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NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 23, 2023 / Quest Diagnostics

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"Together, we will leverage our insights, our knowledge, and our collective commitment to help ensure everyone- regardless of income, ethnicity, geography, or demographics- has equal opportunity for better health."
Mandell Jackson, Vice President and General Manager, Q4HE

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on those from certain racial and ethnic groups. This has served to further expose the enduring healthcare disparities that existed long before the pandemic. We continue to engage in meaningful cooperative initiatives to face and help resolve the root causes of the systemic inequities fueling this crisis and work towards impactful solutions.

Launched in 2020, Quest for Health Equity, or Q4HE, is an initiative established by Quest Diagnostics and the Quest Diagnostics Foundation focused on taking action to address health disparities across the US. Through education, engagement, empowerment, and access, Q4HE aims to provide access to essential resources for underserved communities.

Q4HE strategies

  • COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and treatment
  • Funding programs that address the root causes of health inequities
  • Partnering with organizations focused on creating lasting change for persons in groups that have been historically marginalized, initiating education and outreach efforts, and otherwise enabling better health outcomes

With strong support from Quest Diagnostics leadership, Q4HE draws upon leadership and expertise from across the organization. Because Quest understands that achieving health equity is a marathon, not a sprint, Q4HE is supporting multiple national, regional, and local programs directed at the critical challenges faced by traditionally underserved communities. Following are a few snapshots of Q4HE's many efforts.

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quest diagnostics (nyse: dgx) empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. quest annually serves one in three adult americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the united states, and our 45,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. the company offers physicians the broadest test menu (3,000+ tests), is a pioneer in developing innovative new tests, is the leader in cancer diagnostics, provides anatomic pathology (ap) services, & interpretive consultation through its medical & scientific staff of about 900 m.d.s & ph.d.s. the company reported 2014 revenues of $7.4 billion. quest diagnostics offers the most extensive clinical testing network in the u.s., with laborator