Slide 9. More Needs to Be Done. Taking Action to Achieve Health Equity: Implications of the Affordable Care Act for Communities of ColorOn April 13, 2012, Brian D. Smedley made this presentation at the meeting of the National Advisory Council. Despite the Important Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Public Health and Health Systems in Partnership with Communities Can Take Steps to Address Root Causes of Health Inequities.Previous Slide Contents Next Slide Current as of August 2012 Internet Citation: Slide 9. More Needs to Be Done.: Taking Action to Achieve Health Equity: Implications of the Affordable Care Act for Communities of Color. August 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/2012-04-nac/smedley/smedleyslide9.html