Advancing health equity‐Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality research and action agenda.

The article discusses the efforts of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to address health inequities in the United States. AHRQ has published a research and action agenda focused on advancing health equity, with a particular emphasis on five action domains: healthcare delivery system structure, payment, social determinants of health and social needs, implementation science, and access to care. The article highlights the importance of centering patients and communities in efforts to advance equity, emphasizing the need for authentic engagement and participation. It also emphasizes the importance of tailoring solutions to diverse populations, particularly those who are minoritized, and addresses the need to consider historical and present-day systems of oppression in research and interventions. The document discusses the importance of addressing structural racism and other systems of oppression in healthcare to achieve health equity. The authors emphasize the need to recognize and address racism and oppression in dissemination and implementation frameworks, as well as the need for social care and interventions to directly address these issues. The document also highlights the role of payment and financing in advancing health equity, the benefits of whole-person and whole-community approaches, and the need for evidence-based interventions across diverse contexts. Additionally, the authors stress the importance of a diverse and inclusive healthcare workforce in dismantling inequities. The document concludes by stating that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is committed to advancing health equity and will prioritize research and action based on the insights provided in the document. [Extracted from the article]