by Christina Silva | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog
Source: American Hospital Association About half of U.S. health care workers have witnessed racial discrimination against patients and say discrimination against patients is a crisis or major problem, according to a survey released Feb. 15 by the...
by Christina Silva | Feb 13, 2024 | Blog
Source: Penn Medicine News Written By: Jonathan B. Waller Iris Reyes, MD, helps to open doors for new generations of physicians from populations historically underrepresented in medicine (URiM) to reach successful and impactful careers in medicine. Reyes, a professor...
by Christina Silva | Feb 5, 2024 | Blog
Source: CDC Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Despite advances in clinical care and treatment, stark inequities in cardiovascular risk factors [PDF – 561 KB] and outcomes persist by race and...
by diversitynurs1 | Mar 28, 2023 | Blog
Source: Chief Healthcare Executive By Ron Southwick March 6, 2023–Ankoor Shah of Accenture talks with Chief Healthcare Executive about the need for better data, and why technology is a key element in closing disparities. For Ankoor Shah, health equity is deeply...
by diversitynurs1 | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog
Written By: Markian Hawryluk From KHN Shaunti Meyer, a certified nurse-midwife and medical director at STRIDE Community Health Center in Colorado, doesn’t usually disclose her sexual orientation to patients. But at times it feels appropriate. After telling a...
