Educators, as you prepare for next semester, HCP has student-ready, world-class materials to support reflection on bias in the health sector. Our latest digital download: Addressing Implicit Bias Audiobook Bundle, 2nd Edition As clinicians, health equity scholars, and medical professional societies continue to work toward eliminating racial health inequities, the consequences to health and the […]
Health Communication
Our podcast series turns 3 (and gets a new look)!
We have a reason to celebrate! Our podcast series “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication” has been around for three full years! This is our 83rd episode and we have more than 40,000 downloads. You go ahead and do the math. It’s a reason to party! And to mark the occasion: we have a new […]
Thoughts from the inaugural NPHIC + CDC Health Communication Marketing & Media Forum
Conference season is in full swing, and I am not minding these virual formats! This week, the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hosted a free online health communication, marketing, and media forum, “From 2020 hindsight to 20/20 foresight.” Plenty of wordplay and optimism in that […]
Why is House Ways and Means Chairman Neal writing to medical leaders?
House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal recently wrote a series of letters to the leaders of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Nephrology, and the American Thoracic Society. […]
Addressing Implicit Bias Audiobook Bundle 2nd Edition
Current events are shining a light on historic disparities. People are tired of inequalities and their effects. This is time for action. Addressing Implicit Bias Audiobook Bundle 2nd Edition Newly Updated and Expanded An audiobook bundle that goes beyond the challenges of recognizing bias. It shows what you can do about it. Today, perhaps […]
LGBTQI Health disparities and ordinary language
COVID-19 is hitting marginalized communities the hardest. This has brought new attention to already-existing health disparities. In this episode of “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication,” you’ll learn about LGBTQI health disparities, their connections to the way language is used in health settings, and what you can do to improve the relationship between the two. […]