Health Equity Week of Action (HEWA)

2023 Health Equity Week of Action

Microaggression is defined as a discriminatory offense towards an individual based on their race, gender, or any marginalization. The term was coined by an African American Psychiatrist in 1970 to help encourage dialogue in regards to any harms that nondominant groups in medicine face. Learn more about this topic by viewing the resources below.

Resources to learn more:

Definition of microaggression:
- Watch this video on
- This on responding to microaggressions

Key Points to Know
- Microaggressions can be categorized into three separate groups; microinsults, micro assaults, and microinvalidations. Studies illustrate that higher levels of racial microaggressions correlate with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress.
- On average, four out of ten women leave their medical profession around six years after training. Those from minority groups are more likely to receive optimal medical care, and such conversations are delicate to discuss.

Action Items:

Watch this TED talk on
Read this article on
Host a microaggressions safe space event at your school听
- Creating safe spaces to discuss experiences of microaggressions promotes inclusivity and incites critical conversations about institutional racism, bias, and discrimination.

Day Two: Environmental Health

Whether it is access to water, food, energy, or overall quality of life, there is an imbalance around the world. Environmental factors can lead to health disparities and give unequal access to various populations. As future physicians, it鈥檚 essential to understand how environmental factors impact patients. Environmental justice acknowledges that underserved, impoverished, and minority communities are disproportionately exposed to greater pollution levels and harmful environmental conditions, which confer worse health outcomes. Native communities tend to be some of the most disadvantaged and disproportionately impacted by environmental injustice. Use the resources below to learn more about this critical topic and how you can advocate for environmental justice. Learn more about this topic by viewing the resources below.

Key Points to Know

Native land today, as we know it, covers around 55 million acres of land across the United States. These lands contain natural gas and oil reserves, coal, various minerals, and much more. Tribes have faced difficulty in authority and management in some of their resources given non-tribal government involvement. Geopolitical lines are blurred, and those who suffer are the tribal lands.
For years the federal government and non-tribal individuals have Communities such as the Swinomish Tribe and Coast Salish tribes have been working together to make tools to help create a tool that looks at different indicators that can potentially impact native community health from natural resource contamination. The environmental protection agency was the first federal group to take on an official Indian policy where tribes were the primary parties for setting standards for making environmental policy decisions.

Action Items:

Check out
Keep an eye out for the upcoming 欧美A片 Earth Day event
View
Read and discuss this article about 听

Check out this video of
View
EPA toolkit for

Day Three: Immigrant Health

The U.S. is home to more than 44 million immigrants and refugees. In recent years, immigrants and refugees in the United States have been subjected to increasingly aggressive immigration policies that violate fundamental human rights鈥攊ncluding access to essential healthcare. Recent stories of misguided and coerced medical procedures have reflected immigrants鈥� bleak and commonplace experiences in detention centers. The inhumane treatment that the immigrant and refugee communities have faced is alarming and requires action. Tune in today to learn more about some of the most significant issues that this community is facing and how you can use your voice to advocate for them.听

Refugees are people who are forced out of their country due to war or persecution for political, ethnic, or religious reasons.

Resources:

Read about first-generation medical school statistics:
Read about a framework for first-generation student success
Read more about racial profiling:
Learn more about
Learn more
Read more about

Action Items:

Participate in global health initiatives with Child Family Health International! 欧美A片 members can apply for scholarships and have a unique opportunity to learn about, and address, health needs abroad
Register for the Future Physicians for Change conference #FP4Change2023 to learn and advocate
Sign the
Sign up to work or volunteer at a local refugee clinic. your State鈥檚 refugee health coordinator
Host a chapter dialogue
Donate to refugee and immigrant organizations such as and the to support refugees in crisis zones globally
- Start a fundraiser to collect donations from your local community
Tackle language barriers in medical settings
- Distribute resources that are translated to several languages ()
- (includes resources that connect users to real translators)
- Connect hospitals to programs
Increasing access to healthcare resources
- Distributing useful information to immigrant/refugee/undocumented individuals populations ()
- Free resources explaining
- Educate on
Contact state representatives and senators to
- Health and human rights abuses at the border
- to high-risk populations
- Support Physicians for Human Rights ()
Call your local representatives to support immigrant health rights
- Host a phone banking session with your 欧美A片 chapter
- Find your local representatives here:
Share useful health resources
- Create fact sheets to benefit your local community – add statistics on how disparities affect immigrants living in your state
- Host 鈥渒now your rights鈥� workshops to educate others on immigrant health rights and legal implications
Amplify immigrant voices!
- Mobilize
- Share our wins! Highlight prominent immigrant figures who have made significant contributions to medicine

