April is National Minority Health Month
National Minority Health Month is a dedicated time to bring attention to inequities in healthcare access and disparities in health outcomes experienced by racial and ethnic minority communities, as well as promote initiatives that work to improve the health of diverse communities.
The 2022 NMHM theme is Give Your Community a Boost! As noted by the HHS Office of Minority Health, COVID-19 vaccination, including a booster, is one of the strongest tools we have to end the COVID-19 pandemic that has disproportionately affected communities of color.
Events
Groups throughout the University of Washington are hosting a number of informational events this month geared toward understanding and improving health equity.
Medicine Grand Rounds
Friday April 7, 12pm “Cardiovascular Risk Stratifications of American Indians” Presented by
Jason Deen, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine,
Division of Cardiology
Vice Chair for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion,
Department of Pediatrics
Director of the Indian Health Pathway,
University of Washington School of Medicine
Friday, Apr 15, 12 pm "Academic Activism: choosing the right time and the right place" Presented by
Michael DeBaun, MD, MPH
Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
Vice Chair for Clinical and Translational Research
J.C. Peterson Chair in Pediatric Pulmonology
Director, Vanderbilt-Meharry Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease
Vanderbilt University
Fred Hutch Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Events
In honor of National Minority Health Month, Fred Hutch will be hosting weekly seminars throughout the month on various topics followed by Brave Space Discussions every Thursday (12-1pm) to dive into the week’s topic. For more information visit the Fred Hutch website.
Wednesday April 13| 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Advocation for the LGBTQIA+ and the People Living with HIV in the Latin Community
Presented by Enrique Maymi-Torres & Martha Zuniga
Wednesday, April 20th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Changing the Standard: Embracing an Inclusion Paradigm for Health (hosted by CERE]
Presented by Matthew Rose
Wednesday, April 27th, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Advancing NH/Pl Autonomy: How Institutional allies can come alongside Pasifika communities to combat NH/Pl data and policy erasure (hosted by CERE]
Presented by Joseph Seia
Access via this Zoom link for all seminars.
UW Events
Friday, Apr 15, 2022, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics on “Race, Health and Justice”
The Symposium is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy, the Program on Ethics, the School of Public Health, and the Benjamin Rabinowitz Endowment in Medical Ethics at UW. Anjum Hajat, School of Public Health, and Carina Fourie, Program on Ethics, Department of Philosophy, in conjunction with THINK (The Health and Inequality Network) are the organizers.
Benjamin Rabinowitz Symposium in Medical Ethics on “Race, Health and Justice” is a one-day, cross disciplinary symposium which will present theoretical and empirical research on racial injustice and its impact on health and well-being. Learn More
DOM Health Equity Work
Health equity is a core value throughout the clinical and research programs of our department and for each of our faculty. Many projects throughout the department aim to expand access to prevention, diagnosis and treatment for underserved groups, as well as to better understand unique barriers and limitations to felt by minority communities, including language barriers and bias in care settings.
Explore a snapshot of the breadth of health equity work by Dept of Medicine faculty and trainees on our website.