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Developing A Blueprint For Health Equity Programs And Investigating Interventions And Metrics, Belita Strudwick
Developing A Blueprint For Health Equity Programs And Investigating Interventions And Metrics, Belita Strudwick
MUSC Theses and Dissertations
Racial and ethnic minority groups and rural and low-income populations are examples of populations who continue to experience health disparities despite policy mandates to eliminate them. This doctoral project will provide a foundational blueprint to aid health plans in addressing and improving health equity internally and with external stakeholders. The blueprint will be based on research comparing the robust health equity initiatives of four states to the NCQA national guidelines. The barriers to achieving and recommendations for advancing the field of health equity by implementing and analyzing policies and data that target health disparities through improved access to quality care …