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  • Building Health Equity Podcast | Advancing Health Equity in Home Health Care

    The twenty-first episode of the Building Health Equity webinar series has been converted into a podcast for easier listening on the go! We’ve partnered with the Share Public Health podcast series to bring you this episode. This podcast is formatted from the ‘Advancing Health Equity in Home Health Care’ webinar, where we discuss the most pressing concerns and…

  • Confront the Root Causes

    Resources Leveraging Community InformationExchanges (CIEs) for Equitable andInclusive Data: A Vision for the Future The “Vision for the Future” enriches the CIE Toolkit by detailing how Community Information Exchanges (CIEs) support person-centered multisector data sharing, emphasizing their impact on health and well-being, guiding principles, strategies, and essential infrastructure for successful implementation. National Association of Community…

  • Mobilize Data, Research & Evaluation

    Interactive Data Tools AM I Rural Tool Data on rural indicators, health disparities, health workforce, demographics. How metropolitan and nonmetro counties compare, nationwide and by state. CASPER The Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) is an epidemiologic technique designed to provide public health leaders and emergency managers with household-based information about a community.…

  • Framing with Data

    This article was written by FrameWorks Institute states a striking statistic has the power to deepen understanding of a topic. However, public health communicators often misuse data, resulting in messages that are ineffective or convey unintended meanings. View the resource below:

  • Talking about Health Equity

    In a study conducted by FrameWorks researchers, it was revealed that the term ‘equity’ is often misunderstood by the general public. Most individuals associate it solely with financial matters like home or business equity. This poses a challenge for communicators, emphasizing the importance of providing clear explanations whenever the term is used. The article below…

  • Explaining the Social Determinants of Health

    This resource developed by FrameWorks Institute talks about how public health experts often refer to the “social determinants of health” to highlight how nonmedical factors like geography, income, and education profoundly influence health outcomes. However, this term can present challenges in effective communication despite its importance. Communication research suggests that the term may not resonate…

  • College of Public Health announces the Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy

    As part of a reorganization within the College of Public Health, the Iowa Institute of Public Health Research and Policy will be renamed and combined with the Institute for Public Health Practice and the Center for Public Health Statistics.

    College of Public Health announces the Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy

  • How Public Health Professionals Can Advance An Energy Just Future

    Climate change exacerbates health inequities. Political, economic, social, and environmental resources enable people to cope with climate threats, such as extreme heat and natural disasters, but difficulty in accessing these can contribute to a potentially unmanageable energy burden as climate change worsens. Alongside community leaders, public health professionals have a role to play in monitoring,…

  • Ensuring Equity in COVID-19 Planning, Response, and Recovery Decision-Making

    Ensuring Equity in COVID-19 Planning, Response, and Recovery Decision-Making: An Equity Lens Tool for Health Departments is a resource from Human Impact Partners in partnership with Big Cities Health Coalition. Their goal was to provide a resource for health departments, and their sister agencies, to: This Equity Lens Tool can be used by anyone working…

  • Iowa Health and Human Services Health Equity Framework

    The Iowa Department of Health and Human Service‘s Health Equity Framework identifies the internal opportunities to fully integrate health equity perspectives and capacities and to understand and embrace the unique social and community context within Iowa. The resource also identifies core public health roles, a root cause analysis to health inequities, and opportunities to shift…