About Health Equity
Disparate health outcomes are often the result of historic and systemic inequalities and unequal access to health care. This is untenable in a just society. That’s why California’s hospitals are committed to ensuring every Californian receives equitable, high-quality care. Hospitals alone cannot eliminate health disparities; it will take systemic reform and broad partnerships to improve the status quo. View snapshots of health indicators for CA’s legislative and congressional districts.
5 Things To Know: Participants Sought for Birth Outcome Inequity Advisory Board
The San Diego County Black Infant Health Program’s Perinatal Equity Initiative is seeking stakeholders to participate in its community advisory board (CAB), which assists with a local public awareness campaign around birth outcome inequities.
5 Things To Know: First AB 1204 Equity Reports Due Next Month
The deadline for inaugural Hospital Equity Measures Report submissions under Assembly Bill (AB) 1204 (2021) is just weeks away.
5 Things To Know: Resources, Upcoming Webinar Support Mandatory Health Equity Reporting
As the deadline for inaugural Hospital Equity Measures Report submissions under Assembly Bill 1204 (2021) approaches, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) has officially opened its online reporting portal. Hospitals must submit their reports via the portal by Sept. 30, and resources from the Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) and HCAI are...
5 Things To Know: San Diego American Indian Health Center to Host Substance Awareness Event
Attendees at this year’s “Raising Awareness” event, to be held at the Ballard Parent Center from noon to 4 p.m. on July 26, will be able to connect with community members and learn about substance use and opioid overdose prevention resources. Presenters at the event will include San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan and...
5 Things To Know: Pandemic-Level Hunger Returns to San Diego
The San Diego Hunger Coalition has released new data showing that nutrition insecurity in San Diego County has increased to pandemic-era levels, with 26% of the population now facing hunger. This surge is driven by multiple factors: fear due to intensive immigration enforcement activity, widespread layoffs, the elimination of federally funded programs, and concerns about...
5 Things To Know: Expanded Hospital Supplier Diversity Reports Due July 1
The first round of expanded Hospital Supplier Diversity Reports required under Assembly Bill (AB) 1392 (2023) is due to the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) on July 1. In 2024, the Office of Administrative Law approved HCAI’s regulations to implement AB 1392, which updated the law to require that hospitals not only report...
Upcoming Webinar Explains HQI Solution to Hospital Equity Reporting Challenges
The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) is offering a service that provides 95% of the information hospitals are required to report by Sept. 30 under Assembly Bill 1204. HQI is hosting a webinar on April 10 addressing the challenges hospitals encounter in equity reporting and how its Hospital Quality Improvement Platform (HQIP) can simplify this process.