5. Resources in the Budget to Support Equity Work” IHI White Paper (pg. – “Dedicate[d] 12) Examples: Annual equity budget which is expected to be used to engage in health equity activities Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has seven Business Resource Groups composed of staff across divisions. Each has an annual equity budget and is expected to use these funds to engage in health equity activities that impact the workforce, patients, and the community. DEVELOP STRUCTURES AND PRACTICES TO SUPPORT HEALTH EQUITY Are there attributes that are missing WORK. in this domain? TAKE SPECIFIC 1. Routine collection and use of a disaggregated intersectional data IHI White Paper – and analyze ACTIONS TO analysis approach to identify factors that affect health equity as well as “Collect data to understand ADDRESS THE where disparities exist (i.e. linking demographic data to health where disparities exist.” MULTIPLE outcomes) DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ON Examples: North Lambton CHC cancer screening project THE ORGANIZATION WHIWH Chronic disease management, HIV and Diabetes CAN HAVE A 2. quality improvement efforts to meet the needs of IHI Paper (pg. 15) “Tailor[ed] DIRECT IMPACT marginalized populations.” Example: Health Equity 2020 Toolkit (pg. 12) services routinely designed and implemented to take “Health account of different factors affecting social groups (e.g. vulnerable populations, those at risk of poverty, minorities/racialized groups)”
5. “Dedicate[d] Resources in the Budget to Support Equity Work” Examples: Annual equity budget which is expected to be used to engage in health equity activities Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has seven Business Resource Groups composed of staff across divisions. Each has an annual equity budget and is expected to use these funds to engage in health equity activities that impact the workforce, patients, and the community. IHI White Paper – (pg. 12) DEVELOP STRUCTURES AND PRACTICES TO SUPPORT HEALTH EQUITY WORK. Are there attributes that are missing in this domain? TAKE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE MULTIPLE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ON THE ORGANIZATION CAN HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT 1. Routine collection and use of a disaggregated intersectional data analysis approach to identify factors that affect health equity as well as where disparities exist (i.e. linking demographic data to health outcomes) Examples: North Lambton CHC cancer screening project WHIWH Chronic disease management, HIV and Diabetes IHI White Paper – “Collect and analyze data to understand where disparities exist.” 2. “Tailor[ed] quality improvement efforts to meet the needs of marginalized populations.” Example: “Health services routinely designed and implemented to take account of different factors affecting social groups (e.g. vulnerable populations, those at risk of poverty, minorities/racialized groups)” IHI Paper (pg. 15) Health Equity 2020 Toolkit (pg. 12)
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