Earthquake Disaster in Turkey and Syria

Description: On February 6th, 2023 there was an earthquake with a 7.8-magnitude that struck the Turkey-Syria border. The impact has been devastating, with tens of thousands lives lost, infrastructure destroyed, and resources depleted. The earthquake has also worsened the humanitarian crisis and housing insecurity in the area. Ultimately, with many social determinants of health being compromised, this issue must be addressed. Early aid efforts include medical and food supplies from the World Health Organization and the United Nations. However, as individuals entering healthcare, there are a few ways to help:

Education:

United Nations Response:
World Vision facts and aftermath:
7 Questions 欧美A片 the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria:
Infographic: How big were the earthquakes in Turkey, Syria:
Overview and how to help:
General Information:

Action Items
Donate

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- A search and rescue operation to provide lifesaving care.
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- Providing meals to individuals displaced by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
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- WHO emergency teams that are providing care to those injured.
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- The organization is providing tents, hygiene kits, and blankets for individuals whose homes were affected.
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- Providing medical care and health services to individuals impacted
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- Operating as shelter for earthquake victims

Spread Information!

Share the information, resources, and action items you鈥檝e gained with your local 欧美A片 chapter and other communities.
Host a fundraising event through your local 欧美A片 chapter or undergraduate institution to raise money for those impacted by the earthquake disaster. Some ideas include a raffle, social media fundraiser, fitness challenge, or a bake sale.

Good News:

New Jersey has expanded healthcare coverage for children, regardless of their immigrant status:
Positive cases in refugee and migrant health:

Day Four: Reproductive Health

is often defined as the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities. Over the past few decades, increasingly restrictive policies have passed that have limited individuals鈥� access to essential reproductive care, particularly abortion care. Various states have limited public funding for abortion care, enacted policies that misguide and deter women from pursuing abortions, and limited access to such abortion means. Learn more about this topic by viewing the resources below and join us for a conversation with our invited speaker.

Resources to learn more:听

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Watch this Video about
Learn more about the
Watch this video on
Read more about 听
Learn more about the intersectionality of the topic by reading about .听
ACOG Statement on 鈥�鈥�
ACOG Opinion Piece on 鈥�鈥�
Watch this to learn more about 鈥楥ountering Legislation Targeting Transgender Adolescents鈥�
Listen to this recording on

Action items:听

Check out , where Dr. Kristyn Brandi is a Keynote
- Attend to learn about being an advocate for things you care about
Attend a that will be heald in April听听
Be on the lookout for state policies that impact reproductive health access and contact your state representatives听
- using ACOGs resources听
Participate in 欧美A片鈥檚 Art & Appreciation for Abortion Providers Project听
- Directly submit your artwork on .听

Day Five: Racism in Medical Diagnostics

Racism in medicine is an ongoing issue in the United States, that needs to be addressed. One factor that continually exacerbates the issue are medical diagnostics that are rooted in racism.听 Numerous medical diagnostic tests have that are rooted in the debunked myth that there are biologically differences between races. These cause minority patient鈥檚 test results to not accurately represent their health condition, thus causing patients to receive the care they need. Medical students are able to advocate for this issue and make changes in their community. Learn more about this topic by viewing the resources below and join us for a conversation with our invited speaker.

Racism in Medical Diagnostic Toolkit (coming soon!)

Resources:听

- A great overview of how medical tests are bias and are doing more harm than good to certain populations of patients
- Disucsses the recent research being conducted on the impact of race on medical tests and what steps of action are being taken by researchers and physicians
- A great discussion about dismantling race-based medicine in medical settings with doctors that are from the American Medical Association鈥檚 (AMA) Prioritizing Equity panel.

Action Items:

Check out
- Learn about Social and Political Determinants of Health and being a compassionate thoughtful clinician
Host an educational workshop in school
- 欧美A片 can help!听
Reach out to school/hospital system leader/dean/curriculum faculty to discuss the removal race as a factor in specific medical tests (e.g., GFR)听
- Use this email template to get started (coming soon!)

