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Impact4Health has been selected to provide technical assistance for the Healthcare Association of Hawai’i’ to support members’ participation in Healthy Hawai’i, a quality of care initiative launched by the state's Department of Health Services. This work is based on our experience creating regional collaboratives for population health—online learning communities to reduce gaps in care.
Centering Health Equity Podcast
Conversations on Reducing Bias in Healthcare
María G. Hernández, President of Impact4Health and Duane Reynolds, Founder and CEO of the Just Health Collective co-host dynamic conversations with masterminds on the frontlines of field transformation. Each show is designed around key themes that are at the forefront of reducing health inequities: identifying vulnerable populations, reducing unconscious bias, providing culturally competent and patient centered care, and partnering with communities to address the social determinants of health.
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María G. Hernández coauthored and published an article for the American Hospital Trustee Insights
Impact4Health selected as an American Hospital Association Equity Transformation Partner.
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and from healthcare organizations actively engaged in assessing care delivery through the lens of health equity can serve as guideposts for the oncology community on the path to making cancer care more equitable.
Disruption Interruption podcast host and veteran communications disruptor, Karla Jo Helms, interviews Dr. Maria Hernandez, President and COO of Impact4Health—and discovers that despite 100 years of studying healthcare inequities among minorities, the industry has only recently started to take a close look at the causes and solutions.
Dr. Maria Hernandez, CEO of Impact 4 Life, chats with Freddie Bell about Covid and health inequities. Joe McKenzie, Ripple Connects, explains how to take the long view in personal growth. Special thanks to Unity South Twin Cities, The Cora McCorvey Health and Wellness Center, and AARP Minnesota.
Health equity is not a new issue; but those who witnessed or experienced the inequitable outcomes of the pandemic are raising their voices louder, demanding action by health care leaders to root out causes and bring systemic change.
What Changes, Laws Are in Effect Toward Healthcare Inequities in the Last Year and What More Can be Done.
Health System Needs a Dose of Equality and Inclusion in the Face of Challenges Such as COVID-19, Warns Hispanic Doctor
Data from the COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmingly highlighted the longstanding inequity in healthcare.
How about the urgent need for healthcare systems improve healthy equity for all patients and why that matters to all of us.
America has long been a country at the head of innovation and culture, but for some reason, it can’t catch up when it comes to healthcare. Today, Dr. Maria Hernandez joins Dr. Taz to discuss the complex issues that have been weighing down the healthcare system in the States, including the many unconscious biases healthcare professionals may harbor.
Unconscious bias can affect us all, however, and lead to unintended judgments, often subtle and unrecognized, that can color care and follow patients downstream. These may contribute to suboptimal outcomes and even some of the persistent healthcare disparities that plague vulnerable populations.
