https://www.healthequityinnovation.com/home daily 1.0 2024-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61a271e042b8840d9eadd340/47cb2395-db19-410b-a052-a1aa4c738179/AdobeStock_291257353.jpeg Home Our Approach We believe that the problems that are affecting the U.S. healthcare system cannot be solved with simple solutions or by individuals working in silos. Years working in the leading U.S. healthcare institutions have led us to develop a groundbreaking, data-driven, comprehensive approach designed to radically improve the healthcare system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61a271e042b8840d9eadd340/63440fcf-8b6c-4991-ac2b-e05357d61c74/Screen+Shot+2022-03-07+at+2.13.52+PM.jpg Home - The Problem The United States spends 4.1 trillion dollars in healthcare a year, which accounts for 19.7% of its GDP (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2021). Ninety percent of those expenses are for individuals with mental health and chronic health conditions, which are largely preventable (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021). Despite spending more in healthcare than any other high-income country, the United States ranks last in equity, access to health care, and outcomes among 11 comparable, high-income countries (Commonwealth Fund, 2021). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61a271e042b8840d9eadd340/766ff95b-1aad-4e1f-8415-bd090b940b5d/Dr.+Maria+Espinola_Headshot+%281%29.jpg Home - Meet Dr. Espinola Dr. Maria Espinola is the CEO of the Institute for Health Equity and Innovation. She is a Harvard-trained psychologist who provides vision, leadership and strategic planning for the development and implementation of health equity initiatives in multifaceted organizations. She has a record of successful collaboration with leaders across universities, Fortune 100 companies, non-profit organizations and the three branches of government. Dr. Espinola has been a consultant for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a technical expert for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She has also served on the Ohio Commission on Minority Health’s Medical Expert Panel, the University of Cincinnati President’s Diversity Council, and the Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s Board of Directors. Dr. Espinola has traveled through 30 countries and recently served as an Official Delegate of the 5th Hispanic Leadership Summit at the United Nations. Dr. Espinola has received over 25 awards for leadership, health equity initiatives, innovation, and community impact. She has reached over 1 billion people via media outlets, including the U.S. News and World Report, The New York Times, CNN, Reuters Health, and Forbes Health. 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ACES include childhood emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and living with a family member who has been incarcerated or is mentally ill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2019) reported that ACES have a graded dose-response with over 40+ outcomes, including mental illness, suicide attempts, diabetes, sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, heart disease, stroke, broken bones, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pregnancy outcomes. Furthermore, ACES are known to increase health risk behaviors (alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and smoking), reduce academic achievement and graduation rates, and increase time lost from work (CDC, 2019; Kalmakis & Chandler, 2014). We are currently involved in promoting a strategic approach to prevent ACES in Ohio. We have been working closely with legislators to promote the elimination of the statute of limitations for sexual crimes and the marital rape exemptions, which still exists in twelve states, including Ohio. If you would like to learn more, please contact us using the form below. https://www.healthequityinnovation.com/inclusionscorecard daily 0.75 2022-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61a271e042b8840d9eadd340/1654876164019-R5NEE6SCE8YCJGF4MGEN/unsplash-image-AcWC8WuCQ_k.jpg Inclusion Scorecard - The Inclusion SCORECARD for Population Health™ The Institute for Health Equity and Innovation is an authorized provider of the Inclusion SCORECARD for Population Health™ (developed by Impact4Health). This is an interactive on-line dashboard of best practices that health systems can use to address health care inequities, organized into four distinct focus areas: Tracking metrics of inclusion (for patient outcomes, staff and community diversity) Creating a culture of inclusion to support health equity Managing the link between health equity and quality outcomes Fostering inclusive community engagement to address the determinants of health We are able to set up free access and provide a free training session for you so that you can see how this tool can support creating your health equity strategy.