Health Equity
Identifying and removing barriers to optimal health; pursuing ways to help disadvantaged communities become and stay well
Health Equity Headlines
Explore the latest public health research and insights about health equity.
Understanding the Impact of Economic and Social Conditions on Health
A recent article by Catherine Ettman, PhD, examines how emerging evidence highlights the significant influence of economic and social conditions on population and individual health.
Health Equity Faculty Experts
Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of health equity? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
![Keshia Pollack Porter Keshia Pollack Porter](/https/publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/1814.jpg?h=46ccf7e1&itok=ptmKb52A)
Keshia Pollack Porter, PhD ’06, MPH, uses research to advance policies that promote health equity, especially where people live, work, play, and travel.
![Lisa Cooper Lisa Cooper](/https/publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/1450.jpg?h=741709ce&itok=bHcSgPkZ)
Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH '93, works to advance health equity with scholarship on racial disparities in patient-physician communication and community-informed interventions.
![Tanjala Purnell Tanjala Purnell](/https/publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/3109.jpg?h=589f4bad&itok=JFXbW_Qm)
Tanjala S. Purnell, PhD '12, MPH, uses epidemiology and health services research to advance equity in transplantation and related conditions, including kidney diseases, hypertension, and diabetes.
![Darrell Gaskin Darrell Gaskin](/https/publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/people_card_360/public/images/51.jpg?h=8e35edcf&itok=JbAjIRqF)
Darrell Gaskin, PhD '95, MS, is a health economist who advances community, neighborhood, and market-level policies and programs that reduce health disparities.