This is the opening session for the National Academies worksop focused on "Economic Systems as a Structural Driver of Population Health — Democracy and Governance"

Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Jamila Michener from Cornell University on her recent paper examining the relationship between racism, power, and health equity through the lens of tenant organizations and housing rights. Order the October 2023 issue of Health Affairs. Currently, more than 70 percent of our content is freely available - and we'd like to keep it that way. With your support, we can continue to keep our digital publication Forefront and podcasts free for everyone. A Health Podyssey Episode 152 October 3, 2023 ★ Episode details: https://share.transistor.fm/s/9c09a759 ★ Additional episodes: https://www.healthaffairs.org/podcasts

August 24, 2022 session of the Medicaid Insights Colloquium shares research and insights from the process of helping officials in multiple states to identify opportunities in alternative channels to implement changes in their Medicaid programs which affect immediate, equitable and dignity-enhancing improvements in the lives of enrollees.

America’s health care system is marked by profound racial inequities, consolidated through policies like segregation. While our past choices have disproportionately harmed people of color, we now have the capacity to bridge these divides through antiracist policy. One option is fully expanding eligibility for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, a step that some states have resisted despite evidence it has expanded access to health care and improved health outcomes, particularly for Black and Latino Americans. Join Jamila Michener, Associate Professor and Co-Director of Cornell Center for Health Equity, as she charts a course toward a more inclusive health system.

February 22nd, 2023 - A recording of the final Evidence Forum, live-streamed from the White House, co-hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Penn State University's Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative, in collaboration with the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Jessica Fulton, Michelle Holder, Azza Altiraifi, and Jamila Michener, contributors to the Black Women Best report will discuss its findings and how through deliberate policy we bring black women from peril to prosperity and create a better economy for all. Presented by Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Robin Kelly, and Yvette Clarke. You can find the report here: https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/imo/media/doc/bwb_report_20220331.pdf

Pisgah Legal Services hosts the Justice Forum each year to call for justice and generate honest conversation about pressing local and national issues. The 12th Annual Justice Forum featuring Dr. Jamila Michener focused on the intersection of poverty, power, and public policy. Pisgah Legal’s poverty law experts provide legal services to address socio-economic issues such as homelessness prevention, adherence to safe and healthy housing codes, domestic violence protections, and access to healthcare and basic needs.

Delmar Avenue, which spans St. Louis, Missouri, from east to west, features million-dollar homes directly to the south and deep poverty to its north. The so-called Delmar Divide represents the racial and socioeconomic segregation that exists in many American cities. That same racially driven divide also exists in the city’s health care. This film investigates the legacy of racism in health care in St. Louis and how one program is attempting to end it. Pipeline to Compassionate Care teaches St. Louis medical students about the ways systemic racism has been built into the health care system, how those injustices have affected people’s lives and health, and how they can be more compassionate and effective care providers. Through interviews with Jamila Michener, Associate Professor, Co-Director, Cornell Center for Health Equity; Bethany Johnson-Jarvois, CEO of St. Louis Integrated Health Network; and Kaytlin Reedy-Rogier, Program Coordinator, Pipeline to Compassionate Care, viewers will learn how the program works to dismantle the effects of systemic racism in health care, one doctor at a time. 0:00 St. Louis' Delmar Divide 0:36 The history of health care in St. Louis 2:38 Intro to the Pipeline to Compassionate Care 4:21 One medical students' journey 5:56 Utilizing trauma-informed care and new practices 7:22 What does the future look like? Learn more about the Commonwealth Fund's work to advance health equity here: https://bit.ly/33XvcuT