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Office of Health Equity - Health Equity - Virginia Department of …

(3 days ago) WEBOffice of Health Equity; Division of Multicultural Health and Community Engagement. Commissioner’s Advisory Council on Health Disparity and Health Equity; Virginia Partners in Prayer & Prevention (VAP3) Division of Primary Care and Rural Health. State Primary Care Office; Health Workforce Incentive Programs; State Office of Rural Health

https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/health-equity/

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Minority Health Resources - Health Equity - Virginia Department …

(5 days ago) WEBQuick Links Health Equity Definitions Health Equity News Unnatural Causes Initiative Get Involved in Advancing Health Equity in Virginia Division Activities The following resources are designed to enhance your organization’s ability to promote public awareness and education related to health inequities. “Health Equity…Next Steps for Action” A …

https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/health-equity/resources-2/

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Virginia Health Equity Report - Health Equity

(3 days ago) WEB“The 2012 Virginia Health Equity Report [is] a great resource for audiences to see opportunities to create healthier communities and populations by addressing social determinants of health, allowing the data of disparities to drive effective policy-making and striving for health equity.”-Dr. Cynthia C. Romero, Virginia State Health Commissioner

https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/health-equity/virginia-health-equity-report/

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Information Guide - Health Equity - Virginia Department of Health

(1 days ago) WEBFree or Low Cost Health Care Services especially help uninsured and low income people. Routine and normal illnesses can be treated at Free clinics, Community Health Center Clinics, mobile clinics, and some Health Department clinics. If you need to find one of these types of clinics in Virginia, use the [Free and Low Cost Care] link to the left.

https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/health-equity/information-guide/

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Health Equity Dashboard - Coronavirus - Virginia Department of …

(1 days ago) WEBCOVID-19 in Virginia Homepage; Request Your COVID-19 Vaccination Record; See the Numbers; COVID-19 Dashboards; Protect Your Health; COVID-19 Vaccinations; COVID-19 Testing; COVID-19 Treatments; If You Are Sick; Long COVID; Get the Latest Guidance; Healthcare Professionals; Community, Work, School; FAQ; Communication Resources

https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/see-the-numbers/health-equity-dashboard/

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Health Equity - Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and

(3 days ago) WEBHealth Equity. The DBHDS Office of Health Equity Advancement (OHEA) leads efforts to provide improved services to diverse and underserved individuals and works toward eliminating the disparities within the state’s mental health, intellectual disability and substance-use disorder system. It aims to provide improved services to all communities

https://dbhds.virginia.gov/human-resource-development-and-management/health-equity/

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Community Resources - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

(2 days ago) WEBThe UVA Division for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion is deeply committed to enhancing the wellbeing, safety and success of all UVA faculty, students, staff, alumni, visitors and our neighbors. We achieve our mission through the coordinated and collective impact of the Office for Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights; the Office for Diversity

https://med.virginia.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/community-resources/

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New Virginia Health Equity & Justice Fellowship Program Selects

(9 days ago) WEBThe UVA Center for Health Humanities & Ethics, UVA Health’s Office for Diversity & Community Engagement, and Virginia Humanities are thrilled to announce the launch of the Health Equity & Justice Fellowship program. The program seeks to support scholars, artists, and clinicians whose work centers the arts and humanities to advance …

https://virginiahumanities.org/2023/11/virginia-health-equity-justice-fellowship-inaugural-fellows/

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CDC Office of Health Equity - Resilient Virginia

(5 days ago) WEBThe Centers for Disease Control Office of Health Equity exists to ensure health equity is embedded in an all-of-public health approach to overcoming persistent health disparities and health inequities across a range of population groups that disproportionately experience poor health outcomes. Health equity is the state in which everyone has a

https://resilientvirginia.org/community-action/cdc-office-of-health-equity/

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Center for Community-Based Health Equity - Public Health Sciences

(3 days ago) WEBThe Center for Community-Based Health Equity includes a group of behavioral and implementation scientists and staff who focus on the development, implementation, and sustainability of evidence-based behavioral interventions targeting cancer control priorities for rural communities. This Center is strategically focused on engaging stakeholders

https://med.virginia.edu/phs/research-programs-affiliated-centers/community-based-health-equity-research-program/

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Virginia launches nation’s first statewide health equity - WDBJ

(Just Now) WEBRICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ/Governor’s Office Release) - The Commonwealth of Virginia has unveiled what Governor Ralph Northam says is the nation’s first public statewide health equity dashboards

https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/05/18/virginia-launches-nations-first-statewide-health-equity-dashboards/

