Recommended Reading

Please enjoy a selection of articles that examine critical issues in healthcare. 

Clinical Research

 

National Health Council: Patients, Poverty, and Participation in Research: The Hidden Costs of Disease and Socioeconomic Status

photo of a worker in a laboratory running a test

Cultural Humility

Honing Cultural Humility Skills Can Improve Healthcare as a Whole

Female doctor speaking with elderly male patient on exam table.

Economic Case 

 

Deloitte: The $2.8 Trillion Opportunity: How Better Health for All Can Drive U.S. Economic Growth

Photo of a laptop screen with a line graph showing a rising line over time

Education

Trends and challenges of medical education in the changing academic and public health environment of the 21st century

A confident young adult African American female medical school student gestures as she responds to a professor's question during class.

Environment, Climate, and Health

WHO: Climate Change and Health

Photo of an industrial scene with smokestacks belching smoke against a grey sky.

Health Challenges

National Council on Health: Limited Access: Poverty and Barriers to Accessible Healthcare

Kaiser Permanente Foundation's The Undefeated Survey on Race and Health

Maternal Mortality

 

Person's arm showing a blood pressure reading being taken with a cuff and monitor

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Psychiatrist.com: New Study Confirms Causal Link between Poverty and Mental Illness

 

A photo with a black background with a person clasping their hands.

Wealth Gap

Closing the Health-Wealth Gap

The State of U.S. Wealth Inequality

Photo of a house made by $100 bills

Workforce

Barriers and strategies for primary healthcare workforce development: synthesis of evidence

Physicians by Race and Ethnicity

Cheerful Male And Female Health Professiona;s Talking At Table In Hospital