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WIN Measures Update:

Measuring Health Equity

Supported by Well-being and Equity (WE) in the World

�Thursday, May 19, 2022

Presenters: �

Anna Yang, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Health Equity Transformation, Northwestern University

Jennie Chin Hansen, MS, Immediate Past CEO, American Geriatrics Society and Past President of AARP

Miamon Queeglay, Manager of Community Engaged Research and Outreach, Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health

Carmenlita Chief, MPH, Sr. Research Associate & Alexandra E.S. Longorio, RDN, Sr. Research Coordinator, Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University

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Welcome and Introductions

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As you join the meeting, please share your name, affiliation, and one item that is on your health equity data wish list in the chat box.

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Session Agenda

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  • Brief Overview of WIN Measures
  • Speaker Presentations
    • Anna Yang, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Health Equity Transformation, Northwestern University
    • Jennie Chin Hansen, MS, Immediate Past CEO, American Geriatrics Society and Past President of AARP
    • Miamon Queeglay, Manager of Community Engaged Research and Outreach, Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity, University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health
    • Carmenlita Chief, MPH, Sr. Research Coordinator & Alexandra E.S. Longorio, RDN, Sr. Program Coordinator, Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University
  • Breakout Discussions: What additional health equity measures would you recommend?

  • Reflections and Announcements

Measuring Health Equity

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Welcome & Land Acknowledgement

Together, we acknowledge indigenous peoples, on whose ancient and sacred land we live, work, and play.  As a community, we recognize the ever-present systemic inequities that stem directly from past wrongdoings, and we commit ourselves indefinitely to respecting and reconciling this long history of injustice.

https://native-land.ca/

In the chat, please tell us where you reside!

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Who

A strategic network of organizations, individuals, and communities united by common purpose

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Goals

  • Advance intergenerational well-being and equity
  • Change cultures and systems that perpetuate legacies of trauma and exclusion
  • Cultivate the vital conditions that everyone needs to thrive

How

We aim to catalyze change through:

  • Building shared stewardship to support resilience and renewal
  • Transforming our relationships and our narratives
  • Transforming our system of measurement to one that is equitable, centers well-being for people and places, and shares power with communities
  • Shifting policies and investments to build an inclusive and equitable economy

What is the Well-Being in the Nation (WIN) Network?

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WIN Measure Domains

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By applying a racial justice frame to the WIN Measures, we aim to prioritize, develop and restore Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities using data that tells a complete and transparent story. In order to be effective and explicitly anti-racist, we must go beyond the identification of disparate outcomes across racial groups. We seek to include measures that:�8

  • Address equitable input in decision-making
  • Promote equitable access and opportunity
  • Highlight community-based assets and values
  • Lift-up promising interventions, remedies, and solutions
  • Expose systemic racism

8Further, we seek to disaggregate data, where possible, and apply an intersectional perspective in order to highlight the unique needs and characteristics of each racial and ethnic group.

What do we mean by racial justice?

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By applying an intergenerational wellbeing lens to the WIN measures, we intend to recognize:

  • How different age cohorts experience wellbeing within each of the domains

  • How the wellbeing of different groups is connected across generations

�In doing so, we will reflect the complex intersectional nature of the domains, that addressing disparities and inequities will require strategies which will have long term impact over generations, and of the need to develop multi-generational longitudinal measuring strategies.

What do we mean by intergenerational well-being?

