This funding will support Health Equity Solutions’ work to advance health equity for people of color through policy advocacy. The organization plans to focus on ensuring the implementation of a voluntary certification program for community health workers, as well as advocate for sustainable funding for services provided by community health workers. Health Equity Solutions also plans to promote the importance of having standardized information on race, ethnicity, and language preference in health data, launch a task force on the connection between health equity and health reform, and elevate the voices of those with lived experience in advocacy related to Medicaid.
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