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Healthcare & Health Equity

Healthcare & Health Equity

At the intersection of policy, research, and community engagement, our Healthcare Practice addresses the most critical challenges in modern healthcare. Our work with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) exemplifies our commitment to transformative healthcare solutions that prioritize equity, access, and holistic community well-being.

Services & capabilities

  • Health Equity Strategic Planning
  • Policy Development & Healthcare Research
  • Community-Based Health Intervention Design
  • Cultural Humility & Implicit Bias Training
  • Healthcare Access Expansion Consulting
  • Community Health Needs Assessment
  • Health Communication & Education Strategies

Related Insights

Hantavirus on the Rise: What the Latest Outbreak Means for Public Health Systems

A cluster of hantavirus cases across the western United States is renewing attention to a rare but lethal disease — and surfacing familiar gaps in rural surveillance, clinician awareness, and risk communication.

Oral GLP-1s Offer a Safer, Regulated Alternative to the Booming Unregulated Peptide Market

As compounded and gray-market peptides spread through wellness clinics and online pharmacies, FDA-approved oral GLP-1s like Rybelsus give patients a safer, evidence-backed path to the same therapeutic class.

Respiratory Season 2025: What Communities and Agencies Need to Know

As COVID-19 and influenza continue to co-circulate, public health agencies face the challenge of communicating evolving guidance to fatigued communities.

Championing Heart Health: AR+D Joins the Live to the Beat Movement

Our team's partnership with NHLBI's national campaign to promote cardiovascular health in communities across California.

Back-to-School Health: What Families Need to Know

Research-informed guidance on childhood vaccination schedules and family wellness strategies for the academic year.

The Oral GLP-1 Revolution: What Rybelsus Means for Health Equity

How the arrival of oral semaglutide is reshaping access to weight management and diabetes care — and why health equity must be part of the conversation.

AR+D Expands Critical Health Equity Partnership with CDPH

Deepening our multi-year collaboration with the California Department of Public Health on statewide prevention initiatives.

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