Plus, check out highlights of events from past weeks of action:

HEWA 2022 Highlights

Day One: Reproductive Justice

is often defined as the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities. Over the past few decades, increasingly restrictive policies have passed that have limited individuals’ access to essential reproductive care, particularly abortion care. Various states have limited public funding for abortion care, enacted policies that misguide and deter women from pursuing abortions, and limited access to such abortion means. Learn more about this topic by viewing the resources below and join us for a conversation with our invited speaker.听

HEWA 2022 Reproductive Justice Toolkit听

Resources to learn more:听

by SisterSong
Watch this Video about
Learn more about the
Watch this video on
Read more about 听
Learn more about the intersectionality of the topic by reading about .听
ACOG Statement on 鈥�鈥�
ACOG Opinion Piece on 鈥�鈥�
Watch this to learn more about 鈥楥ountering Legislation Targeting Transgender Adolescents鈥�
Listen to this recording on

Action items:听

Be on the lookout for state policies that impact reproductive health access and contact your state representatives听
- using ACOGs resources听
Participate in 欧美A片鈥檚 Art & Appreciation for Abortion Providers Project听
- Directly submit your artwork on .听
Celebrate on March 10th by:
- Donating to independent clinics听
- Participating in the #CelebrateAbortionProviders tweetstorm on Thursday, March 10th at 1 PM EST.听
Register for 欧美A片鈥檚 Reproductive Justice and/or Reproductive Health Scholars Programs

Day Two: Diversity in Medicine

Across medical institutions and programs, there is a significant underrepresentation of BIPOC and other minorities. Many factors contribute to this reality, including the substantial cost of a medical career, including high preparatory and exam fees, medical school tuition, access to preparatory tools, and bias in the selection process. The lack of diversity in medical environments exacerbates biases in the delivery of care and perpetuates distrust in medical systems. To equitably serve patients from different backgrounds, address the disparities in healthcare, and dismantle racism in medicine it is essential that the medical workforce reflects the diverse community it services. As future physicians, we have a unique responsibility to use our voice to advocate for increased representation in medical programs and institutions. Learn more about this topic and how you can take action by reviewing the information below.

Diversity and Equity in Medicine Toolkit

Resources to learn more:

Read this article about
Watch this TED talk on Health Disparities in Medicine Based on Race
Read this based on race

Action Items:

Provide mentorship to students in earlier stages of their training than you, .
Create safe spaces in your institution and organizations you are a member of to support BIPOC and others who are URM.
Further explore the topic of diversity in medicine and racism in medicine and educate your peers about those issues. Lead conversations about this topic in your institution, and be an advocate for URMs when opportunities arise.
Attend 欧美A片鈥檚 Advocacy Days during the 2022 欧美A片Con to advocate for

Day Three: Immigrant and Refugee Health

Immigrant and Refugee Health

The U.S. is home to more than 44 million immigrants and refugees. In recent years, immigrants and refugees in the United States have been subjected to increasingly aggressive immigration policies that violate fundamental human rights鈥攊ncluding access to essential healthcare. Recent stories of misguided and coerced medical procedures have reflected immigrants’ bleak and commonplace experiences in detention centers. The inhumane treatment that the immigrant and refugee communities have faced is alarming and requires action. Tune in today to learn more about some of the most significant issues that this community is facing and how you can use your voice to advocate for them.
Refugees are people who are forced out of their country due to war or persecution for political, ethnic, or religious reasons.

Resources:

Read more about the current state of detention centers and more effective alternatives:
Learn more about the .
Learn more about
Learn more
Read more about

Action Items:

Sign the
Sign up to work or volunteer at a local refugee clinic. your State鈥檚 refugee health coordinator.
Read on the Inauguration of President Joseph Biden
Host a chapter dialogue
Donate to refugee and immigrant organizations such as and the to support refugees in crisis zones globally.
Tackle language barriers in medical settings
- Distribute resources that are translated to several languages ()
- (includes resources that connect users to real translators)
- Connect hospitals to programs
Increasing access to healthcare resources
- Distributing useful information to immigrant/refugee/undocumented individuals populations ()
- Free resources explaining
Contact state representatives and senators to defund ICE

