Release of the Health Equity Report Card Webinar Announcement

 

The Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC) has developed a health equity report card that presents findings on gaps in health care access, healthy food access, and cultural competency within the Southeastern region of the United States. To download the Health Equity Report Card, visit http://tinyurl.com/kh5gz3d.

 

Join us for the Webinar and Learn More about the Report Card!

DATE: April 23, 2014
 

TIME: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time

 
SPEAKERS: 

Introductions and Welcome: Pamela Hull, PhD, SHEC Co-Chair

Opening Remarks: J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health and Director, Office of Minority Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Presentation of SHEC Health Equity Report Card: Amirah Abdullah, MSPH; Ronny Bell, PhD; Bettina Byrd-Giles, MA, Ed;  Marcy L. Hayden; Keecha Harris, DrPH, RD; Meka Sales, MS, CHES; Fern Webb, PHD

Commentary: Measuring Progress Toward Health Equity: Brian Smedley, PhD, Vice President and Director of the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

 

Register Here: https://events.na.collabserv.com/register.php?id=9e09f9e2ff&l=en-US

Sign up for SHEC’s Email Listserv: http://region4.npa-rhec.org/get-involved

 

Highlights of key findings:

• In the Southeast, the percentage of racial and ethnic minorities with health insurance is lower than the national average.

• All Southeastern states scored an “F” in food security and scored poorly in fruit consumption, physical activity, obesity, and diabetes.

• Currently, no state law in the eight states covered by the SHEC requires cultural competency education for healthcare professionals.

The findings make a compelling case for Medicaid expansion, food-financing programs at the state and regional levels, and the establishment of mandatory cultural competency education for health care professionals. The SHEC will use this information to spark discussion among public and private sector decision makers about the systemic changes needed to achieve health equity.

 

The Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC) is one of 10 regional health equity councils formed in 2011, as a part of the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA). The NPA is a national movement with the mission to improve the effectiveness of programs that target the elimination of health disparities through coordination of leaders, partners, and stakeholders that are committed to action. The SHEC is a coalition of leaders and health disparities experts representing several sectors and the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The SHEC envisions a region free of disparities in health and healthcare, where all people attain the highest level of health. Visit SHEC’s website for more information: http://region4.npa-rhec.org/

 

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