Reducing Health Inequities for Marginalized Communities

We bring together diverse leaders, thinkers and doers to make healthcare more equitable for everyone. 

 

Our Mission

To bring together experts and ideas from all over the world to improve healthcare for everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status, gender, race, ethnicity, or other social determinants.

 

Defining the problem

Healthcare Inequity

Differences in health outcomes between populations based on one's socioeconomic status, ethnicity, race, gender identification, sexual orientation, age, neighborhood, income, or any other social determinant.

By the numbers

$320 B

Health inequities add $320 billion annually to health care spending in the United States, and could surpass $1 trillion by 2040 if left unaddressed.

40%

The breast cancer mortality rate is 40% higher for African American women than white women

1.5x

African American adults are 1.5 times more likley to have diabetes than white adults.

77%

More than 77% of Latin adults are overweight or obese, compared to 67% of white adults

½

More than half of U.S. residents without health insurance are people of color.

2.5x

African Americans are 2.49 times and Latins are 1.38 times more likely than whites to live in neighborhoods without access to a full-service grocery store

40%

Individuals living in rural parts of the U.S. are 40% more likely to develop heart disease and have a 30% higher risk of stroke than people who live in urban areas.

10 miles

A difference of 10 miles in where you grow up can account for more than a 10 year difference in your life expectancy.

4 in 10

Four in ten adults with below-average incomes in the U.S. reported a medical problem but did not visit a doctor in the past year because of prohibitive costs.

$42 B

Health disparities account for roughly $42 billion in lost productivity per year, not including additional economic losses due to premature deaths.

11.2 years

American Indians and Alaska Natives born in 2021 had a life expectancy that is 11.2 years less than non-hispanic whites.

 

Our Objectives

1. Advocate for vulnerable, at-risk, and underserved patients. 

2. Convene influential leaders, thinkers, and doers to develop collaborative relationships to make healthcare more equitable for all patients.

3. Increase the understanding of the definition, framework, and metrics of health equity.

4. Produce primary, impactful research focused specifically on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities of health equity.

5. Analyze, identify, and disseminate best practices for reducing healthcare disparities for underserved patient groups.

6. Develop ideas for policymakers aimed at eliminating obstacles to care and reducing health disparities .

 

Our Impact

Learn about CHI’s impact, educational programs, and research in 2024.

Our Work

We host educational events for global healthcare innovators

We convene diverse viewpoints, from practitioners to policymakers, with a shared passion for creating actionable change.
 

We conduct high-quality, independent research

We tackle the most pressing issues in healthcare with open-minded inquiry and objective analyses.


We advise leaders and teams

We mentor and guide organizations to solve strategic healthcare and health equity challenges in their industry.

 

We are a diverse group of providers, executives, survivors, caregivers, authors, patients, entrepreneurs, disruptors, allies, and researchers coming together for a shared goal of reducing health disparities. Meet our experts.

 
 

Board of Directors

 
 

Management Team

 
 

Research Group

 

Executive Council