IHSI Diversity Committee Monthly Resources
Each month, the IHSI Diversity Committee shares recommended reading and resources with the rest of IHSI staff. Curating and sharing these resources gives our team an opportunity to educate ourselves on various topics related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice.
Over the past couple of years, we have found that our team appreciates the ability to learn more about a subject they knew very little about or even may not have been aware of.
As an institute devoted to promoting all forms of health, we want to share these resources more broadly with our campus and community stakeholders. We hope that you will find them as useful as we have.
January 2025
This month, Maggie Berg, IHSI’s Senior Research Development Manager, shares resources on health insurance and the high cost of healthcare in America, which negatively affect all of us and significantly contribute to disparities in access to healthcare for marginalized groups.
If you have 5 minutes: The high cost of inequality: High US healthcare spend falls short
If you have another 5 minutes: Reducing Disparities In Health Care Coverage And Access Under The ACA
If you have 10 minutes: Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: The Commonwealth Fund 2024 State Health Disparities Report
If you have 30 minutes: America Dissected podcast, “Ellen Needs Insurance with Ellen Haun”
Bonus: two short videos explaining why the cost of healthcare is so high in America: