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SUMMARY:King County Resource Fairs - 2026
DESCRIPTION:Check out local resource fairs across King County offered on an on a ongoing basis throughout 2026.  \n\n\n\nInterested in volunteering at this event? \n\n\n\nThe Office of Healthcare Equity will be present at this event and would be grateful to have University of Washington Medicine and Health Sciences students\, faculty\, or staff represent their departments or work. Please reach out to us at ohce@uw.edu for more information. \n\n\n\nBelow dates that we are interested in volunteers joining us.  \n\n\n\n\n3/11 – Skyway Library\n\n\n\n4/3 – Family Life Center \n\n\n\n\nPartners include:  \n\n\n\n-Auburn Library  \n\n\n\n-Tukwila Library  \n\n\n\n-Skyway Library  \n\n\n\n-Family Life Center  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is promoted as a community resource and is not sponsored by UW Medicine or the Office of Healthcare Equity. Per University policy\, this promotion is conditioned on the understanding that the opportunity is open to all individuals regardless of race\, color\, national origin\, or sex.
URL:https://equity.uwmedicine.org/event/king-county-resource-fairs-2026/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Public Events
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SUMMARY:Latina Health Symposium 2026
DESCRIPTION:Dates:  \n\n\n\n\nSpokane\, WA: Wednesday\, September 9 – 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM\n\n\n\nRenton\, WA: Friday\, September 18 – 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM\n\n\n\nTri-Cities\, WA: Friday\, October 16 – 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM\n\n\n\n\nHonoring Latine culture: Traditions\, mental health\, and community-based wellness \n\n\n\nHondrando la cultura Latina: Tradiciones\, salud mental\, y bienestar comunitario \n\n\n\nPurpose and Audience\n\n\n\nThe Latina Health Symposium brings together people from all professions working to advance Latine health and wellness. These events provide a unique forum for clinicians\, public health professionals\, community workers\, researchers\, students\, and community members to come together to learn\, share stories\, and center topics and resources that impact Latine Health. \n\n\n\nThis is a community led initiative with planning teams representing local nonprofits\, health organizations\, and other groups invested in bringing resources and learning opportunities to our communities. \n\n\n\nThis event is promoted as a community resource and is not sponsored by UW Medicine or the Office of Healthcare Equity. Per University policy\, this promotion is conditioned on the understanding that the opportunity is open to all individuals regardless of race\, color\, national origin\, or sex.
URL:https://equity.uwmedicine.org/event/latina-health-symposium-2026/
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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SUMMARY:Reducing Weight Stigma & Bias in Healthcare-September 9th
DESCRIPTION:Reducing Weight Stigma in Healthcare – As part of UW Medicine’s ongoing efforts to reduce bias in healthcare\, this new course explores bias related to body weight. Framed around patient stories\, this course aims to increase empathy related to weight stigma by offering a better understand of the history of society’s relationship with weight\, as well as explore contemporary research that challenges stereotypes in society about health and one’s body size. This course also focuses on skills we can use in healthcare to decrease bias and improve interactions with people related to their body.  \n\n\n\nCourse Objectives  \n\n\n\n\nIncrease empathy through adult patient stories related to weight stigma. \n\n\n\nUnderstand the history of society’s relationship with weight. \n\n\n\nIncrease knowledge of recent research on weight’s impact on health\, weight loss interventions\, and the success at maintaining weight loss. \n\n\n\nLearn skills to decrease bias and improve interactions with people related to their body. \n\n\n\n\nInstructor \n\n\n\n\n\nAmanda C. Potter has worked at Harborview Medical Center for almost 3 decades. As a member of the Quality Improvement team\, she manages data and dashboards that include disparity filters related to demographics. She is a Certified Peer Trainer at the Office of Healthcare Equity and co-facilitates the training topics of Social Determinants of Health and Gender and Sexual Diversity. Amanda began thinking about health and body size over 15 years ago. When consulted about patient complaints related to weight stigma\, Amanda asked to develop this new course to mitigate and minimize weight bias in healthcare.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAll are welcome to this training.
URL:https://equity.uwmedicine.org/event/reducing-weight-stigma-bias-in-healthcare-july-15th/
CATEGORIES:EDI Foundational Trainings,Weight Stigma
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