Health Equity Research Resources
The Institute for Health Equity at Montefiore Einstein serves as a central resource hub for collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and community-partnered research. Our resources are available to teams studying complex problems in any clinical specialty or disease area and are designed to augment components of health equity within research design, development, interpretation of results, and information sharing.
Funding Landscape Adaptability & Growth Group
The Funding Landscape Adaptability & Growth (FLAG) Group is a supportive co-learning community that shares insights and responsive resources for continuity and advocacy in health equity research in a changing funding landscape.
The FLAG Group meets virtually each quarter to share updates and explore relevant topics through investigator presentations, panel discussions, peer support, workshopping, and more. Quarterly meetings are open to FLAG Group members only.
Investigators, research professionals, and trainees at Montefiore Einstein are eligible to join FLAG. For more information or to be added to the FLAG Group, please contact us at healthequity@einsteinmed.edu.
Julia Arnsten, M.D., M.P.H., Co-director of the Institute for Health Equity, and Joanna Starrels, M.D., at work in the Norwood section of the Bronx.
Community Partnerships & Collaboration
The Institute for Health Equity at Montefiore Einstein carries out its mission with ongoing input, consultation, and feedback from diverse members of our community in the Bronx. We recognize that lasting relationships and capacity for collaboration are essential to any work that aims to create social change.
To learn more about partnering with the Institute for Health Equity, please register to become a member or contact us at healthequity@einsteinmed.edu.
Zachary Coles, M.D., and Heather Archer-Dyer, MPH, Director of Community Health Outreach, connect at an event on Einstein’s campus.
Community Collaborative Core
The Community Collaborative Core, part of the Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) at Einstein and Montefiore, provides consultative services to support researchers in conducting community- engaged research or incorporating community input into research projects.
New York City Research & Improvement Networking Group
The New York City Research and Improvement Networking Group (NYC RING), an interdisciplinary practice-based research network, provides design and implementation support for primary care practices interested in conducting health equity research.
Montefiore Einstein Community Team
The Montefiore Einstein Community Team partners with neighborhood organizations and elected officials and engages faculty, trainees, researchers, and data analysts to improve community health initiatives and to apply health systems approaches to advance health equity.
Montefiore Einstein Community Health Programs for Patients
Montefiore Einstein is advancing community health through partnerships and programs that are a bridge between our institution and local communities. These initiatives tackle critical issues like healthcare access, food security and neighborhood development, making a profound impact on the health and vitality of our communities.
General Health Equity Resources
Below is a list of general resources that draw upon values, frameworks, or practices important to health equity. These can be utilized to inform planning, conducting, interpreting, and disseminating community-engaged research: