HCP has leveraged our years of working on health equity with leaders across the health sector to bring you our newest course: Equitable Patient Education. Equitable Patient Education teaches you to recognize and manage system- and individual-level barriers to equitable patient education, so all patients benefit from the effectiveness of patient education on their health. […]
Reflective Practice
Episode 151 Looking at communication with equity lenses
Everyone has equity goals we’re trying to reach, often as part of our regular jobs. In this episode I offer some help, maybe encouragement on how we can advance on our health equity goals, by taking equity lenses on communication. Hi everybody, this is “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication” from Health Communication Partners. I’m […]
Episode 151 Samantha Cinnick and how one important question can change the conversation
In Part 3 of our 4-part miniseries on communication in public health, Samantha Cinnick from the Health Resources and Services Administration tells her story of shifting a negative narrative with an important question. Welcome to Part 3 of our 4-part series on communication in public health. This one is really about the power of questions, […]
Episode 150 1 question to ask when you’re using equity lenses
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 […]
Episode 147 Samantha Cinnick on communication and interpersonal leadership
In Part 1 of a 4-part miniseries, Samantha Cinnick of the Health Resources and Services Administration talks about some of the communication challenges involved when people collaborate to bring about systems change. What she shares can be helpful for anyone who wants to communicate better with their colleagues. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT: Today I kick off a […]
Episode 145 An opening reflection for meetings in healthcare
Starting a meeting with a reflection is a powerfully humanizing move. In this episode, I share a short passage about communication that would be appropriate to open any meeting, and for any audience. It invites us to see connections between words and thoughts, and consider their impact on our relationships and world. Listen here and […]





