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FDA Advances Health Equity: Home as a Health Care Hub
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to advance the Home as a Health Care Hub initiative with new ways to share progress, answer questions, and receive feedback from stakeholders.
Today, the FDA is announcing a new web page and virtual public meeting dedicated to this health equity initiative.
The new web page offers more detail about the initiative’s goals and background. It answers frequently asked questions, and it’s where we’ll share our progress.
A virtual public meeting on the initiative will provide information, seek input from stakeholders, and start a dialogue about barriers and opportunities associated with making the home part of the health care system.
Important information for the virtual public meeting:
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Date: July 25, 2024
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Time: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
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Registration deadline: July 25, 2024, at 11 a.m. ET
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To speak at the virtual public meeting: express your interest by noon, July 12, 2024, following the instructions on the meeting web page.
Background
Introduced in April 2024, the Home as a Health Care Hub initiative reimagines the home as an integral part of the health care system with the goal of advancing health equity for all people in the U.S. FDA contracted with an architectural firm to develop virtual reality prototypes of the home that will serve as an idea lab. These prototypes will:
- help find new ways to connect populations most affected by health disparities to health care, and
- assist medical device developers, policy makers, and providers as they begin developing home-based solutions that advance health equity.
Questions?
If you have questions about the Home as a Health Care Hub initiative, contact HealthHomeHub@fda.hhs.gov.
About Us
The Stakeholder Engagement Staff resides within the Office of the Commissioner and falls under the Office of External Affairs. We aim to build stronger relationships with health professional organizations, consumer groups, trade associations, patient advocacy organizations, think tanks/academia, and other stakeholders, in order to better inform our policy making process, identify policy hurdles or stakeholder misconceptions, and create strategic collaborations.
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