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