Health Equity Tools & Resources

Advancing Health Equity in Dialysis Care: Tools for Inclusive Excellence

Welcome to our Health Equity Resources hub, where dialysis facilities can access essential tools to address disparities and provide culturally responsive kidney care. This collection supports providers in implementing evidence-based strategies that promote equitable access, improve health literacy, and address social determinants of health affecting diverse kidney patient populations.

 

Linked Resources

  • CLAS Implementation Action Plan: This structured framework helps facilities develop concrete steps to integrate CLAS standards into daily operations, with customizable timelines, responsible parties, and measurement criteria for tracking progress.

  • Addressing Social Determinants of Health: Implement structured screening and intervention protocols to identify and address non-medical factors affecting your patients' health outcomes, including food insecurity, housing instability, and transportation barriers.

  • Neighborhood Navigator: Connect patients with community support using this interactive tool that maps local resources addressing social needs, from food assistance to transportation services within your facility's service area.

  • Social Service Resources: Access a directory of programs offering assistance with medication costs, transportation, nutrition support, and other services critical for kidney patients facing socioeconomic challenges.

  • Plain Language Guide: This guide supports health literacy by promoting alternate, simple phrases and words to complex words and jargon.

  • QIP Health Equity Measures Presentation: View accompanying fact sheet in the resource library below.
  • Kidney Community Health Equity Workgroup Report: The workgroup intentionally focused on actions that impact disparities in kidney disease, utilizing the
    journey from risk assessment through early and late-stage kidney disease, treatment options, modalities,
    and end-of-life as pillars to guide discussions.

Resource Library: Free Downloadable Tools

Our Resource Library offers a comprehensive collection of free, downloadable materials designed specifically for dialysis facilities committed to advancing health equity. These evidence-based resources have been developed by industry experts and are regularly updated to reflect current best practices in culturally responsive kidney care. Having trouble accessing the library? Access it via this link.