Over the past few decades, various entities have defined health equity in various ways.according to US Centers for Disease Control,
Health equity is achieved when everyone has the opportunity to “realize his or her full health potential” and no one is “disadvantaged in achieving this potential because of social status or other socially determined circumstances.”
in the most recent Article by Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicinethe authors highlight these core tenants:
- Everyone deserves to live a healthy life.
- Due to social, economic and environmental factors, not everyone has access to health care and proper health education.
- The purpose of health care equity is to ensure that everyone has access to affordable, culturally competent health care regardless of multiple variables (race, ethnicity, age, etc.).
“Using creative, population-specific technology and service offerings can connect more patients to providers for health support,” the authors wrote.
“We totally agree,” writes Beth Strohbusch, Equivalent Marketing Executive, in Recent Blog Posts“And we believe that in order to truly achieve health equity, digital health solutions must be accessible, very easy to use and affordable — for patients, loved ones, clinicians and healthcare providers.
An example is Projects funded by the FCC Covid-19 Telehealth Program Equiva collaborates with a team of researchers Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai Hundreds of tablet devices and broadband allowances for patients in the early days of Covid-19.
New research published in Jamil formative research Those who also reduced their depressive symptoms lost three times the weight compared to those who only focused on weight loss.New paper from life and health A growing body of peer-reviewed research shows that integrated mind-body care is the most effective treatment for chronic conditions.
Improvement in depression outcomes after a digital cognitive behavioral therapy intervention in a multichronic population: a retrospective study The effectiveness of a therapist-supported 12-week, app-based cognitive-behavioral therapy program was studied. The study focused on adults with symptoms of depression and anxiety who also suffer from chronic physical conditions, including obesity and type 2 diabetes.
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canary The sense of smell is being digitized to enhance the way we perceive and monitor the world around us. The neurotech startup has raised more than $4 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its scent-sensing platform. Breakout Ventures led the round with participation from Dolby Family Ventures, KdT Ventures and SOSV. One of the potential applications of this technology is the early diagnosis of disease.
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Medical Technology Solutions (HCTS), a healthcare consulting group and manufacturer of DICOMSync, has partnered with document panela global innovator providing subspecialty radiology coverage to improve breast imaging workflows for imaging providers.
DocPanel and HCTS join forces to provide breast imaging facilities with a reliable solution to transform proprietary data while ensuring subspecialty interpretation by fellowship-trained breast radiologists.
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