The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) stands in solidarity with our Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) physician members, staff, patients and communities, to condemn recent acts of intimidation and violence.
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Diversity Equity and Inclusion
As leaders and healers within our communities, we know that we have an important role to play in addressing factors that impact the health and well-being not only of our own patients but our communities as a whole – factors that include racism, bigotry, discrimination and related disparities in education, economic security and health care.
Implicit Bias Training (Kirwan Institute, Ohio State University)
This course will introduce you to insights about how our minds operate and help you understand the origins of implicit associations. You will also uncover some of your own biases and learn strategies for addressing them.
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DHPA Supports USPSTF Recommendations to Begin CRC Screening at 45, Calls for More Research on Disparities in Communities of Color
While supporting the draft recommendations overall, Dr. Glenn Littenberg, DHPA chair of health policy, expressed some concern about USPSTF’s recommendations with respect to screening colonoscopy versus stool-based CRC screening.
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What is Health Equity? (RWJF Report)
Health equity is a cornerstone of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Culture of Health Action Framework, which aims to achieve a society in which everyone has an equal opportunity to live the healthiest life possible.
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A DEI Reading List for Physicians
Dr. Linda Rae Murray, MPH, professor of Health Policy and Administration at the University of Illinois, Chicago, has created a book list about medicine. For a definitive look at the history of medicine and the Black community she recommends the two volume work by Byrd & Clayton (two African American physicians).
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