Norton Healthcare established the Institute for Health Equity to address health and racial inequalities in Louisville.
Health equity in Louisville means giving every person in every part of our community the same access to care and opportunity to be as healthy as possible, no matter their race, gender or any other influence on their life.
To achieve this vision requires a dedicated, coordinated and honest approach: one that is truthful about the historically harmful effects of health care inequity. The path forward requires us to listen, learn and act, in coordination with our community. Achieving health equity is all of our responsibility and will require us to take a close look at how the conditions we face as we live, learn, work and play affect how healthy we are.
“The premise of the institute is that health equity can be achieved only when every person has a fair opportunity to achieve their full health potential. We are committing time, talent and resources toward this essential human right.”
We’re determined to improve the health of our neighbors by creating equal opportunities for everyone to access and receive high-quality care.
Community support has helped us combat racial, socioeconomic and health inequities, providing funding that has set up food pantries in primary care offices, established a doula program that provides critical support to pregnant patients, provided health screenings in underserved areas of our community and much more.
And we’re not stopping. The Norton Healthcare Foundation is supporting a vision to expand behavioral health services into clinics in West Louisville, increase workforce education and advocacy and improve access to primary care. Improving health equity in Louisville is part of who we are at Norton Healthcare.
Find out how you can be part of a community where health care is not a privilege. Call (502) 420-4299.
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