Many healthcare organizations are committed to providing more equitable care, but implementing change is complex and daunting. This interactive roadmap provides comprehensive and detailed guidance to help organizations:

• Identify a specific health equity focus. Leverage data to reveal existing community-level health disparities.
• Diagnose and prioritize root causes. Determine the social and systemic drivers of inequities and evaluate what is both feasible to take on and critical to address.
• Design transformations. Cast a wide and inclusive net in the planning of program redesigns. Avoid overburdening staff and commit to sharing the rationale behind key decisions.
• Implement change. Consider pilot testing programs before making organization-wide reforms. Carefully study initial results and adjust programs as needed.

Other important actions include partnering with patients and community-based organizations, obtaining and maintaining stakeholder buy-in, and creating a team charter. Learn more.