Accelerate Health Equity

Accelerate Health Equity (AHE) is a city-wide initiative aimed at addressing health equity and racism, and advancing health through a unified approach in Philadelphia. AHE’s mission is to fight racism within health care by supporting and evaluating evidence-based interventions to address racism and improve the health of Black Philadelphians. 

AHE, led by Dr. Erica Dixon, is a collaboration with Independence Blue Cross and health systems across Philadelphia, including AmeriHealth Caritas, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the City of Philadelphia, Drexel University, Independence Blue Cross, Jefferson Health, Main Line Health, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Temple Health, Trinity Mid-Atlantic, and the VA Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, all “working together for a healthier Philadelphia.”