The impact of COVID-19 has highlighted racial and ethnic disparities in the United States. With systemic racism driving these inequities, states are addressing the root causes and advancing racial and health equity with cross-agency collaboration, effective use of data, and improved community input and staff diversity. They are also leveraging Medicaid managed care and making hospital community investment more effective in reducing disparities. For more information about these strategies, explore this chart and NASHP’s Resources for States to Address Health Equity and Disparities. Contact Allie Atkeson for more information or to add your state’s initiatives to this chart.
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Louisiana |
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Minneapolis and St. Paul |
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Boulder, Colorado |
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Michigan |
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North Carolina |
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Washington |
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Support for this work was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the foundation. The author also wishes to thank state officials in the Public and Population Health Advisory Group, and Jill Rosenthal, Rebecca Cooper, and Elinor Higgins at NASHP for their contributions to this analysis.