The Intersection

NEW EVENT ALERT: Keep Going: Sharing Progress in Community Partnerships Esperanza "Hope" Galvan, PhD, MS, CVRN-BC,CDE, Nicole Lander, and Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD are meeting us at The Intersection to discuss sharing progress in community partnerships. They will share how they define success in their Houston, TX partnership and how they keep going when progress is difficult to measure. Register for the event: https://bit.ly/40MAxAa

Representation matters. That’s why medical professionals across the United States are advocating to boost enrollment and create opportunities to ensure Black students have access to resources that will support them as they pursue a medical degree. Read: https://bit.ly/3Ov0w7K

Many Community Health Workers (CHWs) are aware of barriers to health and wellbeing the communities they serve face simply because they share similar lived experiences. Research has found that it’s critical to position CHWs as experts when developing interventions and policies that will allow communities to live their healthiest lives. Read how CHWs in Maryland leveraged their lived experiences to shape their approach to delivering equitable interventions to their communities: https://bit.ly/4hKdEDA 

Dr. Morris Brown practices in a South Carolina community faced with barriers that prevent its residents from accessing the care they need to be healthy—a common reality for many rural physicians across the country. Dive deeper into the story: https://bit.ly/4frFliI 

Let’s get rid of outdated ideas about race in clinical algorithms. Independence Blue Cross and its health system partners have already begun this work. The Philadelphia coalition removed race from a clinical equation that calculates the severity of kidney disease, resulting in hundreds of patients moving up or onto the kidney transplant list.   The coalition includes: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Doylestown Health, Grand View Health, Jefferson Health, Main Line Health, Nemours Children’s Health System, Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Redeemer Health, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Temple Health – Temple University Health System, Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, and Virtua Health. Want to learn how else the coalition is challenging the use of race in other clinical algorithms? Read: https://bit.ly/3C3KpuS  

Establishing clear goals and roles is important for building a meaningful Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) that reflects community needs and addresses barriers contributing to poor health and wellbeing.  That’s why Center for Health Care Strategies developed an infographic exploring best practices for successfully gathering and maintaining a CAB. Take a look: https://bit.ly/4hfOa0n #healthequity

Meet Jacqueline Nelson. With her background as a trained nurse and role as President of Rome, NY NAACP, Jackie champions the idea that respect and quality care lead to healthier lives. Listen as she reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for healthcare access, prompting her organization to team up with Mohawk Valley Health System, The Center, and local churches: https://bit.ly/48gsBsy  And read more on the partnerships Rome NAACP forged to build trust in vaccine-hesitant communities: https://bit.ly/3YDOcbN  

Where can organizations seek funding for data analysis? Anton J. Gunn had an insightful conversation with Sam Cykert, Dawn Godbolt, Ph.D., and Kimberly Alexander about funding opportunities for advocates interested in collecting data to inform equity efforts. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4h311TJ  

During our recent discussion about data, panelists and participants shared tools and resources to support their peers as they navigate this work. You can find the full list of shared resources here: https://bit.ly/3YhIrjo