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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Emerg Med. 2022 Mar 15;29(3):354–363. doi: 10.1111/acem.14451

Table 4.

Invited Community Groups

Group, Location, Website Mission Statement
Health Leads https://healthleadsusa.org/about-us/ We partner with communities and health systems to address systemic causes of inequity and disease. We do this by removing barriers that keep people from identifying, accessing and choosing the resources everyone needs to be healthy.
Social Interventions Research & Evaluation Network (SIREN) San Francisco, CA https://sirenetwork.ucsf.edu/ Our mission is to improve health and health equity by advancing high quality research on health care sector strategies to improve social conditions.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) Washington, DC https://aspe.hhs.gov/about ASPE advises the HHS on policy development in health, disability, human services, data, and science; and provides advice and analysis on economic policy.
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Health Equity Research/Policy & Partnerships/Programs https://www.aamc.org/what-we-do/mission-areas/medical-research/health-equity The AAMC Center for Health Justice is committed to partnering with other organizations, community leaders, and community members to build true collaborations and an aligned agenda for health.
Beyond Flexner Alliance (BFA) Washington, DC https://www.beyondflexner.org/ The BFA is a national movement, focused on health equity and training health professionals as agents of more equitable health care. This movement takes us beyond centuries-old conventions in health professions education to train providers prepared to build a system that is not only better, but fairer.

The BFA aims to promote social mission in health professions education by networking learners, teachers, community leaders, health policy makers and their organizations to advance equity in education, research, service, policy, and practice.”
Women of Color Health Equity Collective Springfield, MA https://wochec.org/ Our mission is to promote the resilience and empowerment of Women of Color to advance health and wellness by building community-capacity and advocating for just policies through evidence-based research and grassroots organizations. Core principles: Cultural Humility, Anti-Racism, Racial Equity, Social Justice, Reproductive Justice.