Day Four: Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice Toolkit

Key Points to Know

Native land today, as we know it, covers around 55 million acres of land across the United States. These lands contain natural gas and oil reserves, coal, various minerals, and much more. Tribes have faced difficulty in authority and management in some of their resources given non-tribal government involvement. Geopolitical lines are blurred, and those who suffer are the tribal lands.
For years the federal government and non-tribal individuals have Communities such as the Swinomish Tribe and Coast Salish tribes have been working together to make tools to help create a tool that looks at different indicators that can potentially impact native community health from natural resource contamination. The environmental protection agency was the first federal group to take on an official Indian policy where tribes were the primary parties for setting standards for making environmental policy decisions.

Action Items:

Read and discuss this article about
Check out this video of Native Tribes dealing with Colorado River drought
EPA toolkit for

Day Five: Microaggressions in Medicine

Microaggressions

Microaggression is defined as a discriminatory offense towards an individual based off of their race, gender, or any marginalization. The term was coined by an African American Psychiatrist in 1970 to help encourage dialogue in regards to any harms that nondominant groups in medicine face.

Resources to learn more

Definition of microaggression
from Medical Teacher Journal discusses a three-step method on how to handle microaggressions.

Key Points to Know

Microaggressions can be categorized into three separate groups; microinsults, micro assaults, and microinvalidations. Higher levels of racial microaggressions have been shown to correlate with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress.
On average four out of ten women leave their medical profession around six years after training. Those from minority groups are more likely to receive optimal medical care, and such conversations are delicate to discuss.

Action Items

Watch this TED talk on Eliminating Microaggressions: The Next Level of Inclusion

HEWA 2020 Highlights

Day One: Black Maternal Health

Across the country, Black mothers are subject to maternal health challenges at alarmingly high rates, and Black women overall suffer disproportionately from a lack of access to quality reproductive care. Today we will dive into the sources of these disparities, and discuss what you can do to help reduce this health gap.

Resources to learn more:听

Check out the
Key points to know
- In the U.S., too many women are suffering from pregnancy complications that lead to serious injury and death. The U.S. currently ranks lower than all other developed countries when it comes to maternal death ratios. Some women are more at risk than others. Black women are 3 鈥� 4 times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than White women, and women in Southern states have a higher risks of pregnancy-related death than women in most other parts of the country.
- Many of these deaths and illnesses are preventable. The U.S. could avoid about 40% of maternal deaths if all women 鈥� regardless of age, race and zip code 鈥� had access to quality health care. In addition to improving healthcare access and quality, government actors need to address the root causes of Black maternal mortality and morbidity 鈥� including socioeconomic inequalities and racial discrimination in the healthcare system and beyond.

Action Items:听

about black maternal mortality in your chapter
Follow the call script below, and call your congressperson in support of the MOMMA鈥檚 Act
- Find your rep
- Sample phone call:
  - Dear Representative [insert name],Hi, I鈥檓 a constituent and I am calling to ask Representative DelBene to cosponsor H.R. 1897, the MOMMA鈥檚 Act and support it in the House Committee on Ways and Means where the bill is waiting for a vote.The U.S. maternal mortality rate is the highest amongst our peer nations. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 700 American women die each year from pregnancy or childbirth complications. African American women are three to four times more likely to die than their white counterparts.Starting or growing your family shouldn鈥檛 mean putting your life at risk.[provide name and address if asked]Thank you for your time

Day Two: Immigrant and Refugee Health

Today we will explore the unique healthcare disparities immigrants and refugees face in the United States. The USA is home to more immigrants than any other country鈥攁bout 46 million, just less than a fifth of the world鈥檚 immigrants. In recent decades, several policy and regulatory changes have worsened health-care quality and access for immigrant populations. These changes include restrictions on access to health insurance programs, rhetoric discouraging the use of social services, aggressive immigration enforcement activities, intimidation within health-care settings, decreased caps on the number of admitted refugees, and removal of protections from deportation. Perhaps the clearest example of this is in the separation of children from their parents at the U.S. Southern border this past year.

