EDITORS

Renata Schiavo, PhD, MA, CCL is a global health practitioner and a public health/ sociomedical sciences academic with a deep commitment to public service, health equity, community engagement, and systems-driven solutions. She is a Senior Lecturer at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication in Healthcare: Strategies, Media, and Engagement in Global Health, and a principal at Strategies for Equity and Communication Impact (SECI), a global consultancy. She is the founder and board president of Health Equity Initiative, a nonprofit volunteer organization, and serves as Senior Editor of the Journal of Health Equity, and on the editorial board of Health Equity. She also leads an international summer professional development program at The American University of Rome. She is a well-recognized expert in health equity, health and risk communication, and global health/public health, and works, writes and speaks on these topics in a variety of settings.

Jennifer Weiss, MA, has been in the field of public health for over 20 years, and consults for New York-based nonprofits on public health policy, advocacy and education. She has worked on projects relating to workplace wellness, palliative care, health literacy, early childhood development, behavioral health, chronic disease management, nutrition, and the health consequences of loneliness and social isolation. She is also the co-author of two books of nonfiction, and two books of humor and has had Op Eds and articles published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New York Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Denver Post.

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xiii

The Editors xv

The Contributors xvii

Part One: Introduction and Background on Health Equity 1

Chapter 1 What Is Health Equity and Why It Matters 3
Renata Schiavo and Jennifer Weiss

Chapter 2 The State of the Health Equity Movement 23
Renata Schiavo and Jennifer Weiss

Part Two: Key Principles and Approaches in Advancing Health Equity 45

Chapter 3 Advancing Health Equity: Looking at Frameworks for Organizational and Collaborative Journeys 47
Devin English, Azure B. Thompson, Marivel Davila, Emmanuel Chavez and Justin C. Smith

Chapter 4 Community Engagement: The People's Approach to Advancing Health Equity 63
Renata Schiavo and Saria Almarzook

Chapter 5 Health Equity Impact Assessment: Current Models and Future Directions 85
Giselle Sebag, Arthi Rao, Heather Wooten, Nishita Dsouza and Shoshanna Kasle

Chapter 6 Shaping Innovative Policy Strategies for Health Equity 99
Michelle S. Davis and Adenike Bitto

Chapter 7 Communicating for Health Equity Impact 115
Renata Schiavo, Ewart Skinner, Everold Hosein and Amanda Hinnant

Chapter 8 Using Digital Technology to Advance Health Equity 135
Yifeng Hu and Alice Krueger

Part Three: Addressing Barriers to Health Equity: Promising Practices, Select Strategies and Case Studies 157

Chapter 9 Ensuring a Fair Start for All Children: The Promise of Early Childhood Development 159
Sarah Klaus

Chapter 10 Poverty, Unemployment, and Health Equity 173
Zachary D. Travis, Ashley Parks and Rosana L. Bravo

Chapter 11 The Health Problem with No Name: Addressing Racism and Xenophobia and Other Forms of Social Discrimination 191
Teri E. Lassiter, Trinidad Jackson, Sithembinkosi Ndebele and Imanni Sheppard

Chapter 12 Built Environment, Climate Change, and Health Equity 205
Jessica Bremner and Sarah Ruel- Bergeron

Chapter 13 Vital Foundations in Health Equity, Gender, and LGBTQI+ Identity 223
Gretchen Van Wye, Mary Huynh, Kelly Davis and Alyssa Kumler

Chapter 14 Looking at Systems Change as Related to Aging and Disability 235
Teneasha Washington, M. Aaron Guest, Jereme Wilroy and Allie Peckham

Part Four: Future Directions and the Role of Different Types of Organizations 253

Chapter 15 Addressing the Root Causes of Health Inequities: Focus on Multisectoral Partnerships 255
Jennifer Weiss and Renata Schiavo

Chapter 16 Health Equity in Clinical Settings: A Prescription for Patient- Centered and Bias- Free Care 275
Shravya Gurrapu, Amber K. Brooks, Marcus P. Mosley, Beverley J. Sheares and Hetty Cunningham

Chapter 17 The Future of Health Equity 293
Renata Schiavo

Appendix A Voices from the Field: Stories of Community Engagement and Resilience 311
Edited by Adela Jansen, Jennifer Weiss and Renata Schiavo

Appendix B Youth Voices on Health Equity 323
Edited by Adela Jansen, Jennifer Weiss and Renata Schiavo

Index 333