Catholic Health Care Systems Make Comprehensive Commitment to Confronting Racism by Achieving Health Equity USA - English Share this article WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) today launched a membership-driven initiative to confront racism by achieving health equity. Twenty-three of the nation's largest Catholic health care systems have already pledged their commitment to confronting systemic racism by prioritizing equity in response to COVID-19; enacting change across their own health care systems by examining and changing hiring, promotion and retention practices to ensure diversity and inclusion; forming stronger partnerships with communities of color to improve health outcomes; and leveraging their united and powerful voice to advocate for policy changes that address the root causes of racism and social injustice.