Health Equity Research
Health Equity Research
Stanford Health Policy faculty, fellows and students conduct research in an effort to build health equality.
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Video: The Department of Health Policy's Inaugural Health Equity Panel
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Stanford Researchers Document Progress, Missed Opportunities in Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake
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Tackling COVID-19 Among Prison Populations in California and Beyond
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Improving the Performance of Health Plan Payment Systems
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SHP-Kaiser Collaboration on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage
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Incorporating Health Equity Into COVID-19 Reopening Policies in California
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California's Latinos Hit Hard At All Levels by Pandemic
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Encouraging Sign: Many California Prisoners Willing To Be Vaccinated
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Melding Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms with Health Care and Policy to Combat Human Trafficking
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Mapping the Inequality of COVID-19 Household Exposure and Transmission Risk
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Excess Mortality Rates Early in Pandemic Highest Among Blacks
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Economics Need More Women As Field Impacts Public Policy
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Stanford PhD Students Investigate Racial Disparities in COVID-19
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Paul Wise: Special Expert for the Federal Court Overseeing Treatment of Migrant Children at Border
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Economic Damage from the COVID-19 Pandemic More Widespread Across Ages and Geographies
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How Polio Eradication in Africa Can Inform Global COVID-19 Response
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Lockdowns Increase Domestic Violence and Potential Harm to Fetuses
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An 8-Point Plan to Tackle COVID-19 Among Women in Mumbai Slums
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Extreme heat during pregnancy could one day impact salaries of those fetuses
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Stanford Works With California Prisons to Test and Prevent COVID-19
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Coronavirus Could Make America’s Gun Problem Even Deadlier
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Respecting Disability Rights During a Pandemic and Other Emergencies
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Launch of New Modeling Framework to Investigate COVID-19
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Is a Showdown Between Public Health Imperatives and Civil Liberties Inevitable?
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Standing Up against Gender Bias and Harassment Among Medical Professionals