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WIN Measures Update Process

Phase 1

Information Gathering

Phase 2

Rate and Prioritize

Phase 3

Refine and Alignment

Phase 4

Report

  • Build field strength on topic
  • Conduct a landscape analysis of existing research 
  • Develop database of existing resources
  • Host domain-specific listening session webinars
  • Host community dialogues 
  • Compile results from Phase 1 into draft measures set  
  • Decision criteria will be developed to rate the draft measures 
  • Draft measures will be rated and prioritized via online survey
  • Multiple rounds to refine list of measures  ��
  • Refine and align proposed measures with major national initiatives and other organizations/groups
  • Develop and share report of process and recommendations
  • Update WIN Measures website 

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CORE HEALTH MEASURES

Overall health: % of adults self-reporting fair or poor general health

Healthy days/month: average # of days in the past 30 days when both physical and mental health were good

Functional status: # of days where health was reported as a limitation of usual activities

% of children limited or prevented in any way in their ability to do the little things most children

of the same age can do

Healthy life expectancy (years)

Deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide (# per 100,000 population)

Infant mortality rate (# deaths per 1,000 live births)

Low birthweight: % of live births where baby weighted less than 2,500 grams

% of adults with obesity (BMI 30+)

% of adults 18+ who smoke, does not include other forms of tobacco

% of population without medical insurance

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Additional Health Measures

Overall health: % of adults self-reporting very good or excellent general health

Depression: % of older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) diagnosed with depression

Physical health: % of adults self-reporting physical health “not good” for >14 days during the past 30 days

Mental health: % of adults experiencing serious mental health issues/mental illness

Mental health: % of adults self-reporting mental health “not good” for >14 days during the past 30 days

Childhood vaccination rates: % of children with age-appropriate vaccination between ages 19-35 months

Physical health: average # of days during the past 30 days adults’ self-reported physical health was not good

Medicare beneficiaries with primary care visit: % of older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) with 1+ preventive care visit within past year

Mental health: average # of days during the past 30 days adults’ self-reported mental health was not good

Adults with no leisure-time physical activity: % of adults who did not participate in leisure-time physical activities or exercise in the past month

Maternal mortality rate (# of deaths per 100,000 live births)

% of adults engaging in advance care planning (discussions, proxy selected, advance directive on file)

Teen pregnancies: % of females age 15-19 who gave birth within the past 12 months

% of residents <65 without health insurance

Heart disease prevalence: % of older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) diagnosed with heart disease

# of primary care doctors per 100,000 population

Cancer prevalence: % of older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) diagnosed with cancer

# of dentists per 100,000 population

Childhood trauma: % of children 0-17 who have 1 or more adverse childhood events (ACEs)

# of mental health providers per 100,000 population

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Public Safety Pre-readings

Health

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As you reflect on the presenters’ remarks today, we would like for you to consider

What are the opportunities the current moment offers us in terms of health equity measurement?

Reflection: Racial Justice and Intergenerational Well-being

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Anna Yang, PhD�Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Health Equity Transformation�Northwestern University

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Speaker

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Live Tweet using #LiftHealthforAll

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How we define health equity…

Health equity is the prioritization of historically marginalized and disenfranchised groups in order to extend and provide the fair and just opportunity for access and use of quality health and non-health social services (e.g. housing, education, etc.) that are usually given to privileged persons without discrimination, racism, and additional undue burdens that create and sustain obstacles to health.

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Understanding: How does inequity manifest, and what are its root causes?

🡪 What are the social, political, and structural factors contributing to inequity?

Addressing: What progress have we made? What interventions are the most effective?

🡪 How much investment (monetary, labor, and time) is made into ideation, implementation, and evaluation?

How do we understand and measure equity? How can we create equitable systems?

Two part measure:

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How do we understand and measure equity? How can we create equitable systems?

Current WIN Measure (sample)

Questions to ask include:

What is the infant mortality rate throughout the US?

