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Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare industry has faced massive challenges around recruitment and retention. According to a study published by JAMA, a disproportionate number of Black and female professionals have left the healthcare industry in the past few years, while fewer Black workers have entered the field. Continued poor recruitment and retention of Black healthcare workers will have major implications for equitable patient care, the researchers warned, at a time when Black Americans already suffer from systemic racism that leads to disproportionately negative health outcomes.
We must leverage Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) principles to address the inequities and moral harm experienced by healthcare workers and the communities they serve. Our annual conference May 13-16 is bookended by two immersive equity-focused offerings. Participants can register for either of these sessions individually, or elect to attend them as part of the full conference.
PRE-CONFERENCE INSTITUTE: MAY 13
Led by Irwin Batara, a subject matter expert with more than 30 years of experience in nonprofit human resources, we will demonstrate how applying an EDIB lens contributes to improved workforce satisfaction and retention. In part two of this PCI, we'll focus on EDIB and health equity practices that teams can adopt to disrupt the ecosystem of harm that organizations are often complicit in. We'll cover leadership mistrust; cultural humility and safety; Healing Centered Engagement; the benefits of using an equity lens for policy, practices, and data reivew; and leveraging partnerships to support patients and staff.
LEARNING LAB: MAY 16
As we look to address the social injustices of health and wellbeing, we must first acknowledge and reckon with the roots of the Western medical model. The framework of cultural safety understands and names the history, context, and ongoing role colonization has in the health inequities that plague the communities we serve. During this Learning Lab, Dorene Waubanewquay Day (educator, midwife, Indigenous activist) and Erin Tenney, DNP (nurse-midwife and women’s health nurse practitioner), will guide us through the concepts and tenets of cultural safety. While this session will focus on cultural safety for Indigenous people, the tenets learned can also be applied to all populations.
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Reserve Your Conference Seat and Book Your Hotel NowOur conference hotel is at capacity, so we've secured a great overflow hotel just 7 minutes away! However, those overflow rooms are going quickly! Don't miss this opportunity to join fellow advocates and providers in a week of learning and fellowship.
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| Submit a Proposal for the Inaugural California Recuperative Care Symposium by March 29
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The theme for the symposium is "Cross-Organizational Solutions for a Seamless System of Care." This symposium will showcase many promising practices, models, and examples of leadership.
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| Virtual Symposium Will Highlight Importance of Trauma Informed Design for Medical Respite Care Spaces
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Medical respite care programs are centered in the health care and housing continuums, offering an opportunity for rest, healing, and connection.
Creating trauma-informed spaces within medical respite programs enables the healing process and allows people to feel safe so they may begin to address multiple health and housing needs.
In partnership with Shopworks Architecture, this virtual symposium on April 3 from 12-4 p.m. CDT will provide attendees with an opportunity to learn in depth about the importance of trauma-informed design with people experiencing homelessness and strategies to incorporate trauma-informed design principles into all aspects of the program.
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April 8: Gender-Affirming Medical Respite Care — Promising Practices
1 p.m. CDT
Are you interested in creating a welcoming environment for trans and nonbinary clients at your medical respite program? In this webinar, we'll discuss common challenges respite programs face in providing gender-affirming care to trans and nonbinary clients, and offer promising practices to promote gender inclusivity. ✅ REGISTER FOR THIS VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
April 24: Community Conversation — Self-Care for Clinicians
11 a.m. CDT
Clinicians serving people experiencing homelessness are often well aware of the role self-care plays in one’s wellbeing and ability to care for others. What can we learn from each other to foster renewal and restoration in our work and our lives? In this interactive Community Conversation, a panel of clinicians will discuss their experiences with self-care and explore individual and organizational strategies that support well-being. ✅ REGISTER FOR THIS VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
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| Fact Sheet Examines Health Insurance Across States
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Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) programs are dedicated to providing comprehensive primary care, behavioral health, and support services to people who are homeless regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. But absent reimbursements from insurance, these safety net providers are more limited in the care they can offer and in their ability to refer patients to a broader range of needed care.
Our new fact sheet provides a comprehensive look at health insurance at HCH programs, and how state-level decisions regarding Medicaid expansion affect geographic and racial equity.
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| COVID Vaccines Available to Health Centers
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Direct Relief, a humanitarian aid organization active in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, is offering free Moderna COVID vaccines to all organizations that particiate in Direct Relief's Safety Net Support Program. Direct Relief partners can log in to the ordering portal during the next ordering window and search for "Spikevax." The minimum order is one box (10 single-dose vials/box) and the vaccine will arrive frozen with an expiration date of Sept. 30, 2024. Please ensure you have adequate storage when placing your order.
These donated vaccines may only be used for patients without insurance. If you do not currently work with Direct Relief and would like to order Spikevax, please contact Direct Relief at usaprograms@directrelief.org.
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