This series was intended to continue the conversation; creating a space to dive into some of the interdependent components that impact the ability to achieve health equity. Leaders and subject matter experts across the Dakotas came together to share their expertise, personal experiences, best practices and application strategies. An Overview is provided below. Access the Series resource list, recordings and presentations.
Health Equity Ι May 17
What is health equity? Why are we here? Why it is important? This session helped us better understand why we need to work together, across sectors, to impact health. Smith shared Sanford Health’s Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) tool and discussed how understanding the data can help address disparities in care.
Alicia Belay, MPH, PhD Community Engagement Assistant Director | North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
Natasha Smith, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Sanford Health
Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health Ι May 31
During this session, we discussed health disparities and social determinants of health that impact the Dakotas and tools to help address social needs.
Shannon Bacon, MSW, Director of Equity & External Affairs | Community Healthcare Association of the Dakotas
Shauna Batcheller, MSS, CPH, Program Director | Helpline Center
Health Literacy Ι June 14
During this session, our panel shared their experiences with health literacy and its impact on achieving health equity and ways we can come together to better understand needs of our communities.
Kuol Malou, CEO and Co-Founder | The HUB SD
Allie Wanner, Community Health Worker | CHI St. Alexius Health
Kendra Jasso-Chukwuyem, Community Health Worker | Avera Community Health Resource Center
Cultural Humility Ι June 28
We learned from a diverse four-person panel about the importance of leveraging cultural humility within healthcare.
Dr. Julie Smith Yliniemi, Director of Community Engagement | Indigenous Trauma and Resilience Research Center and Dakota Community Collaborative on Translational Activity (DaCCoTA)
Sandy Hanretty, Patient and Family Advocate
Dr. Jerome Bentz, Family Medicine Physician | Platte Medical Clinic
Joyce Giciro, Community Coach and ED Nurse | Global Neighborhood and NDSU Extension Sanford Bismarck
Implicit Bias Ι July 12
Everyone has biases; in this session, we came to better understand how these biases can impact care delivery and how we can identify our biases to do better in how we care for and connect with others.
Barbara Peterson, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, APRN, FNAP, Clinical Professor l School of Nursing University of Minnesota, Specialty, Coordinator, Psychiatric-Mental Health DNP, Director of Inclusivity, Diversity and Equity l School of Nursing
CLAS In Action Ι July 26
Presenters shared the work that is being done within their organizations to align with and meet the National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards.
Brooke C. Sydow, EdD, Program Manager | Huron Regional Medical Center
Sara Senn, RN, Director of Nursing | Richardton Health Center
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