Learn about the Office of Healthcare Equity's vision, strategic blueprint, and the team driving positive change in healthcare education and delivery at UW Medicine.
Access training, assessment tools, and resources designed to build a more equitable healthcare environment. Find practical solutions for implementing equity, diversity, and inclusion in your work.
Explore our specialized centers and research initiatives dedicated to addressing health disparities and advancing equity-focused innovation in healthcare delivery and education.
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Find meaningful ways to contribute to healthcare equity through learning, volunteering, advocacy, and philanthropy. Everyone can make a difference—discover how you can help.
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This is a list of ableist words and terms for reference purposes. Some of the entries are slurs, some are descriptions of disabled people or other people with pathologized identities/bodies/experiences, some are slang that derive from ableist origins, and some are common metaphors that rely on disability and ableism.
Washington state and King County continue to be top resettlement destinations for refugees in the United States; however, newly arrived refugees experience many challenges and barriers when accessing health services after resettlement.
From The Greater Good Science Center: If we reward people for speaking their truth, we can create better and more productive workplaces. When people are afraid that something bad will happen to them because of their decision to speak up, in most cases, they won’t do it. And can we really blame them? This is, seemingly, leadership’s failure to foster the type of culture that encourages and rewards people for speaking up.
Workplace bullying is a problem that occurs across the globe. In the US an estimated 30% of Americans have experience bullying yet there’s not much being done.
Follow the link below to learn more about the myths, types of bullying, and how to address and prevent it in your workplace.
This toolkit was created by Virginial Mason Institute. Teams can use this toolkit to navigate through discussions on equity topics in a meaningful and safe manner.
From UW College of Arts & Sciences: “That’s the greatest thing about the comic novella format,” Eckelberg says. “We can now portray these characters in the correct and appropriate environment that they deserve to be in.” He worked with several of the same illustrators and anticipates the comic novella version of Gum Saan to Golden Spike will be published this spring.
Unlock the hidden power within you by discovering your unique mission in life. Embrace the clarity, focus, and motivation it brings, propelling you towards greatness, and watch as the universe conspires to make it a reality.
” It’s easy to get held back by the idea of a perfect mission statement. It sounds like something formal and impressive, but it doesn’t need to be. It can be anything from some rough notes to a framed and pretty statement or picture. What’s most important about it is that when you see it, it gives you a nudge and reminds you of what’s important to you and your chosen mission in this world. However you decide to bring it together here are 5 steps that will help you that you can use to connect with your mission”
