Resources for Health Services Research

American Medical Association’s Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts
“Designed for physicians and other health care professionals, the Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts provides guidance and promotes a deeper understanding of equity-focused, person-first language and why it matters.”

American Psychological Assocation’s Inclusive Language Guidelines
“These inclusive language guidelines are written for those working to champion equity, diversity, and inclusion in the spaces that they learn, teach, work, or conduct research.”

CDC’s Health Equity Guiding Principles for Inclusive Communication
“This is a living document which will be adapted as both language and cultural norms change. This is not a style guide and is not meant to be prescriptive or exhaustive, but rather to provide principles, resources, and specific suggestions on a variety of topics to help inform an inclusive approach to public health communications. These guiding principles reflect the best practices as we know them at CDC.”