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Health Equity

Health equity ensures that in care quality or treatment is not affected by a patent’s racial, ethnic, or gender, or socioeconomic status. VA research in the area of health equity includes its impact on access to primary care, diagnosis and treatment, and post-treatment follow-up.

Each section below is populated by a dynamic search of the HSR&D website and its underlying databases. Search results are generated based on the search term "Health Equity". Results are updated regularly, as new data are available.

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Citations

(5 of more than 69 HEALTH EQUITY focused publications)



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Publication Briefs

(5 of more than 4 HEALTH EQUITY focused publication briefs)



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Studies

( 5 of more than 6 HEALTH EQUITY focused projects )

Project No.  Title  PI  Funding Start   
CDA 22-194 Addressing Health Equity in Tobacco Cessation Treatment for Historically Underrepresented Veterans Dawson, Darius
IIR 23-012 Advancing Health Equity by Understanding the Impact of Race on PTSD Symptom Improvement Following Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Maguen, Shira
IIR 14-007 Opening the Black Box of Cultural Competence Saha, Somnath 2016-09-01
IIR 14-077 Costs and Outcomes of Chronic Heart Disease Care in the VHA Groeneveld, Peter 2015-02-01
IAA 06-217 Improving Dental Decision Making for Root Canal Therapy Kressin, Nancy 2010-09-01

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HSR&D Briefs, Reports, Newsletters

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Topic Spotlight

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Cyberseminars

The most recent "Health Equity" seminars are displayed.

Date Title Presenter(s)
11/8/2023 Applying Qualitative Methodology to Explore Access and Health Care Needs of LGBTQ+ Veterans Living with Spinal Cord Injury Nevedal, Andrea  
Kiratli, B. Jenny  
9/13/2023 Harnessing Technology to Increase Access to Couple and Family Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders among Veterans Flanagan, Julianne  
Santa Ana, Elizabeth  
7/20/2023 Women Veterans’ Experiences of VHA Care: Intersection of Sex and Race-Ethnicity in the National Veteran Health Equity Report Beckman, Kerry  
Breland, Jessica  
Washington, Donna  
6/14/2023 A Look at DEI Initiatives at Different Levels of the VA Johnson, Harvey  
France, Courtni  
Cohen, Shakeria  
6/6/2023 Communication and Activation in Pain to Enhance Relationships and Treat Pain with Equity (COOPERATE): Clinical Trial Results Matthias, Marianne  

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Videos


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Other Resources

  • Learn more about the HSR&D Center for Health Equity Research & Promotion (CHERP), which focuses on understanding what factors determine the equity or disparity associated with healthcare. 
  • Learn more about how VA's Quality Enhancement Research Initiative Health Equity Partnered Evaluation program is working with the VA Office of Health Equity to understand and evaluate disparity in healthcare delivery.

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