Roadmap to Reduce Disparities
The Roadmap to Reduce Disparities is a guide for healthcare organizations to improve minority health and foster equity. The Roadmap draws upon lessons learned from the results of Finding Answers’ 33 grantee projects, as well as the unique implementation challenges experienced at each site, and the results of 11 systematic reviews of the disparities-reduction literature.
The Roadmap’s six-step framework provides guidance for incorporating disparities-reduction efforts into the quality improvement efforts of health care organizations. It is designed so that various components of an equity-focused quality improvement agenda can be developed and implemented separately, simultaneously, or maintained throughout.
By following the Roadmap, healthcare professionals are guided through a standardized process to address equity, even though the causes of disparities may vary across regions or patient populations. Following the Roadmap’s recommended processes allows organizations to ensure that they follow a comprehensive systematic process that is tailored to the unique challenges of an organization’s patient population.