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DSC Announcement:
On November 5th, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino appointed Dr. Joseph Betancourt, The Director of the Disparities Solutions Center, to the Boston Public Health Commission's Board of Health.
Please see the press release for more information.
Welcome to the Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) website, and thank you for your interest in our work. The DSC is dedicated to the development and implementation of strategies that advance policy and practice to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care. The Disparities Solutions Center will achieve this mission by:
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Serving as a change agent by developing new research and translating innovative research findings into policy and practice
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Developing and evaluating customized policy and practice solutions for health care providers, insurers, educators, community organizations, and other stakeholders
Providing education and leadership training to expand the community of skilled individuals dedicated to eliminating health care disparities
Our goal is to move beyond research and begin to take action—by developing and disseminating models for identifying and addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health care nationally, regionally, and locally. Through our work, we hope to move all healthcare stakeholders one step forward – and closer to eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare.
Composed of a multidisciplinary group of health policy experts, health services researchers and physicians, the DSC opened in July of 2005 with initial funding from Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners HealthCare System. It is housed within the MGH Institute for Health Policy and affiliated with MGH and Harvard Medical School’s Department of Medicine.
For more information on how the DSC is working to assure equitable, high quality health care for all, please browse through our website. Thank you.
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DSC/MAO Schwartz Film Series - Please join us on Wednesday, December 16th from 5:30-7:30 for a screening of Nourishing the Kids of Katrina: The Edible School Yard. The director Robert Lee Grant will also be joining us. To RSVP and for more information, please visit our events page.
The DSC is hiring a Research Assistant - for more information, please visit the opportunities page.
Drs. Betancourt and Green of the DSC present on HIT and Disparities at the Connected Health Symposium. The Connected Health Symposium asks how information technology -- cell phones, computers, the Internet and other tools -- can help people manage chronic conditions, maintain health and wellness, and age with independence. Click here for a copy of the slides. Dr. Sarah Russell also presented with Drs. Betancourt and Green.
Associate Director, Alexander R. Green talks about his research on unconscious biases in a recent Boston Globe Article.
MGH Chelsea Diabetes Management Program, an award-winning model of care to help diabetics take control of their health, is featured in the Bay State Banner and highlighted as part of Massachusetts General Hospital's work in local communities.
Disparites Leadership Program - tweleve health care organizations have been selected for national leadership program to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care. For more information, see the press release or the DLP main page.
Improving Quality and Achieving Equity: A Guide for Hospitals
The Disparities Solutions Center has launched its newest publication Improving Quality and Achieving Equity: A Guide for Hospital Leaders. The Guide includes a thorough review of peer-reviewed literature, key informant interviews with hospital leaders, and case studies of innovative approaches that hospitals are undertaking to identify and address disparities, as well as to achieve equity.
American Hospital Association highlights the Disparities Solutions Centers' efforts to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in Eliminating Disparities: Why it's Essential and How to Get it Done.
The Center for Health Professions has launched a new ACTION initiative for organizations in California to request technical assistance and seed funding to support quality improvement efforts aimed at improving health equity. For additional information, see our resources page or a factsheet.
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