Disparities/Equity of Care
黑料正能量 Association and National Urban League Announce Alliance to Advance Health Equity and Diversity
The 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) and the National Urban League (NUL) today announced an alliance to advance health equity and diversity in health care leadership in communities across the U.S.
By Gene WoodsApril is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about health disparities that continue to affect minority populations鈥揳nd to accelerating health care equity. Nearly 1,500 hospitals and health systems are participating in the AHA鈥檚 #123forEquity Pledge to鈥
By Maureen Swick
The AHA supports an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities our members serve. During National Minority Health Month, the AHA Workforce Center highlights our hospitals鈥 commitment to increasing and supporting a diverse workforce.
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How much progress is your hospital making toward ensuring equitable care for all persons in every community served? April is a good time to ask because it鈥檚 National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect minority populations.
The work of a Washington D.C. collaborative of hospitals and FQHCs is benefiting the entire community, particularly the most vulnerable residents. Children's National Health System, Howard University Hospital, Providence Hospital, Sibley Memorial Hospital and federally qualified health centers work鈥
鈥淥f all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.鈥濃 Martin Luther King Jr.Black History Month is the perfect time to ask, 鈥淲hat progress is your hospital making in equity of care? What progress are you making in support of the idea that a person鈥檚 fate in鈥
This Monday, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day鈥攁 day in honor of a man who roused the conscience of a nation. When Dr. King preached his message of peace years ago, segregation was common in our country. Some segregated hospitals outright refused to admit African-American individuals. Five鈥
Links to the National Center for Cultural Competence and South Carolina Rural Health Research Center.
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management this week released findings from its biennial survey 鈥淒iversity and Disparities: A Benchmarking Study of U.S. Hospitals.鈥 While there鈥檚 been some progress, the simple fact is there hasn鈥檛 been enough in some key areas.