January 22 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Course Objectives
The purpose of this course is to give pediatric health professionals an opportunity to understand their role in improving the health status and quality of care provided to Indigenous children and youth. The course will describe the impact of health inequities, historical trauma and social determinants of health (e.g., language, racism, poverty, cultural identity, etc.) on the health of Indigenous children and youth, which often result in health disparities both in childhood and as they grow older. Clinicians caring for this population are often unaware of these factors, which poses a challenge in their practices. Those who participate in this course will learn how to cultivate a culturally safe and effective healthcare environment for their Indigenous patients and their families.
To register for this course and to learn more, follow this URL:
https://www.aap.org/en/catalog/categories/pedialink-eqipp-courses/caring-for-american-indian-and-alaska-native-children-and-adolescents/
Education, employment and other determinants may pose different cardiovascular risks across Asian subpopulations, a study shows.
Read the full article here:
https://newsroom.uw.edu/news-releases/social-factors-influence-asian-americans-heart-health
The 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey, an update to the 2015 survey, gathers data from over 92,000 binary and nonbinary transgender individuals, making it the largest survey focused on the transgender community in the U.S. This comprehensive survey offers new insights into the social, economic, and health challenges faced by transgender individuals, providing valuable data for advocacy, policy making, and community support.
Read the survey here:
https://transequality.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2022%20USTS%20Early%20Insights%20Report_FINAL.pdf
“Every aspect of health care is lacking in the valley,” Yakima Herald-Republic health reporter Santiago Ochoa tells me. In interview after interview, Yakima Valley residents and health care workers sketch in the details of a dire landscape.
Read the full article on Oregonlive here: https://www.oregonlive.com/palabra/2024/01/long-covids-deep-impact-on-latinos.html
Jennifer Tsai, Edwin Lindo, Khiara Bridges
From Frontiers in Public Health: A professional and moral medical education should equip trainees with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively advance health equity. In this Perspective, we argue that critical theoretical frameworks should be taught to physicians so they can interrogate structural sources of racial inequities and achieve this goal. Read the full article here.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.653643/full
From the UW Medicine Huddle:
In 2019, the Office of Healthcare Equity (OHCE) began providing antiracism training, with the goal of reaching every member of the UW Medicine community.
By bringing together subject matter experts in five core equity, diversity and inclusion areas, the small team rolled out training first to leadership groups and then to teams, departments and offices across the system.
“It quickly became apparent that to reach the whole UW Medicine community, we needed more trainers,” says Lee Davis, lead trainer for OHCE.
