The Catholic health ministry has launched the Confronting Racism by Achieving Health Equity initiative to confirm our commitment to coordinated efforts to achieve equity in our own health systems and facilities and to advocate for change in the wider health care sector and our society. Health inequity is a persistent and lingering legacy of the systemic racism and social prejudices that have far too often been prevailing characteristics in our nation's history. By pledging our commitment to achieve health equity, we can defeat that harmful legacy.
For more information about this effort see our policy brief Health Equity and other resources below.
117th Congress
05/27/2022
CHA Letter on Social Determinants Legislation
04/06/2022
Joint Letter on Maternal and Child Health Block Grants
03/23/2022
CHA Letter on Continued Reconciliation Priorities
02/04/2022
CHA Letter on Prevent Pandemics Act
12/10/2021
CHA Letter to Senate on Build Back Better Legislation
10/27/2021
Joint Letter on Maternal Health Equity
10/21/2021
CHA Letter to Biden on Reconciliation Negotiations
09/07/2021
CHA Letter on Reconciliation Package Priorities
07/07/2021
CHA and Catholic Charities RFI to OMB on Equity
04/16/2021