  • What are the major barriers to accessing high-quality perinatal care for BIPOC mothers? [Understand]

  • How many CBOs or health clinics receive funding to integrate non-clinical care team members to support mothers needs during their pregnancy and during their child’s first year of life? [Measure Progress]

  • Do randomized effectiveness-implementation studies demonstrate significant improvement for women’s receipt of perinatal care components? [Measure Efficacy]

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Understanding: How do we assess levels of inequality and understand the WHY and HOW? A Community-Based Research Perspective

Measuring social determinants of health: integrating qualitative & quantitative

  1. Surveys from qualified databases (e.g. PHENX Toolkit // PROMIS)

🡪 1000+ protocols and measures of physical, mental, and social health for

the general population and with individuals living with chronic conditions

🡪 evaluate various SDoH measures including food insecurity, housing

insecurity, transportation barriers, language barriers, health literacy, etc

                • Qualitative Interview Data: Semi-structured interviews and focus groups

🡪 critical to yield a rich, robust landscape of lived experiences

🡪 this is where we get to parse out the WHY and HOW

🡪 further breakdown of population-level data

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What qualitative data can reveal:

Current WIN Measure (sample)

A fuller picture can look like:

What percentage of Americans lack health insurance coverage?

  • What are the structural reasons preventing uninsured Americans from getting insured?

  • What are the barriers for X sub-population (i.e. immigrant, undocumented, unemployed, etc) to access healthcare?

  • How do the anticipated costs of uninsured healthcare affect individuals’ decisions about health and when to seek action?

  • How does the lack of insurance lead to greater morbidities in health outcomes, i.e. for cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and infectious disease?

  • How can patient navigators help individuals overcome barriers to obtaining health insurance?

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Addressing: What are major roadblocks in addressing social determinant of health barriers and to achieving equity?

Serious Gaps in:

Adequate screening

Resolution of barriers

Bridge community & research

Greater funding needed

Clinical Level

Structural Level

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Case Studies from the Center for Health Equity Transformation

Our qualitative research is characterized by a community-based, design-thinking approach that centers and empowers stakeholders to lift health for all.

🡪 Long-term partnerships with CBOs and FQHCs

🡪 Iterative design, qualitative interview stage before multi-year intervention

🡪 Formulation of community advisory boards to center stakeholder

voices on an ongoing basis, with time and labor compensation

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Case Studies from CHET

Novel patient navigation models to address healthcare barriers

ELP Immigrants

  • In-person vs. remote patient navigators
  • AIM: address cancer disparities amongst a mainly low-income, ELP, underinsured Chinese community in Chicago

  • Efficacy measures include: completion of USPSTF recommended cancer screenings, resolution of SDoH barriers, and completion of standard care plan for abnormal screenings

BIPOC Mothers

  • Community doula navigators vs. standard of care
  • AIM: address disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality in Chicago (IL), Newark (NJ), and Baton Rouge (LA)

  • Efficacy measures include: receipt of perinatal care components, level of medical distrust, experiences of racism in clinical settings, perception of self-efficacy

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Live Tweet using #LiftHealthforAll

Thank you!

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Jennie Chin Hansen, MS�Immediate Past CEO, American Geriatrics Society�Past President of AARP

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Speaker

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Miamon Queeglay�Research Project Manager�University of Minnesota, School of Public Health

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Speaker

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Multidimensional Measure of Structural Racism

WIN Measures Listening Session�May 19, 2022

Miamon Queeglay

Manager of Community Engaged Research and Outreach

Center for Anti Racism Research for Health Equity (CARHE)

Measuring and Operationalizing Racism for health Equity

(MORhE) Lab

@MiamonQueegs

@CARHEUMN

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The Brooklyn's’ | Brooklyn Park + Brooklyn Center

