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Just Leaders for a Just Health System (JUSTICE SQUARED), a new initiative led by Well-being and Equity (WE) in the World with support from RWJF, is accepting proposals. This two-year program invites healthcare organizations and community leaders to collaborate in confronting structural racism in healthcare. Selected teams will receive hands-on guidance from experts in racial justice and system change as they work together to make organizational policies and practices more equitable. If you and your organization are ready to take bold, courageous action toward shaping a more just and equitable healthcare system, learn more and apply today. #HealthEquity #StructuralRacism #HealthcareTransformation #CallForProposals #RWJF #healthcare

Just Leaders for a Just Health System (JUSTICE SQUARED), a new initiative led by Well-being and Equity (WE) in the World with support from RWJF, is accepting proposals. This two-year program invites healthcare organizations and community leaders to collaborate in confronting structural racism in healthcare. Selected teams will receive hands-on guidance from experts in racial justice and system change as they work together to make organizational policies and practices more equitable. If you and your organization are ready to take bold, courageous action toward shaping a more just and equitable healthcare system, learn more and apply today. #HealthEquity #StructuralRacism #HealthcareTransformation #CallForProposals #RWJF #healthcare

Recent executive orders that roll back health measures and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts reverse course on the nation’s necessary journey toward a more just and equitable future. It is unconscionable that the Trump administration would coopt the language and vision of the civil rights movement in these executive orders as it attempts to send our nation back to an era of rampant, state-sanctioned discrimination. Ultimately, these measures drive us farther away from a future when health is no longer a privilege, but a right for all. Everyone wants healthcare rooted in compassion and respect. Research shows that greater diversity among doctors improves health outcomes for people of color, disabled people, women, LGBTQIA+ patients, and others whose identities have long been underrepresented in the healthcare field. Plus, strategies aimed at reducing racial disparities in healthcare—such as maternal health and cancer care—lead to better outcomes for all patients. The evidence is clear: a diverse healthcare workforce and inclusive policies serve us all. These executive orders serve no one. We believe that policies across all levels of government—especially from the White House—should build upon people’s aspirations for better, healthier lives. Instead of sowing division, discord, and fear, our leaders should be strengthening access to healthcare, protecting workers, and supporting families. At RWJF, we will continue to defend and advance fundamental American values of diversity, equity, and inclusion with the urgency this moment requires. This includes steps such as increasing our investments in efforts to diversify the healthcare professions, as well as supporting legal, communications, and organizing efforts alongside leaders in the field. These actions will improve the health of us all. Our grantees and partners have for decades worked relentlessly to build a healthier, more equitable future for everyone.  In these days of backlash and backsliding, we at RWJF must match our commitment and resolve to transform health in our lifetime. We will. 

Recent executive orders that roll back health measures and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts reverse course on the nation’s necessary journey toward a more just and equitable future. It is unconscionable that the Trump administration would coopt the language and vision of the civil rights movement in these executive orders as it attempts to send our nation back to an era of rampant, state-sanctioned discrimination. Ultimately, these measures drive us farther away from a future when health is no longer a privilege, but a right for all. Everyone wants healthcare rooted in compassion and respect. Research shows that greater diversity among doctors improves health outcomes for people of color, disabled people, women, LGBTQIA+ patients, and others whose identities have long been underrepresented in the healthcare field. Plus, strategies aimed at reducing racial disparities in healthcare—such as maternal health and cancer care—lead to better outcomes for all patients. The evidence is clear: a diverse healthcare workforce and inclusive policies serve us all. These executive orders serve no one. We believe that policies across all levels of government—especially from the White House—should build upon people’s aspirations for better, healthier lives. Instead of sowing division, discord, and fear, our leaders should be strengthening access to healthcare, protecting workers, and supporting families. At RWJF, we will continue to defend and advance fundamental American values of diversity, equity, and inclusion with the urgency this moment requires. This includes steps such as increasing our investments in efforts to diversify the healthcare professions, as well as supporting legal, communications, and organizing efforts alongside leaders in the field. These actions will improve the health of us all. Our grantees and partners have for decades worked relentlessly to build a healthier, more equitable future for everyone.  In these days of backlash and backsliding, we at RWJF must match our commitment and resolve to transform health in our lifetime. We will. 

Recent executive orders that roll back health measures and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts reverse course on the nation’s necessary journey toward a more just and equitable future. It is unconscionable that the Trump administration would coopt the language and vision of the civil rights movement in these executive orders as it attempts to send our nation back to an era of rampant, state-sanctioned discrimination. Ultimately, these measures drive us farther away from a future when health is no longer a privilege, but a right for all. Everyone wants healthcare rooted in compassion and respect. Research shows that greater diversity among doctors improves health outcomes for people of color, disabled people, women, LGBTQIA+ patients, and others whose identities have long been underrepresented in the healthcare field. Plus, strategies aimed at reducing racial disparities in healthcare—such as maternal health and cancer care—lead to better outcomes for all patients. The evidence is clear: a diverse healthcare workforce and inclusive policies serve us all. These executive orders serve no one. We believe that policies across all levels of government—especially from the White House—should build upon people’s aspirations for better, healthier lives. Instead of sowing division, discord, and fear, our leaders should be strengthening access to healthcare, protecting workers, and supporting families. At RWJF, we will continue to defend and advance fundamental American values of diversity, equity, and inclusion with the urgency this moment requires. This includes steps such as increasing our investments in efforts to diversify the healthcare professions, as well as supporting legal, communications, and organizing efforts alongside leaders in the field. These actions will improve the health of us all. Our grantees and partners have for decades worked relentlessly to build a healthier, more equitable future for everyone.  In these days of backlash and backsliding, we at RWJF must match our commitment and resolve to transform health in our lifetime. We will. 

Recent executive orders that roll back health measures and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts reverse course on the nation’s necessary journey toward a more just and equitable future. It is unconscionable that the Trump administration would coopt the language and vision of the civil rights movement in these executive orders as it attempts to send our nation back to an era of rampant, state-sanctioned discrimination. Ultimately, these measures drive us farther away from a future when health is no longer a privilege, but a right for all. Everyone wants healthcare rooted in compassion and respect. Research shows that greater diversity among doctors improves health outcomes for people of color, disabled people, women, LGBTQIA+ patients, and others whose identities have long been underrepresented in the healthcare field. Plus, strategies aimed at reducing racial disparities in healthcare—such as maternal health and cancer care—lead to better outcomes for all patients. The evidence is clear: a diverse healthcare workforce and inclusive policies serve us all. These executive orders serve no one. We believe that policies across all levels of government—especially from the White House—should build upon people’s aspirations for better, healthier lives. Instead of sowing division, discord, and fear, our leaders should be strengthening access to healthcare, protecting workers, and supporting families. At RWJF, we will continue to defend and advance fundamental American values of diversity, equity, and inclusion with the urgency this moment requires. This includes steps such as increasing our investments in efforts to diversify the healthcare professions, as well as supporting legal, communications, and organizing efforts alongside leaders in the field. These actions will improve the health of us all. Our grantees and partners have for decades worked relentlessly to build a healthier, more equitable future for everyone.  In these days of backlash and backsliding, we at RWJF must match our commitment and resolve to transform health in our lifetime. We will.