Resources:

Narrated Presentation on 欧美A片 Refugee Advocacy

Action Items:

Sign up to volunteer at a local community health center or free clinic that serves immigrants and refugees in your area
to understand the current administration鈥檚 policies that threaten immigrants and exacerbate immigrant health disparities
Call your representative to defund ICE using
- Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and my zip code is [YOUR ZIP]. I demand that you cut DHS鈥檚 budget by defunding anti-asylum programs like MPP.The Department of Homeland Security is the Trump administration鈥檚 key tool for terrorizing immigrants. DHS is responsible for abuses like family separation, inhumane child detention, and unleashing ICE and CBP to lawlessly antagonize immigrant communities throughout the country. The agency is also implementing Trump鈥檚 anti-asylum policies, flouting the law to shut out asylum seekers. DHS must be held accountable 鈥� and that means we must cut its budget.Do not bend to Trump鈥檚 abusive immigration policies. No wall. No beds. No more agents. No family jails. I won鈥檛 allow my taxpayer dollars to fund DHS鈥檚 abuse of immigrants.

Day Three: Diversity in Healthcare Professionals

From undergraduate school to medical school, there鈥檚 a lack of diversity in both the students and physicians. We will be looking at the race disparities statistics in medical school applications and how it continues on throughout the whole health care system. We鈥檒l explore how and why it is important to decrease the racial gaps to further improve patient health care access and experiences.

Resources:

Action Items:

(diversity is tied to mission to success)
Think of why diversity matters to you. Write down one reason diversity matters to you, and post it to social media with the #HEWA

Day Four: Race, Genetics, and Health Disparities

Today we will explore how race and genetics are discussed in the medical field. Often during the first few years of medical school, students are taught to generalize and associate. For example, if you hear 鈥渂lack鈥� in a question, you鈥檙e told to select 鈥渟ickle-cell.鈥� The problem with that association is that it could lead to misdiagnosis and missed diagnoses. Because sickle-cell protects against malaria, it may also be seen in other populations such as in Greece. Today鈥檚 focus is exploring the impact science has had on replacing ideas of race as biological.

Resources:

Action Items:

Learn more about why we need to rely more on genetics and less on skin color and race by
Discuss the following questions in your 欧美A片 chapter about genetic testing:
- Could genetic testing help reduce or increase disparities?
- Why is there a fear of discrimination by insurance companies, employers, and society as a result of genetic testing?
- What are the altrications of each form of genetic testing: diagnostic, carrier, and predictive testing?
- How can genetic testing benefit your life as well as your children鈥檚 life?

Day Five: Cultural Competency in Health

As we have discussed throughout this week, health disparities are prevalent across our healthcare system. As the U.S. population becomes increasingly diverse, they are likely to increase if not adequately addressed. One way to address these disparities is through cultural competency. Cultural competency can increase patient engagement, utilization of preventive services, treatment adherence rates and overall health status. As the population becomes more diverse, it is a social justice imperative that health care providers, employers, and health plans recognize the need to deliver culturally competent care and services to improve health outcomes, lower the total cost of care, and improve patient satisfaction.

Key Definitions:

is the ability to interact effectively with people of various racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, religious and social groups. Working towards cultural competence is an ongoing process, one often tackled by learning about the patterns of behavior, beliefs, language, values, and customs of particular groups.

involves an ongoing process of self-exploration and self-critique combined with a willingness to learn from others. It means entering a relationship with another person with the intention of honoring their beliefs, customs, and values. It means acknowledging differences and accepting that person for who they are.

Source: https://soundscapingsource.com/cultural-humility-vs-cultural-competence/

Action Items:

- Health Beliefs, Practices, and Experiences in Socio-political and Cultural Contexts: Considerations for medical practitioners
- Zoe Meleo-Erwin is an Assistant Professor of Public Health at William Paterson University. She received her doctorate in sociology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in 2013 and holds master鈥檚 degrees in social ecology from Goddard College, and disability studies from the City University of New York School of Professional Studies. Her primary research projects explore how individuals make the decision to have weight loss surgery, pre- and post-surgical experiences of embodiment, and the post-operative relationship between weight loss surgery patients and their home surgical clinics. Her research interests include health disparities, structural determinants of health, weight-based stigma, food-based health movements, and decision making around vaccination. Learn more about her at

HEWA 2019 Highlights

Race and Genetics 鈥� January 21, 2019

Today, we explore how race and genetics are taught in medical school. Often during the first few years of medical school, students are taught to generalize and associate. For example, if you hear 鈥淏lack鈥� in a question, you鈥檙e told to select 鈥渟ickle-cell鈥�. The problem with that association is that it could lead to misdiagnosis and missed diagnoses. Because sickle-cell protects against Malaria, it may also be seen in Greek populations and others. Today鈥檚 focus is exploring the impact science has had on replacing ideas of race as biological.

