Across UW Medicine, employees are championing equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives to grow and support the well-being of our community. From a book club to incorporating an equity lens into critical care curriculum, here is a small snapshot of a day in the life of employee-started initiatives funded by UW Medicine’s Well-Being Grants.
Read more about a day in the life: https://huddle.uwmedicine.org/a-day-in-the-life-of-employees-fostering-equity-diversity-and-inclusion/
This report focuses on the outputs of the Action Collaborative for Black Men in Medicine inaugural Strategy Summit
held Oct. 20-21, 2022, in Washington, D.C. With over 100 participants that included individuals from high schools,
colleges, and universities including HBCUs, medical schools, organizations representing students, higher education,
youth development, community-based organizations, foundations, government agencies, health systems, and
insurers, we engaged in a series of strategy-development activities based on the initial work of the Action Collaborative.
Read the proceedings here.
The Disability Visibility Project is an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture. Disabled narratives matter and that they belong to us
Read more about the Disability Visibility Project here: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/about/
Despite the universality of death, many of us are not very comfortable with it — or with the grieving process.
“The dominant culture in the US does not want to focus on sorrow and loss, grief, illness, aging or death. People who are grieving frequently report receiving messages that they need to ‘move on,’ achieve ‘closure’ or ‘get over it’ more than they are invited to continue sharing the story of their loss,” says Taryn Lindhorst, director of the Center for Oncology and Palliative Care Social Work at the University of Washington School of Social Work.
Read more on the Right As Rain Blog.
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.
Read more at: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_make_it_safe_for_people_to_speak_up_at_work
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.
https://hbr.org/2022/11/how-bullying-manifests-at-work-and-how-to-stop-it
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.
Unlock the Gateway to Cultural Understanding: Learn, Connect, and Grow by Engaging with Others.
There can be a number of ways to learn about your colleagues culture or background, here are at least 10 ways to go about it properly.
As organizations all over the nation work at creating or growing their DEI initiatives, equity tends to fall short compared to diversity and inclusion. Research has found that the systems within organizations that lack equity most are: employee resources and support, job structures, and supervision and mentoring. Research has also proven that organizations with high rates of equity thrive and adapt better than those who don’t.
Equity within an organization can be improved by recognizing where the weakness lies. Equity goals should be set and data should be collected then analyzed. If issues arise within the system, work to correct it. Workplace equity is a constant effort and will always need to be monitored and improved. Having a committee or council who focuses on DEI are crucial for success.
Learn more about the impacts of workplace inequity and how to pay attention to strengths and weaknesses at the following link.
” Your work environment can have a positive or negative effect on your daily life. “Positive” work environments can be defined as those workplaces where there is trust, cooperation, safety, risk-taking support, accountability, and equity.”
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