73: Improving Health Equity with Data

Health equity is a top priority for many health agencies. In an ideal implementation, public health leaders can use performance management systems to advance health equity goals. These systems ensure that progress is being made toward department goals by systematically collecting and monitoring data to track results and identify opportunities for improvement.

Our latest episode highlights how the current equity efforts can integrate with established performance management practices. It also discusses how health agencies can use planning documents to integrate equity in health assessments, health improvement plans, strategic plans, and performance management systems.

Guests:

• Nicole Alexander Scott, MD, Former Director, Rhode Island Department of Health
• Harry Chen, MD, Former Commissioner, Vermont Department for Health
• Anna Bradley, MS, CHES, State Health Improvement Coordinator, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Resources:

• Data Visualization for Performance Improvement Learning Series
• Rhode Island Health Equity Measures
• Montana State Health Improvement Plan
• CDC Webpage: Paving the Road to Health Equity
• ASTHOReport Health Equity Metrics (coming soon to astho.org)