Given the rate on ongoing health disparities in America, more interest is now focused on the tools and resources available to help evaluate and promote greater health equity.

In a recent Health Affairs blog post, Sutter Health’s Institute for Advancing Health Equity discusses the Area Deprivation Index. Researchers acknowledge that the ADI can be a useful tool for many research efforts, and it offers several advantages; however, it also contains significant limitations that need to be addressed before its use is broadened.