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Health Equity Internship: An Inaugural Experience for an Inaugural Intern
It’s safe to say, you never know how far sharing a simple hello will take you. That is how I found my beginnings at Ketchum. Near the end of my undergraduate education, I developed an interest in public health marketing and communications. I recognized the value of using these disciplines to educate and inform the […]
Black History Month: Advancing Black Health and Wellness through Health Equity, Environmental Justice and Sustainability
Black History Month is a chance to celebrate Black achievement, provide a fresh reminder to take stock of where systemic racism persists and give visibility to the people and organizations creating change. Every year a theme is selected. This year’s Black History Month theme is Black Health and Wellness. The theme reflects the urgency and focus being […]
Health Equity Strategy: Social Determinants of Health Take Center Stage
by Paula DeGangi| December 9, 2021
A fresh look at why organizations should shape their health equity strategy and tell their health equity story. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people across the country were forced to think more deeply about their own health, the health of their communities, and the systems intended to keep them healthy. This […]
The Uncomfortable Truth About Implicit Bias in Pediatric Care
by Anya Kotova| September 30, 2021
Providing the best care for the greatest number of people means confronting biases we don’t even know we have With the number of children hospitalized with COVID growing rapidly, it is important to confront the uncomfortable truth about implicit bias in pediatric emergency settings. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a major wake-up call about racial […]
True Equity Means Accessibility for All
by Katy Thompson| August 5, 2021
Last week marked the Americans with Disabilities Act anniversary – a law signed 31 years ago as a result of a decades-long fight from the disability advocacy community that legally recognized for the first time the exclusion of people with disabilities as discrimination. To mark this historic date the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee held its […]