Posted: | May 26, 2022 01:54 PM |
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From: | Senator Art Haywood |
To: | All Senate members |
Subject: | Codifying the Office of Health Equity |
In the near future, I will introduce legislation to codify the existing Office of Health Equity in Pennsylvania. Every day, we hear from constituents in conditions that are harmful to their health and well-being, many conditions preventable by simple fixes in the system. Worse, we know these are just examples of a system where something is broken. Statistics show patterns of health disparities in Pennsylvania and point to issues that must be resolved:
Codifying the Office of Health Equity in statute will preserve and amplify the Office’s critical role in understanding the health and wellness of Pennsylvania communities and developing policies to improve access to services. A statute also will assist the Department of Health to streamline funding for stable operations so the Office may continue advising the Department on measures to prevent our constituents from needlessly falling through the cracks of the healthcare system. All Pennsylvanians should have the ability to live a healthy life, and the Commonwealth needs the ability to see where we must do better. Please join me in sponsoring this resolution. |
Introduced as SB1267