Advancing Equity for Black Patients with Serious Illness

Black people in the United States experience disproportionate suffering when diagnosed with a serious illness—like cancer, heart failure, and dementia—compared to their white counterparts.

CAPC's new guide, Advancing Equity for Black Patients with Serious Illness, takes a practical approach to addressing health disparities. Drawn from research, examples of health equity initiatives from across the country, and the wisdom of health equity leaders, the guide provides a roadmap for health equity change agents who want to take action.

If you’re not sure how discussions about the painful history of racism against Black Americans is helpful to current-day health care delivery, download the monograph, Historical, Structural, and Social Drivers of Health Care Inequities, a supplement to CAPC’s guide, Advancing Equity for Black Patients with Serious Illness.