Health Equity Resources
Explore resources to help achieve equity in your practice.
Antiracism intervention reduces disparities in timely lung cancer surgery
08 April 2022
The racial gap in timely surgery between Black and white patients with early-stage lung cancer improved after an antiracism intervention, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Diversifying Clinical Research to Improve Health Equity
08 April 2022
An important and often overlooked mechanism to improve health equity is making clinical research more inclusive to ensure that potential improvements are realized across all population groups.
Mortality Disparity by Race and Ethnicity Among Patients With Breast Cancer
08 April 2022
Are there racial and ethnic disparities in the association of Medicaid expansion with survival among patients with de novo stage IV breast cancer?
Recruitment of Women from Diverse Backgrounds is Key to Success
31 March 2022
The TMIST trial is more than halfway to its recruiting goal of 128,905 participants with more than 20 percent of participants in the US being Black.
Patients are at the heart of changing social determinants of health
31 March 2022
Population health management (PHM) can be confusing at times, with many different definitions put forth in the literature. Upon closer inspection, the differences in the various descriptions really reflect differences in emphasis in the components of population health.
Improving Access for Women
31 March 2022
A Florida nonprofit connects women to medical and social services to help them overcome barriers to care.
Rural Outreach
31 March 2022
How can radiologists work to improve access to imaging services in rural America?
Mediators of Racial Disparity in the Use of Prostate MRI Among Patients With Prostate Cancer
31 March 2022
This study suggests that efforts to address racial disparity in the use of prostate MRI should address upstream factors, including socioeconomic status, geographic variation in practice, and structural racism.
CT colonography screening and health equity with Cecelia Brewington - MD - FACR
10 March 2022
Cecelia Brewington, MD, FACR, discusses how CT colonography screening allows greater access to colorectal cancer screening in underserved communities.
The Radiology Community Celebrates Black History Month - 2022
25 February 2022
Jade Anderson, MD, American Medical Association Section Council on Radiology Member Representative to the Radiology Health Equity Coalition, contributed this piece. Today, we honor the contributions of Black and African Americans across various facets of society, including business, law, government, arts, sciences — along with radiology — and more.
Safety Net Hospitals Address Barriers to High-Quality Care
21 February 2022
The RSNA is working to promote diverse representation across the profession and within its leadership. Radiologists at safety net institutions face obstacles at all stages of imaging as they care for patients.
Racial and Health Equity - Concrete STEPS for Health Systems
11 February 2022
AMA Steps Forward Module: Racial and Health Equity: Concrete STEPS for Health Systems. Translate Your Commitment to Racial and Health Equity Into Action in Your Health System
Maternal Health Disparities
20 January 2022
Maternal health, defined as women's health during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period, is a crisis in America.
JACR January 2022 Special Edition - Health Equity
13 January 2022
In the January 2022 special edition of the JACR we explore topics on Health Services Research and Policy, Clinical Practice Management, Data Science & Training and Education.
Dr. Derek West, Emory University, and the Radiology Health Equity Coalition
11 January 2022
Dr. Derek West, Emory University, and the Radiology Health Equity Coalition