Across the United States, people separated by a short drive or a subway stop may have life expectancy gaps of up to 20 years. This is not inevitable; it is not the result of “poor decisions,” “bad genes,” or even poverty. This is the result of discrimination, racism, unfair laws, and policies that influence social determinants of health—access to jobs, education, lending, housing, and more. Recognizing the complex and multifaceted makeup of social determinants of health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Global Ideas for U.S. Solutions team and Dalberg paired up to explore what global trends are shaping the future of U.S. health equity and identify innovative solutions from around the world that can inform U.S. action. The report touches on many of the trends highlighted through Dalberg’s recent conversations on global health trends and covers several topics within the health ecosystem that Dalberg regularly tackles. Here are the six trends the report identifies: 1. Growing Calls for More Equitable Care Work

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• The Case for Valuing Women and Girls’ Unpaid Care Work
• Private Investment in US Care Infrastructure 

2. Compounding Housing Crisis

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• Blended Finance for Building Urban Slum Resilience

3. Growing Demands for Healthy Public Spaces

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• How Do We Rethink Public Space After the Pandemic?

4. Surge in Digital Health Information Impacting Wellbeing

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• The Rising Tide of Health Technology

5. Increasing Risks to Nutrition Technology

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• Engaging Men to Improve Family Planning and Nutrition Outcomes

6. Greater Longevity

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• A Communal Place in an Aging Local Community
• ‘Carefluencers’ are Helping Older Loved Ones

We look forward to hearing about how you are leveraging these trends to shape health equity in the U.S. and around the world. For comments or questions about the report, contact: