The need to address health inequities has become unequivocally clear because of the disproportionate impact of the pandemic among Black and Latino communities. Unfortunately, many hospitals and health systems struggle to make meaningful inroads into this complex issue. Health systems must begin with a candid review of their capacity to address inequities and work diligently across the organization to create a comprehensive and unified response. Even with a strong commitment from organizational leadership and dedicated funding, institutional and system biases resist traditional approaches to improvement. One critical success factor is the extent to which health systems work in partnership with key stakeholders.

The clear objective for health equity initiatives is transforming the healthcare delivery landscape to deliver more safe, effective, patient-centered and equitable care to all populations, especially underserved and marginalized communities. This session introduces participants to key opportunities to partner with community groups, public health departments, major employers and health plans as an integral part of their health equity playbook. Participants will learn about the distinct roles these stakeholders can play in reducing inequities and explore best practice examples and case studies to complete this session with a clear plan of action.

Our experts will provide actionable steps leaders can take to help change their organization and community approaches to addressing health inequities.

Seminar Objectives:

• Identify partnership opportunities including community agencies, employers, insurers/payers, public health/government, the military and other healthcare providers.
• Create leadership accountability for linking quality of care with health equity.
• Promote inclusive community engagement and support for health equity.
• Establish a culture of inclusion where patients feel welcomed and diverse staff are valued and engaged in culturally effective care.

Who Should Attend:

• Board and executive leaders, physician leaders, health equity executives and individuals with responsibility for overseeing community partnership and/or board governance.

Presented By:

María G. Hernández, PhD, Chief Operating Officer, Impact4Health

Karma Bass, CEO and Managing Principal, Via Healthcare Consulting

Continuing Education Credit

In addition to the ACHE In-Person Education or Virtual Interactive Education credits assigned to this seminar, ACHE is accredited by other organizations to provide continuing education credit. View complete information about these organizations.

All Choice seminars can be offered as Virtual Interactive programs or live In-Person programs.

For more information about this seminar and Choice programs, contact Martijn van Oort, director, business development, at (312) 288-1872 or choice@ache.org.