Springfield Health Equity Report Looking at Health Through Race and Ethnicity
Springfield Health Equity Report Looking at Health through Race and Ethnicity October 2014 PARTNERS FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY Springfield Health Equity Report Looking at Health through Race and Ethnicity Lead Author/Editor: Kathleen Szegda, Ph.D. Contributing Authors: Frank Robinson, Ph.D. Jessica Collins, M.S. Sarita Hudson, M.T.S. About Partners for a Healthier Community: Partners for a Healthier Community (PHC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based out of Springfield, MA whose mission is to build measurably healthy communities with equitable opportunities and resources for all through civic leadership, collaborative partnerships, and policy advocacy. PHC is committed to improving the public’s health by fostering innovation, leveraging resources, and building partnerships across sectors, including government agencies, communities, the health care delivery system, media, and academia. Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc. 280 Chestnut Street PO Box 4895 Springfield, MA 01101-4895 413-794-7739 www.partnersforahealthiercommunity.org SPRINGFIELD HEALTH EQUITY REPORT l OCTOBER 2014 1 PARTNERS FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY Acknowledgements Bonnie K. Andrews, MPH, CPH, Deputy Director, Office of Statistics and Evaluation Bureau of Community Health and Prevention, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Partners for a Healthier Community Board Research and Evaluation Committee Figure 1: Dahlgren G, Whitehead M (1993). Tackling inequalities in health: what can we learn from what has been tried? Working paper prepared for the King’s Fund International Seminar on Tackling Inequalities in Health, September 1993, Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire. London, King’s Fund, accessible in: Dahlgren G, Whitehead M. (2007) European strategies for tackling social inequities in health: Levelling up Part 2.
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