Health Equity

What is health equity? The CDC describes it as “the state in which everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their highest level of health.” This includes everyone. CHIBE believes health equity is a fundamental challenge for all people, not just certain groups. Here at CHIBE, our faculty and staff are investigating ways for everyone to have the same opportunity to be healthy by looking at systemic and structural issues, as well as other factors.

CHIBE believes that achieving health equity is possible despite the complexities involved. Read more about the various ways our research teams and labs are striving for health equity through interventions, analyses, and more on this page.

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CHIBE Scientific Director calls ACIP vote to end universal newborn Hepatitis B vaccination "deeply disappointing"

December 8, 2025

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Meet Our Experts in Health Equity

Anish K. Agarwal MD, MPH, MS

Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS

Jaya Aysola MD, DTMH, MPH

Rinad Beidas, PhD

Carolyn Cannuscio, ScD

J. Margo Brooks Carthon, PhD, APN, RN, FAAN

Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH

Erica Dixon, PhD

Alexander C. Fanaroff, MD, MHS

Alexander G. Fiks, MD, MSCE

Carmen Guerra, MD, MSCE, FACP

Vandana Khungar, MD, MSc

Emily Largent, JD, PhD, RN

Daniel Lee, MD, MS

Athena Lee, MA

Kimberley Lee, MD, MHS

Kristin Linn, MStat, PhD

Judith Long, MD

Amol Navathe, MD, PhD

Marty King Peifer, MD, MSIS

Daniel Polsky, PhD, MPP

Aaron Richterman, MD, MPH

Eric T. Roberts, PhD

Harald Schmidt, PhD, MA

Anna Jo Smith, MD, MPH, MSc, FACOG

Eugenia (Gina) South, MD, MS

Kristen Underhill, JD, DPhil, MSc

Atheendar Venkataramani, PhD, MD, MPhil

Charlene Wong, MD, MSHP

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Health Equity

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Fighting the Opioid Epidemic: Transforming Community Health and Social Connections in Rural Areas of the U.S.

Infant Mortality Fell for Decades. Why Did That Stop?

Should Ultraprocessed Foods Be Off The Menu?

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