Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
CMS Health Equity Confidential Feedback Report Listening Session on July 31, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to invite providers to an upcoming listening session on July 31, 2024 from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET. to discuss the 2023 Health Equity Confidential Feedback Reports, which were released to Post-Acute Care (PAC) providers in the Home Health and other settings. In October 2023, […]
Read MoreBuilding a Culture of Inclusivity for LGBTQ+ Clients and Staff
June is Pride Month, a time that highlights the need for healthcare and human services organizations to support the LGBTQ+ community. Join the webinar on Thursday, June 27, 2024, to learn actionable strategies to foster a culture of inclusivity and belonging for LGBTQ+ clients and staff in healthcare. Whether you’re a business leader, HR professional, […]
Read MoreCMS, CDC Forum on Health Care Workforce & Health Equity Inclusion
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) is holding next virtual forum titled “Health Care Workforce and Health Equity Inclusion,” cohosted with the Centers for Disease Control Office of Health Equity (CDC OHE) on Wednesday, June 12 from 11 am ET to noon ET. You will hear from representatives […]
Read MoreBlack History Month: A Conversation with Home Health and Hospice Pioneer Clara Taylor Reed
This conversation took place in 2021. During Black History Month, we wanted to share with readers a conversation we had with Clara Reed, PhD, BA, RN, the founder and President of Mid-Delta Home Health & Hospice in Mississippi and Lousiana. Mrs. Reed began her nursing career after graduating in 1964 from Mississippi Valley State’s Licensed Practical Nurses Program. […]
Read MoreHonoring Health Care Pioneers During Black History Month: Mary Eliza Mahoney
During Black History Month, NAHC Report will be profiling various African-Americans who have made great contributions to American health care. Mary Eliza Mahoney was born in Boston in 1845 to two freed slaves originally from North Carolina. Though the exact date of her birth is unknown, Ms. Mahoney would spend much of the rest of […]
Read MoreHonoring Health Care Pioneers During Black History Month: Adah Belle Samuel Thoms
During Black History Month, NAHC Report will be profiling various African-Americans who have made great contributions to American health care. Born in 1870 in Virginia, Adah Belle Samuel Thoms moved to New York City in the 1890s to study speech and elocution before studying nursing at the Women’s Infirmary and School of Therapeutic Massage. In […]
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