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HLTH Foundation is proud to announce the five finalists competing in this year’s Health Equity Startup Pitch Competition, taking place live at HLTH USA 2026.

Every day, health equity startups...

Following reviews of more than 100 in-depth submissions, it’s time to reveal our finalists in season four of the Techquity for Health Case Study Awards.

HLTH Foundation’s Techquity Awards celebrate...

Join us live on Sunday, November 15 at the Insights Stage in HLTH Central to hear about groundbreaking innovations in digital health equity at HLTH Foundation’s 4th Techquity for Health...

At HLTH USA this fall, HLTH Foundation will host its first Impact Program since 2023. The time is right to shine a light on health disparities.

So much has...

→ Contact us at info@hlthfoundation.org to start the conversation.

Event activations at HLTH USA 2026 | Nov 15–18, Las Vegas:

• Impact Program — Enjoy KOL and brand visibility within a...

Webinar Recording Now Available

Thank you to everyone who joined HLTH Foundation on HLTH’s Highway to HLTH for a candid conversation on advancing women’s wellbeing.

Our panel explored how healthcare...

By David P. Miller, MD, MS
CEO, mPATH Health
Professor of Implementation Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Routine screening saves lives by diagnosing cancer early, and for...

Happy 4th of July…Reasons to Celebrate

I wish you a celebratory Independence Day and time to recharge with friends and family. The Fourth of July reminds me of the vision...

HLTH Foundation is proud to announce CareMessage as a Lead Sponsor of the Techquity for Health Awards.

CareMessage is the technology nonprofit building the largest patient engagement platform for low-income...

Techquity Awards Final Week + New Opportunities at HLTH 2026

One of the advantages of working inside a non-profit is the breadth of organizations that reach out to us, and...

Good news for anyone still working on a Techquity for Health Award submission — we’ve extended the deadline to June 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM EDT.

The Techquity for Health...

In personal and professional spaces, the ways healthcare fails patients is both explicitly discussed and tacitly acknowledged. I don’t know anyone, not even technology and innovation optimists like me, who...

Rather than the traditional progress update, this month I want to share my perspective on what it takes to change systems and why investing in transformation is ultimately an investment...

By Reza Sanai, MD
Cofounder, CoCEO at PicassoMD

Topic / Overview

Healthcare systems often design for average use cases, yet the greatest gains come from designing for the most constrained...

Missed our CSweetener webinar? The recording is now available.

Last week, we hosted a CSweetener webinar focused on one of the most overlooked leadership skills in healthcare: persuasion.

Featured speakers:...

Innovating for Health Disparities Populations? Apply for a Techquity for Health Award!

Applications are open for HLTH Foundation’s 4th Techquity for Health Case Study Awards! We’re looking for digital health and data...

From ViVE to What’s Next: Techquity, Mentorship and the Work Ahead

ViVE 2026 reminded us once again of the power of convening. Over the course of the event, we experienced...

By Saira Khan-Gallo, MPH, CPT
Director of Medical Affairs and Social Impact, Tidepool 

When I think about techquity, I don’t start with a framework.

I start at my...

Congratulations to Attune Media Labs, Pear Suite and PicassoMD, HLTH Foundation’s season three winners of the Techquity for Health Awards! 

The awards honor the best approaches to designing new...

Looking Ahead to a New Year of Connection

Progress doesn’t happen through innovation alone. It happens because of people who open doors, share hard-won lessons and invest in others.

As...

As a strategic partner of ViVE 2026, HLTH Foundation is proud to be part of this year’s convening in Los Angeles. Throughout the week, we will host and participate in...

Author: Cassie Dawalt, Chief Strategy Officer, SohoMD

Health equity used to be treated like a box to check—or a nice story for your annual report. It was easy to...

From rural Idaho to clinics in Cameroon, these 10 trailblazers are proving that tech can be a powerful force for closing—not widening—the health equity gap.

Today, HLTH Foundation is...

With support from Tara Health Foundation, we will be conducting interviews with women heads of households to surface their experiences with health technology, focusing on women with low income. We...

A grant from the Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) is funding our research into the current state of digital health adoption and innovation in community health centers, working together with...

What an incredible week at HLTH 2025 last month! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Impact Pavilion and joined us for the Health Equity Startup Pitch, CSweetener App...

ALL. BETTER.

We’ve seen how innovators are advancing health equity through technology but today’s story brings it home—to the communities where care happens every day.

Community CareLink offers a digital...

ALL. BETTER. This is our vision for healthcare that serves everyone, and the theme of HLTH Foundation’s fall fundraising campaign. But how are we making this vision a reality? Why...

ALL. BETTER. This is our vision for healthcare that serves everyone, and the theme of HLTH Foundation’s fall fundraising campaign. But how are we making this vision a reality? Why...

To ensure innovation in healthcare technology moves in the right direction, HLTH Foundation has introduced two free, practical tools—the User Guide to Techquity in Healthcare and the Techquity for Health...

A Word from our Executive Director

HLTH 2025 will be a banner event for HLTH Foundation. We’re showing up reinvigorated about our mission, with new activations and new resources to...

CSweetener is a HLTH Foundation program developing great leaders, one mentorship at a time

CSweetener provides free, year-long career mentorships to women and non-binary healthcare professionals holding roles from the...

The User Guide to Techquity in Healthcare, a first-of-its-kind resource for practicing digital health equity, is now available for immediate download.

This resource provides a framework, recommendations and real-world examples...

Connect with us in Las Vegas at HLTH USA 2025 (October 19-22) to celebrate techquity innovation, meet with our patient partners, and convene our CSweetener mentorship community.

TL; DR: Use our...

A Word from our Executive Director

The transition from summer to fall can seem sudden on the first crisp, clear morning or chilly evening. But of course, the seasons change...

Explore digital health equity in the real world.

HLTH Foundation’s Techquity for Health Database, live today, showcases case studies in digital health equity: projects with a goal to close gaps...

Welcome to our very first issue of HLTH Foundation’s newsletter. This is our way of bringing you closer to our efforts to promote healthcare that works better for everyone—from centering...

Submissions for the 2026 Techquity Awards are now closed. Stay tuned for finalist announcements in late fall.

The Techquity for Health Case Study Award Applications are now open, ushering in...

HLTH Foundation is co-hosting the first-ever Health Equity Startup Pitch Competition at HLTH USA (October 19-22, Las Vegas) this fall.

This event will be unique in more than one way:...

Launching our new website is the perfect occasion to welcome you to our community, whether you’re a first-time visitor, a partner or supporter. 

So much has changed since HLTH Foundation...

For the second year in a row, the Techquity for Health Case Study Awards competition, convened by HLTH Foundation, celebrated outstanding achievements in techquity at VIVE 2025 in Nashville. Techquity...

Connect with us in Nashville at ViVE 2025 (Feb. 16-19) to celebrate techquity innovation and convene our CSweetener mentorship community.

🥁Drumroll, please… 🥁 HLTH Foundation is excited to announce the 2nd annual Techquity for Health Case Study Awards Finalists!

The Techquity for Health Case Study Awards competition was launched at...

Monday, Feb. 17, 2025
6:00 – 7:30 PM
ViVE 2025 – Level 4 Prefunction

Now you have another reason to gather with peers and gender equity allies at one of...

Winners of the first HLTH Foundation Techquity for Health Coalition Case Study Competition have been announced! 

At the outset, we hoped to receive 25-50 applications to help us begin understanding...