IHP Events Archive - Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy

Ending Unequal Treatment: Findings and Action Steps from a New Report

August 29, 2024
Ending Unequal Treatment, Health Equity

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a new report, Ending Unequal Treatment, on racial and ethnic health care disparities in the United States. During an in-person, one-hour forum, report contributors will highlight themes from the report related to the future of health care delivery and education.

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Improving lives: Policies and practices for opioid use disorder prevention and recovery

April 23, 2024
Mental Health and Wellness

Opioid overdose deaths remain a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. During this online session will share effective strategies for reducing opioid overdose and discuss how state and federal policies can better support recovery and care. We’ll…

AI Transforming Health Care: Trust, Equity, and Policy

January 9, 2024
Digital Health

In this in-person forum, we will explore how AI in health care is evolving and how we can harness AI to improve patient care.

Therapy session with a female therapist and a male patient

Shaping Tomorrow’s Mental Health Care: Quality, Workforce, and Diversity

In this in-person forum, we will explore how our nation can expand and diversify its mental health care workforce and deliver high-quality, effective care.

From Crisis to Care: Integrating Health Care with Public Crisis Response Systems

In this virtual forum, we explored the opportunities and challenges associated with policies that integrate existing crisis services with health care systems.

Promoting Digital Equity

October 26, 2022
Digital Health, Health Equity, Integrated Care

In this Forum we'll learn what policies could improve digital equity across individuals and communities.

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From Tragedy to Transformation: Reforming Criminal Justice, Policy, and the Mental Health System

July 15, 2022

This virtual event explored how the justice system and mental health and social supports can work together to identify more equitable paths to recovery and reentry into society.

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A Journey Home: Transforming Care, Providing Support, Expanding Access

January 19, 2022
Community Health, Community Health - Housing and Homelessness, Health Coverage - Medicaid, Health Equity

In this Forum we learned what policies could improve our effectiveness at helping people get and stay stably housed, and how to improve the health of individuals and our communities.

Public Health and the Delivery System: Vital Connections

November 29, 2021
Community Health

This two-part virtual forum series explored how to strengthen the public health system and foster connections between public health and health care delivery systems.

The Future of Healthy Schools: Supportive Funding, Systems Change, and Community Collaboration

August 30, 2021
Community Health, Community Health - Schools and Early Childhood

Schools systems have the power to improve the health of a whole community, and COVID-19 shed light on the critical intersection between health and education. This virtual event will explore how health and education professionals can collaboratively and sustainably build healthy schools. Attendees will learn about school funding, community engagement strategies, and developing a long-term plan to prioritize and embed health in schools.