Health Equity | Abbott U.S.

PEOPLE FACE REAL BARRIERS TO LIVING HEALTHY.
WE’RE FINDING NEW ANSWERS – IN OUR INDUSTRY,
TECHNOLOGIES AND COMMUNITIES.

Good health is the foundation for all we can do in life.

But many people face deep-rooted, structural barriers that stand in the way of good health. Interconnected factors in our everyday lives impact health and lead to health disparities, including the environment, structural racism and the lack of economic opportunity, access to healthcare and education.

At Abbott, we're focused on advancing health equity, working across our business and in partnership with others to remove barriers that prevent people from living healthy lives. To deliver results, we've laid out long-term targets for our business as part of our 2030 Sustainability Plan and we've made equitable care a key principle for our community partnerships.

Find out how we’re bringing health equity to life across three areas: advancing diversity in healthcare, creating health tech solutions and removing barriers to health in communities.

DIVERSITY IN HEALTHCARE

The healthcare industry should reflect the diverse communities we all serve. But significant gaps remain. From research and patient care, to STEM careers and small businesses, we're working to help build a more diverse healthcare industry that can help everyone, in every community, to live a healthier life.

DIVERSITY IN CLINICAL TRIALS

We’re committed to diversity in research and improving care to advance health equity and make access a crucial aspect of product innovation.

CHANGING THE FACE OF STEM

We’re shaping our organization for the future by advancing STEM education and internships for girls and diverse students.

SUPPORTING DIVERSE SMALL BUSINESSES IN HEALTHCARE

We're expanding equity in the healthcare supply chain, including an initiative to support diverse small businesses.

CREATING A MORE INCLUSIVE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE

Together with Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering we’re advancing cybersecurity talent at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

ABBOTT 2021 DEI REPORT

Learn more in this report about how Abbott brings DEI to life in our workplaces and communities.

SHARPENED FOCUS: A VISION FOR IMPROVED CLINICAL TRIALS

Dr. Lyssa Ochoa is bringing a fresh perspective and greater inclusion to community-based cardiovascular research.

HEALTH TECH SOLUTIONS

Done right, health technology holds tremendous potential to overcome barriers to care. We’re intentionally designing access and affordability into the way we research, develop and deliver our life-changing technologies and products – which is helping us reach more people in more places than ever before.

INNOVATING FOR ACCESS, NOW AND IN THE FUTURE

Our 2030 Sustainability Plan focuses on making access and affordability core to new product innovation.

REACHING MILLIONS WITH DIABETES

We want fewer people adversely impacted by diabetes. We’re working to make managing the condition as simple, easy and effective as possible.

HEALTHIER LIVING IN A “CARE DESERT”

Expanding specialized care and remote technologies to rural areas in need of both.

TAKING COVID TESTING TO A NEW LEVEL

Our BinaxNOW test was designed for speed, simplicity, affordability, access and reliability.

TECHNOLOGY WITH THE POWER TO CHANGE LIVES

Learn how we’re redefining what’s possible in healthcare.

TINY TECH, HUMAN IMPACT

These technologies, though small in scale, generate life-changing, positive impact.

REMOVING BARRIERS TO HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES

An important part of Abbott’s work to advance health equity is working side-by-side with the communities we serve to address disparities and remove the barriers that prevent people from living healthy lives.