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What Is Health Equity? - Resilient Virginia

(9 days ago) WEBWhile the term health equity is used widely, a common understanding of what it means is lacking. This report is designed to increase consensus around the meaning of health equity, and includes examples of specific terms related to it that often arise in discussions around the concept.

https://resilientvirginia.org/community-action/what-is-health-equity/

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Community Health Workers are strengthening health equity in …

(9 days ago) WEBThe Community Health Workers for a Healthy Virginia project is powered by the Institute for Public Health Innovation and its partners, with funding through the CDC. IPHI builds partnerships across sectors to help strengthen and enhance health service systems and shape public policy in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland.

https://chwforahealthyva.com/

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Behavioral Health and Race Based Trauma - Virginia Department …

(9 days ago) WEBCentral Office 1220 Bank Street Richmond, Virginia 23219. Mailing Address P.O. Box 1797 Richmond, VA 23218-1797

https://dbhds.virginia.gov/human-resource-development-and-management/health-equity/bhrbt/

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Health Equity - Voices for Virginia's Kids

(6 days ago) WEBAccess to high-quality health care services and comprehensive health insurance coverage is vital for all families in Virginia. Since Virginia expanded access to Medicaid in 2019, young people and their families have greater access to health insurance coverage, with over 800,000 children and youth enrolled.And continuous coverage provisions during the …

https://vakids.org/our-work/health-care-access

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New Virginia Health Equity & Justice Fellowship Program Selects

(7 days ago) WEBThe UVA Center for Health Humanities & Ethics, UVA Health’s Office for Diversity & Community Engagement, and Virginia Humanities are thrilled to announce the launch of the Health Equity & Justice Fellowship program. The program seeks to support scholars, artists, and clinicians whose work centers the arts and humanities to advance …

https://news.med.virginia.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/new-virginia-health-equity-justice-fellowship-program-selects-inaugural-fellows/

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Strategy of Virginia’s Equity Leadership Task Force

(2 days ago) WEBThe ELT is comprised of members from the Governor’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Office of Health Equity at the Virginia Department of Health, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, and many state agencies representing the disability community. EQUITABLE COVID-19 RESOURCE ALLOCATION. …

https://www.nga.org/publications/a-case-study-of-the-virginia-covid-19-equity-leadership-task-force-and-health-equity-working-group/

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Health Disparities - Virginia Department of Behavioral Health …

(1 days ago) WEBA health disparity is a systematic and usually avoidable difference in health between groups of people who have relatively different positions in society. When there is a health disparity in a community, health equity cannot exist at the same time. Health equity is when everyone in a community can reach their highest level of health regardless

https://dbhds.virginia.gov/assets/doc/EI/health_disparities_summary.pdf

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Statewide Refugee Mental Health Councils and Coalitions

(9 days ago) WEBCentral Office 1220 Bank Street Richmond, Virginia 23219. Mailing Address P.O. Box 1797 Richmond, VA 23218-1797

https://dbhds.virginia.gov/human-resource-development-and-management/health-equity/statewide-refugee-mental-health-councils-and-coalitions/

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ONE VIRGINIA NEWS

(2 days ago) WEBThe Equity Leadership Taskforce (ELT) and Health Equity Working Group (HEWG) have applied an equitable approach to its policies, distribution of resources, and inclusion of community partners and members in its work. The Office of Health Equity (OHE) at the Virginia Department of Health works within three divisions: social epidemiology,

https://www.diversity.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/dei/documents/ODEI_2021_Newsletter_April-(4.29).pdf

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Virginia Health Equity & Justice Fellowship

(5 days ago) WEBThe one-year fellowship, beginning in September 2023, offers a stipend of $55,000 plus health insurance. Fellows will devote at least thirty hours per week of their time to fellowship duties. The fellowship includes private office space at the CHHE and access to all UVA libraries. Applicants from backgrounds underrepresented in health …

https://virginiahumanities.org/2023/03/the-virginia-health-equity-justice-fellowship/

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Health Equity Resources - Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS

(3 days ago) WEBEastern Virginia Medical School Diversity in Educational Programs P.O. Box 1980 Norfolk, VA 23501. 757.446.5869. [email protected]

https://www.evms.edu/about_evms/administrative_offices/diversity_and_inclusion/health_equity_resources/

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RVI: Financial/Health Literacy - Health Equity - Virginia …

(3 days ago) WEBHealthy Mind, Body & Spirit. Healthy Moms & Babies. Housing. Resiliency. Transportation. Other Services. To add a resource, please complete this form. To narrow down your search, type your health district or county into the search bar below. To view resources available in all counties in Virginia, type “Statewide” into the search bar.

https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/health-equity/rvi-financial-health-literacy/

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Health Equity Initiative Corporate and Foundation Relations

(5 days ago) WEBHealth Equity Initiative. Over the next three years, AWS is committing $40M to harness the power of the cloud to advance health equity globally. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is offering AWS Promotional Credit and technical expertise to selected institutions and companies addressing health disparities that impact underserved or underrepresented

https://cfr.virginia.edu/faculty-staff/funding-opportunities/health-equity-initiative

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Equity and Justice at the Virginia Department of Health

(4 days ago) WEBEquity and Justice at the Virginia Department of Health. Amal Ali May 25, 2024 0 Comments. Much of the Virginia Department of Health’s work centers around a commitment to racial justice and equity both within the department and in the communities that it serves. In training, we had the Chief Diversity Officer come in to offer commentary …

https://blog.richmond.edu/jepsoninternship2024/2024/05/25/equity-and-justice-at-the-virginia-department-of-health/

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Enriching Global Health Equity: South African Scholars at UVA

(3 days ago) WEBVA welcomed two distinguished faculty members from South Africa in April as part of a collaborative initiative supported by the Center for Global Health Equity (CGHE). The initiative supports faculty members through a unique PhD training program that bridges their institutions with UVA, facilitating cross-pollination of expertise and ideas.

https://global.virginia.edu/stories/enriching-global-health-equity-south-african-scholars-uva

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Forbes Ranks UVA Health Among America’s Best Employers for …

(8 days ago) WEBNational business publication Forbes has rated UVA Health among America’s best employers for diversity and among the top 10 health systems nationwide. UVA Health ranked No. 106 overall and No. 9 among health systems in Forbes’ 2024 ranking of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. Through a partnership with market …

https://news.med.virginia.edu/community/forbes-ranks-uva-health-among-americas-best-employers-for-diversity/

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Pride Month 2024 “Reflect. Empower. Unite.” - Old Dominion …

(3 days ago) WEBPride Month 2024 “Reflect. Empower. Unite.”. May 28, 2024. share. Pride is a celebration of generations of LGBTQIA+ people who have fought bravely to live openly and authentically. And it is a reminder that we still have generational work to do to ensure that everyone enjoys the full promise of equity, dignity, protection, and freedom.

https://www.odu.edu/equity/article/pride-month-2024-reflect-empower-unite

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HOPE Gun Violence and Health Disparities Policy Event - The Hub

(9 days ago) WEBThe Johns Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions and Center for Gun Violence Solutions in collaboration with other partners presents a groundbreaking policy and luncheon forum titled "Promoting Health Equity by Reducing Gun Violence in Communities of Color," featuring a keynote by Rev. Al Sharpton.

https://hub.jhu.edu/events/2024/06/04/hope-gun-violence-and-health-disparities-policy-event-keynote-by-rev-ai-sharpton/

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Court sides with West Virginia TV station over records on top …

(5 days ago) WEBFILE West Virginia’s Capitol dome is shown Friday, Oct.1 4, 2005, in Charleston, W.Va. A termination letter from the former secretary for the troubled agency that ran West Virginia’s foster care and substance use support services is public information, a state appeals court ruled this week in May 2024, siding with the television station that …

https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-health-human-resources-termination-letter-6bf366fff681bbbe9546deb9e46b51d1

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They're not doctors. But they're on the front lines against West

(6 days ago) WEBAbout 17% of adults in West Virginia have diabetes and 15% have cardiovascular disease – the highest rates in the nation, according to an America's Health Rankings' analysis of federal data that also showed 43% have high blood pressure. The county rankings show roughly 42% of Mingo County adults struggle with obesity, 37% …

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2024/05/23/theyre-on-the-front-lines-against-west-virginias-health-struggles

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Community Health and Resource Event in Miami: IBTU and Aetna …

(3 days ago) WEBMiami, Florida--(Newsfile Corp. - May 28, 2024) - It's Bigger Than Us (IBTU), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to advancing health equity and addressing social determinants of health, proudly

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Former abortion clinic in Virginia now gives free care to women in

(Just Now) WEBHelping women in crisis pregnancies -- and those who lack all of the resources that many take for granted -- is the mission of the Catholic Charities free clinic housed in a former abortion clinic.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/may/31/former-abortion-clinic-in-virginia-now-gives-free-/

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