Learn more about patient and family engagement

The Choosing Health Equity tools and resources were designed to surface the numerous decision points that exist in the cycle of health care research, policy and practice — to disrupt standard processes in order to achieve a healthier, equitable, and just society.

We encourage you to check out the resources below and learn more about health equity.

Patient & Family Engagement Report

Report Recommendations

Getting Started Toolkit

Infographic: Shared Decision-Making

Infographic: Trust Is a 2-Way Street

Infographic: Virtual Visits

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Advocacy Toolkit Slide Deck

This project is funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award (14238-NPWF)

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NEW: Improving Our Maternity Care
Through Doula Support

Largest U.S. Survey of Birth Experiences to be Released Summer 2025

Listening to Mothers IV will feature data from several thousand people who gave birth in 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 10, 2024 – Today, MomsRising/Mamás con Poder and Black Mamas Matter Alliance joined the National Partnership for Women & Families...

New DOL Proposal to Phase Out Subminimum Wage for Disabled Workers is Long Overdue

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 4, 2024 – On Tuesday morning, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to phase out certificates under...

National Partnership for Women & Families Statement on the 2024 Elections

Statement by National Partnership president Jocelyn Frye WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 6, 2024 – In this election, much was at stake. Voters across the country, and especially women, went to the polls motivated by issues of deep concern like economic...

NEWS: Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing

Idaho's Strict Abortion Ban Faces Scrutiny in Federal Appeals Court Hearing ABC News, December 10, 2024 A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho's strict abortion ban on emergency medical care on Tuesday, weighing whether the ban criminalizing abortions...

More Than a Plus: The Vital Role of Nonbinary Voices in Reproductive Rights

Recently, the use of "Women’s+" has become increasingly common in activist spaces. In advocacy and health care spaces, terms like 'women+' or 'non-men' are often used to be more inclusive. While these terms intend solidarity, they can be imperfect solutions that also...

The labor market faces enormous risks in 2025 | #JobsDay December 2024

Today marks the last jobs data release of 2024. The data show the economy grew steadily last month, building on years of strong gains. But while November’s numbers are largely good, they aren’t as impressive as they were a year ago: compared to November 2023, the...

Innovations in Women’s Behavioral Health: The Promise of the IBH Model

REPORT | The new Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) offers significant potential to improve the way care is provided to people with BH conditions. The model tests a new payment-and-delivery approach...

Current Paid Sick Days Laws

FACT SHEET | A list of all the paid sick days laws that are or will soon be in effect in the United States.

Native American Women and the Wage Gap

FACT SHEET | The wages of Native women are driven down by a number of factors that they are likely to encounter in the workplace and labor market, including gender and racial discrimination, workplace harassment, job segregation and a lack of workplace policies that...