🗣️Language access IS health equity.

When health care is more accessible for those with limited English proficiency, it means better and more equitable health outcomes.

Click below for our article in Healthcare Dive on how payers can advance health equity by coordinating their efforts. For example, BCBSMA is making important investments in care delivery systems to help achieve more equitable outcomes.

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Tune in to a new on-demand webinar produced by Becker's Hospital Review and featuring Dr. Dr. Camille Burnett from Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) to learn how healthcare organizations can elevate the role of health equity leaders and best support their efforts.

View the webinar at: go.beckershospitalreview.com/pi/how-to-set-…

Two leaders supporting the Rise to Health Coalition, Fritz Bittenbender from @Genentech and Kedar Mate, MD from Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) discuss the need for an industry-wide approach to #healthequity in FierceBiotech.

Read the article at: fiercebiotech.com/sponsored/heal…

Thank you to Nonprofit Quarterly for highlighting the Rise to Health Coalition's work to transform health care and advance #HealthEquity . Improving health for individuals and communities experiencing health inequities benefits everyone.

A recent article in Nonprofit Quarterly highlights the Rise to Health Coalition’s role in advancing  #HealthEquity . We need cooperation and collective action to transform inequitable systems.

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Too many equity leaders have not been set up for success, but Kedar Mate, MD from Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) describes how that can change in Becker's Hospital Review. Joining the Rise to Health Coalition is one way to begin advancing equity and racial justice in the health care ecosystem.

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Writing in Becker's Hospital Review, Kedar Mate, MD from Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) offers advice for #healthcare leaders on how they can recommit to advancing #HealthEquity in the United States.

You can read his article at beckershospitalreview.com/health-equity/…

Register for a National #HealthEquity Grand Rounds event on August 8th. Speakers will explore ways to support a more diverse health care workforce by reimagining a more inclusive health care education system. No cost #CME available. #MedTwitter spr.ly/6011P3lCd

Rise to Health Coalition members make equity a strategic priority by setting explicit equity goals, aligning performance incentives, and identifying measurable goals. Learn more at risetohealthequity.org/take-action.

Bayard Love of the Groundwater Institute emphasizes the importance of collective action in dismantling power dynamics to achieve equity.

For more, check out the Rise to Health Coalition resources, including the Groundwater Approach: risetohealthequity.org/impact

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One of the first steps members take toward #healthequity is to “get grounded”:
- Establish a strong foundation for equity work
- Understand & share the history of inequities and racism in your organization
- Create consistent language, frameworks, & values
- Confront past racism

At the recent House of Delegates meeting hosted by AMA, PolicyLink CEO Dr. Micheal McAfee shared his thoughts on how policy and partnership play an important role in advancing health equity work.
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Health equity cannot be achieved alone. As AMA Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President, Dr. Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH put it - we need to be collective.

Become a committed member of our national coalition at RiseToHealthEquity.org, #werisetohealth

Ready to take action for health equity?

Rise to Health Coalition provides key actions and resources like toolkits, guides, webinars, and online educational modules. These resources create a pathway for change and long term impact.

Check them out at RiseToHealthEquity.org, #werisetohealth

To achieve a transformed health care system, we must center communities of color at the core of our solution building.

Alongside orgs like Race Forward led by Glenn Harris, we will build a future where we all have the systems and resources for optimal health.
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Recently Kedar Mate, MD, CEO of @theIHI, spoke with HealthLeaders about how the Rise to Health Coalition addresses health equity by building the capability for change, generating real results, and transforming the narrative. #werisetohealth

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Ending systemic racism in health care is essential to addressing health inequities for everyone.

AMA President Jack Resneck MD
emphasized the importance of our collective work to create better health care, starting with advancing racial justice.

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Through the Rise to Health Coalition Coalition, we are

👉 Creating health care that cares for all of us
👉 Aligning health care for health
👉 Making #HealthEquity actionable
👉 Uniting across health sectors for greater impact

Learn more & join us! risetohealthequity.org

Reported by @Chief Healthcare Executive, the Rise to Health Coalition is designed to give everyone the opportunity to have their best health.

Learn more and join the effort at RiseToHealthEquity.org, #werisetohealth

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