It’s great that ‘equity lenses’ is a concept that’s made it into wider use. Here’s one important question I’m going to suggest you keep in mind if you decide to put on equity lenses. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT There’s a phrase I’m seeing crop up more and more in equity and health equity conversations, and it’s “equity […]
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Watch this play and documentary about rare diseases
Thanks to our dear friend, Professor of Social Pharmacy Dr. Paul Ranelli, for sharing links to a play and documentary about rare diseases. “RARE: Stories of Dis-ease” is a play about the often-hidden experiences of people with rare diseases, told from the perspectives of patients and their families. The play’s last performance by the Sod […]
Episode 148 5 reasons why communication should be part of any health equity strategy
When it comes to health equity, everybody knows where they need to be, and wants to take action. But how? Here’s 5 reasons why communication should be part of any health equity strategy. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello Partners, welcome! If you’re a manager or an administrator who’s tasked with moving the needle on health equity, or […]
Make a statistically significant improvement in patient communication
Communication impacts people’s access to health care and their health outcomes. The cost of not addressing communication barriers in hospitals has been estimated at $6.8 billion annually [1]. Our video course Foundations of Equitable Interpersonal Communication has a statistically significant impact on participants’ communication. Our exclusive BRIDGES approach connects equity to communication in an actionable […]
Episode 146 “Everyone cares about health equity but we don’t always know what to do next”
This episode is about moving from talk about health equity to action on health equity. Hear about common challenges in doing health equity work. And we announce a new miniseries dedicated to communication in public health. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Today’s episode is about moving from talk about health equity to action on health equity. You’ll learn […]
Your chance to weigh in on standards for federal race and ethnicity data
Action on health equity is top of mind for most of us in healthcare and public health. Analyzing health inequities can include identifying where disparities exist, by using data to identify health differences between groups. Yet researchers and practitioners have drawn attention to limitations of existing data sources for measuring health disparities. At this time, […]