Improving health care equity requires knowledge, skills, resources to catalyze efforts, and networking with individuals who share experiences and interests.
This section provides information on where to look for funding and opportunities to connect with others doing similar work.
Funding
The following organizations provide funding to support efforts to improve health equity:
The California Endowment
The Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation
The Office of Minority Health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
ACTION Program, UCSF Center for the Health Professions
Read about additional funding opportunities in our Blog.
Networking
Having opportunities to share and learn from others undertaking efforts to improve health equity is invaluable. Here are some valuable resources for connecting with others,
Diversity Rx
This web resource, dedicated to improving the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically diverse communities, provides two networking opportunities:
1) The Your Voice initiative allows people in the field of cultural competence to network, collaborate, and learn from each other using web 2.0 and virtual learning tools.
2) The CLAS-talk listserv is an email disucssion group where participants can raise issues, ask questions, share information, and network with each other around topics related to the design, delivery, and evaluation of culturally and linguistically appropriate services in health care.