Activities:

鈥� Host with your chapter at a luncheon or chapter meeting

鈥� Learn more about why we need to rely more heavily on genetics and less on skin color and race by watching these TED talks:听, and

鈥� Ask a doctor about their thoughts on viewing race as a risk factor and if it helps or hurts us in caring for diverse populations

Race During Medical School 鈥� January 22, 2019

If you鈥檝e ever experienced any race-related issues during your undergraduate education, you might be surprised to know they often continue into medical school. Today, we explore how a student鈥檚 race might come into play in everything from professors treating a medical student differently in a lecture hall to race issues within the hospitals. Why are professors in today鈥檚 education system still hold these biases? What biases might we hold, and what can we do about them?

Activities:

鈥� Premeds! Check out this interesting Op-ed:听

鈥� Check out

鈥� Learn about a physician鈥檚 perspective on or another physician鈥檚

鈥� Reflect on your personal encounters with disparities (i.e. being of a minority population and pursuing medicine), or stories that you鈥檝e heard from friends, family, acquaintances

What is Whiteness? 鈥� January 23, 2019

Today we seek to provide evidence that race is a social construct. Too often, people don鈥檛 give a second thought when asked to self-identify, however, we should stop and consider how these lines are made up artificially. Why are they made up? Who stands to benefit from these classifications?

Activities:

鈥� Learn about .

鈥� Understand exactly .

鈥� Reflect on the first article provided for today. 听How fair is it to say that Jews became successful due to their own abilities and efforts? To what degree did government programs play a part in this upward mobility?

鈥� Learn about your own biases by taking this quick assessment: 鈥� Take 鈥淩ace鈥� and 鈥淎rab-Muslim鈥� implicit bias tests here:听. Do you believe these tests? How will knowing these biases change the way we approach patient care, if at all?

Physician Diversity 鈥� January 24, 2019

Did you know that even though 39% of full-time faculty are female; female faculty from some racial minority groups continue to be underrepresented in academic medicine? Only 4% of full-time faculty identify as Black or African American, Latino or Hispanic, Native American or Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander females.^1(AAMC)As time has passed, there has been a rise of physicians from underrepresented minority groups which ultimately contributes to a decreasing health disparities gap; however there remains a large need for more minority physicians and minority physician leaders.

Activities:

鈥� Learn about ¹, as it relates to physician diversity and demographics

鈥� Interview a doctor on this topic

鈥� Volunteer at an underserved community health clinic

Call For Action 鈥� January 25, 2019

With our overall goal of decreasing health disparities and increase the number of physicians of color, today we focus community outreach. We would like to make high school students and undergraduate students aware that there are diversity offices in medical schools.

Activities:

鈥� If you are a medical student, contact your medical school鈥檚 diversity office and request pamphlets/scholarship information. Disseminate this information to nearby colleges and high schools in impoverished areas. You could talk to the career advice office of high schools and ask them to host you to answer questions for interested students.

鈥� If you are a college student, contact a nearby medical school鈥檚 diversity office and request pamphlets/scholarship information. Disseminate this information to your classmates through your local 欧美A片 chapter. Go into the community and deliver this information to high schools.

鈥� Take a moment and reflect on information from this week. What will you do differently from now on, if anything?

HEWA 2018 Highlights

Mental Health 鈥� April 16, 2018

One in five adults in the U.S. suffer from a mental health condition within a given year. 听We want to raise awareness of these disorders, destigmatize them, and empower people with resources and knowledge. 听Mental health is as serious and real as physical disorders; it is time for our us to treat them as such.

Activity Ideas:

鈥� Look at these fun mindfulness activities for

鈥� Facilitate a 1-2 hour group activity with this

鈥� Check out this free library, packed with anxiety reducing worksheets, planners, gratitude exercises and more.