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CARHE's Core Team

Rachel Hardeman, PhD, MPH

Founding Director

Miamon Queeglay

Manager, Community Engaged Research & Outreach

Alyssa Fritz, MPH

Manager of Strategic Partnerships, Policy & Research

Keelia Silvis, MPH

Manager of Communications, Education & Engagement

Raquel Motachwa

MORhELab Coordinator & Graduate Research Assistant

J’Mag Karbeah, MPH

Research Advisor and Doctoral Candidate

Bert Chantarat,

PhD, MPH

Postdoctoral Fellow

Andre Le Blanc, MHA

Deputy Director

Anna Hing PhD, MPH

Postdoctoral Associate

Ladan Mohamed

CARHE Office Manager

Asha Hassan, MPH

Graduate Research Assistant

Katy Kozhimannil, PhD, MPA

Senior Advisor

Paris Adkins-Jackson, PhD, MPH

Senior Fellow

Shekinah Fashaw- Walters, PhD, MSPH

Faculty Affiliate

Odichinma Akosionu, MPH

Graduate Research Assistant

Brigette Davis, PhD, MPH

UCSF Affiliate

Hadija Steen Mills, MPH

Graduate Assistant

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Watch: https://youtu.be/Z68qexeAYZo

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Structural Racism and Health Inequity

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“Macro-level systems, social forces, institutions, ideologies, and processes that interact with one another to generate and reinforce inequities among racial and ethnic groups”

Powell (2008)

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Source: Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

Sources: Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity

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Community Conversations to inform the measurement of structural racism in Minnesota

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Framing & Background

Facilitate Community Convenings to discuss what structural racism means for Black people in the Twin Cities urban areas and how it plays out in their lives and elicit critical feedback on the dimensions of the MMSR to understand if they are representative of the lived experience

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Objectives

Facilitate community convenings to:

  • Discuss what structural racism means for Black people in the Twin Cities urban areas and how it plays out in their lives

  • Elicit critical feedback on the dimensions of the MMSR to understand if they are representative of the lived experience

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Community-Based Facilitation

  • Presentation

  • Discussion

  • Poll

  • Affinity group breakout sessions
  • Black/African diaspora space
  • BIPOC space
  • White antiracism space

When you hear the term structural racism what comes to mind?

Do you believe the availability, or lack thereof, of resources in your community, is a result of structural racism?

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Measuring Structural Racism

  • Theory driven
    • Operationalizing & measuring
    • Definition of structural racism matters

  • Area-based
    • Geographic unit where structural racism is evaluated matters
    • Modifiable area unit problem
    • Uncertain Geographic Context Problem

  • Disproportionate-effect measures

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Multidimensional Measure of Structural Racism

Chantarat T, Van Riper DC, Hardeman RR. The intricacy of structural racism measurement: A pilot development of a latent-class multidimensional measure. EClinicalMedicine. 2021; 101092.

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Mutual Aid

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Changing the Narrative:

Focusing on Racism, not Race

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Thank You!

© 2017 Regents of the University of Minnesota. All rights reserved. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity �educator and employer. This material is available in alternative formats upon request. Direct requests to 612-624-6669.

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Alexandra E.S. Longorio, RDN�Sr. Research Coordinator�Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University

Carmenlita Chief, MPH�Sr. Research Associate

Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University

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Speaker

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Breakout Discussion

  • What additional health measures would you add to advance racial justice and intergenerational well-being? Consider:
    • Health outcomes (quantitative and qualitative)
    • Health conditions & diseases
    • Health behaviors
    • Health care infrastructure

  • What narrative frameworks need to be lifted up or need to be avoided?

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What key ideas and recommendations emerged during your small group discussion?

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Report Out

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  • Participate in upcoming community prioritization process - look for email and social media announcements in the next month!
    • Share these opportunities with your clients and community members.
  • Visit our WIN Measures Update page for the latest information: https://winnetwork.org/win-measures-updates
  • Continue to add your reflections and ideas to the Google doc that was shared during today’s session
  • Participate in future domain-specific listening sessions (registration is open for all sessions)
  • Send us your feedback. Email: kristen.rego@weintheworld.org

We invite you to remain actively involved!

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Domain Listening Session

Topic: Environment & Infrastructure

June 16th, 2022

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET

Upcoming Meetings

Transportation

Stay informed about the WIN Measures update process and register for future listening sessions:

https://winnetwork.org/win-measures-updates

Learn more about the WIN Measures: https://www.winmeasures.org/

Environment & Infrastructure