Author Archives: Janelle Armstrong-Brown, Jamie Humphrey, and Leah Sussman

About Janelle Armstrong-Brown, Jamie Humphrey, and Leah Sussman

Leah Sussman, MPH, is a public health analyst at RTI International. Her work includes national health policy implementation and evaluation. Her research interests include health equity, payment policy, and reproductive health. Views expressed are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of RTI International.

The Long Arm of Redlining: Health Inequities in the Digital Divide

Medical care is sometimes, though not on this blog, viewed as the gold standard to address inequities. However, access to medical care only accounts for an estimated 10-20% of the modifiable factors that affect population health. The other 80-90% of modifiable factors are often referred to as social determinants of health (SDOH). These are theā€¦ Read More »