鈥� Learn more about why we need to speak more openly about mental illnesses by watching these TED talks: or

Social Determinants of Health 鈥� April 17, 2018

鈥淚t is impossible to understand people鈥檚 behavior鈥ithout the concept of social stratification, because class position has a pervasive influence on almost everything鈥he clothes we wear鈥he television shows we watch鈥he colors we paint our homes and the names we give our pets鈥ur position in the social hierarchy affects our health, happiness, and even how long we will live.鈥� 鈥� William Thompson, Sociologist (Society in Focus: An Introduction to Sociology)

Activity Ideas:

鈥� Check out this TED Talk: by Claire Pomeroy

鈥� Look up the nearest grocery store, how long would this trip take if you didn鈥檛 have a car? Are there any food deserts in your city?

鈥� Reflect on your personal encounters with disparities (i.e. being of a minority population and pursuing medicine), or stories that you鈥檝e heard from friends, family, acquaintances.

Age-Related Topics 鈥� April 18, 2018

Today we consider how social factors affect the life expectancy of different races. We also explore the leading causes of death.

Activity Ideas:

鈥� Check out this TED Talk: by David R. Williams

鈥� Read an article on

鈥� Reflect on the article and TED Talk provided for today. 听Identify the race that has the lowest life expectancy and the race with the highest life expectancy. 听Why do you believe these statistics match these rates?

Race in Medicine 鈥� April 19, 2018

Today we explore how topics of race are present in and affect medical training and decision making. 鈥淩ace isn鈥檛 a good category to use鈥� leads researchers down the wrong path and leads to harmful results for patients. For example, black patients who have the symptoms of cystic fibrosis aren鈥檛 diagnosed because doctors see it as a white disease.鈥� 鈥� Dorothy Roberts, Sociologist and a professor at University of Pennsylvania Africana Studies department.

Activity Ideas:

鈥� Interview a doctor on this topic

鈥� Read an article on

鈥� Take 鈥渨eight鈥� and 鈥渞ace鈥� implicit bias tests here: . Do you believe these tests? How will knowing these biases change the way approach patient care, if at all?

鈥� If a stereotype applies to your background, how does it make you feel? How is this feeling different from that elicited by a stereotype that does not apply to you?

Health Care of Inmates/Incarceration 鈥� April 20, 2018

In a landmark 1986 case, Estelle v. Gamble, the Supreme Court held that not providing adequate medical care to prisoners was a violation of the Constitution鈥檚 Eighth Amendment against cruel and unusual punishment. Learn more about healthcare of inmates.

Activity Ideas:

鈥� Check out this TED Talk: by Crystal Dieleman

鈥� Read an article on

鈥� What are your reflections from this week and what will you do differently from now on, if anything?

HEWA 2017 Highlights

Day One: What is Race? Live Webinar ft. Dr. Sharon Washington听

Most of us hear about race as a social construct and not a biological one, but rarely do we learn who created this idea. Why? Who does this divisive and unscientific construct benefit and why? How did the idea of race perpetuate after those people were gone? On day one,听we will explore these questions in our attempt to create a shared understanding of the meaning and origins of race as a social, historical, and political construct.

Day Two: The Existence of Disparities Webinar ft. Dr. Theresa Duello听

History has produced health disparities that disproportionately impact communities of color. This discussion will provide an overview of the social and biological determinants of health disparities as well as the interplay between them.

Day Three: Race & Racism in Medicine Webinar ft. Dr. Jennifer Edgoose and Dr. Parvathy Pillai听

Explore how issues of race, racism, privilege and notions of (white) supremacy are evident in medicine and medical training as well as the physician鈥檚 implicit and explicit attitudes about race.

Day Four: Talking Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

Today we will think about how to participate in tricky and intimidating conversations around race, ethnicity, and culture as well as how to ACTIVELY raise awareness about these topics.

Day Five: Call for Action Webinar ft. Luis Perez with Baylor COM听

Together we will explore action items toward moving our respective schools toward a collective vision of the institution as an anti-racist and ethnically and culturally-sensitive medical school and hospital.

HEWA 2016 Highlights

podcast episode from the John Cowley Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities by SUNY Downstate

Race and Language in Healthcare:The Impact on Quality of Care
Aswita Tan鈥怣cGrory, MBA, MSPH

鈥揝et up a meeting with your Dean!

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