Health Equity and Health Disparities

A guide to health equity and health disparities research.

Agencies, Associations, and Conferences

Local and State Agencies
Associations and Conferences

Equality Kansas (website may be still under construction)
Equality Kansas, formerly the Kansas Equality Coalition, was established in October 2005. Originally formed by the merger of independent LGBT advocacy groups in Topeka, Manhattan, and Wichita, Equality Kansas is a chapter-based grassroots organization.
Kansas City Indian Center
Their mission is to encourage social, educational, and economic advancement of the American Indian community by promoting traditional and cultural values.
Kansas Health Institute (KHI)
KHI, a Non-profit health policy and research organization based in Topeka, KS, provides research on racial and ethnic health disparities in Kansas.
LGBT-Affirming Therapist Guild
The LGBT-Affirming Therapist Guild of Kansas City is a community-based, grassroots organization of licensed mental and medical healthcare professionals, as well as students-in-training. They share a collaborative commitment to make affirming culturally competent healthcare available for all sexual and gender minorities based on the premise that LGBT and heterosexual identities are equally valid.

National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations
The National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA) is a unified force advocating for equity and justice in nursing and health care for ethnic minority populations.
The Root Cause Coalition
A national coalition of organizations resolved to reverse and end the systemic root causes of health inequities through cross-sector partnerships (they have a podcast and an annual conference).
AAMC Conferences and Webinars
American Public Health Assoc Annual Meeting and Expo
National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Annual Rural Health Conference

National Research Centers, Organizations and Foundations

Alive and Well Communities
Local KC organization that partners with school districts, health systems, and companies to alleviate and address the impacts of trauma and toxic stress on students, patients, and teams. They offer evidence-based trainings and tailored consulting ranging from one-time professional development to intensive multiyear partnerships.
CDC Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities
The Office is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities.
Commonwealth Fund: Health Care Disparities
Private foundation seeking to improve health care systems and ultimately the health of America's most vulnerable populations(uninsured, minority Americans, elderly, low income)
EthnoMed
Harborview's Medical Center's information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other topics related to the health care of immigrants to the US, many of whom are refugees.
Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions
From Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes (Schools of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing).
Kaiser Family Foundation
Non-profit foundation focusing on major health care issues in the U.S. and abroad. Facts- information- analysis.
Latino Health for All Coalition: Cuidarte Es Amarte
Coalition of several Latino community partners in the Kansas City/ Wyandotte County area.
MedlinePlus LGBTQIA+ Health
Information about health issues that are specific to the LGBTQIA+ community.
National Cancer Institute: Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities
The Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) is central to the NCI's efforts to reduce the unequal burden of cancer in our society and train the next generation of competitive researchers in cancer and cancer health disparities research.
National Coalition for LGBTQ Health
Committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals through federal and local advocacy, education, and research. The Coalition addresses the entire LGBTQ community, including individuals of every sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, and age regardless of disability, income, education, and geography.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Minority health information by ethnicity, health topic, age, and related clinical trials.
REACH (CDC)
Through REACH, recipients plan and carry out local, culturally appropriate programs to address a wide range of health issues among Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Alaska Native persons.
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

A.R. Dykes Library

Health Equity and Health Disparities

Agencies, Associations, and Conferences

National Research Centers, Organizations and Foundations