Health Policy Institute
Our Mission: To ignite a Fair Health movement that gives people of color the inalienable right to equal opportunity for healthy lives.
The Joint Center Health Policy Institute (HPI) is a pioneering program of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. HPI’s research, publications, activities, and projects are designed to accelerate progress beyond listing and analyzing a litany of health disparities. Rather, they are directed toward collective strategies that will produce real change—and real opportunities for health. We invite your participation in this important endeavor.
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Strengthening Environmental Justice and Decision Making
Strengthening Environmental Justice and Decision Making: A Symposium on the Science of Disproportionate Environmental Health Impacts will be held March 17-19, 2010 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency, the conference will address issues of disproportionate environmental health impacts, and present evidence that will be used to find suitable solutions to this issue. To find out more information, including how to register, click here.
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New Analysis of Equity Provisions in Congressional Health Proposals
Legislation is being considered in Congress to address the many woes of U.S. health care, which include rapidly escalating costs, uneven quality, and a large number of uninsured Americans. Given the disproportionate impact of these problems on communities of color, and the greater burden of poor health and shortened lifespans among some U.S. racial and ethnic minorities, it will be important for Congress to establish equity as a key goal of any health legislation. These analyses will be available on our website throughout the health reform debate as bills are considered in relevant committees and by the full House and Senate.
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Money Driven Medicine presents a rarely seen look at how our health care system went awry, and the challenges we face in fixing it. It also poses the telling question of whether Americans are paying for quantity or quality regarding their health care. Championing universal coverage, Money Driven Medicine provides a window the downside of private insurance coverage - and encourages patients and physicians alike to become better educated. To find a screening near you, click here.
