Research – Page 5 – Collective For Health Equity

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care: Findings from the KFF Survey of Racism, Discrimination and Health

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This report examines racial and ethnic differences in mental health needs, access to services, treatment experiences, and perceived helpfulness using findings from a nationally representative survey.

Ending Unequal Treatment: Strategies to Achieve Equitable Health Care and Optimal Health for All

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This report reviews current evidence on racial and ethnic inequities in health care and recommends actions that health systems, policymakers, educators, researchers, and communities can take to achieve more equitable care.

How Present-Day Health Disparities for Black People Are Linked to Past Policies and Events

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This publication explains how historic and ongoing policies, structural racism, discrimination, and inequitable treatment have contributed to present-day disparities in health care and health outcomes for Black people.

Using Race and Ethnicity Data to Advance Health Equity: Examples, Promising Practices, Remaining Challenges, and Next Steps

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This report examines how health care organizations collect and use race and ethnicity data, identifies ongoing data quality and governance barriers, and shares promising practices for monitoring and reducing inequities.

Perspectives on Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health

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This edited collection examines the research, policies, institutional systems, and community conditions that shape health inequities and offers recommendations for cross-sector action.

Community Power and Health Equity: Closing the Gap between Scholarship and Practice

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This report explores how community power influences health and health equity by connecting research, organizing practices, policy change, and investment in community-led solutions.

Commonwealth Fund 2026 State Health Disparities Report

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This report compares health care access, quality, use, and outcomes across racial and ethnic groups in every state, helping communities and decision-makers identify persistent disparities and opportunities for action.

Reported community engagement in health equity research published in high-impact medical journals: a scoping review

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A scoping review of 626 health-equity-focused articles that examines how often and at what stages communities were engaged. It finds that reported engagement was uncommon and rarely extended across the full research process.

Advancing community-engaged research to promote health equity: considerations to improve the field

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An overview of community-engaged research approaches, their value for health equity, and practical steps for applying core principles while avoiding tokenistic engagement.

Instruments for racial health equity: a scoping review of structural racism measurement, 2019–2021

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A review of quantitative approaches used to measure structural racism, highlights methodological innovations, and identifies gaps that limit the evaluation of antiracist policy and racial health equity.