Achieving Health Equity: Where does the Health Care's System's Responsibility End?

Authors

Karen M. Emmons, PhD, Vice President for Research, Kaiser Permanente

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

11-5-2014

Abstract

Key Points:

Failure to address prevention and health disparities are costly in both social and economic terms

We can no longer overlay silos on the continuum of basic to population science

Hospitals and universities are "anchor" institutions that have a moral and business imperative to change business-as-usual related to community health

Presentation: 43 minutes

Recommended Citation

Emmons, PhD, Karen M., "Achieving Health Equity: Where does the Health Care's System's Responsibility End?" (2014). Kimmel Cancer Center Papers, Presentations, and Grand Rounds. Paper 19.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/kimmelgrandrounds/19