We in the
Office of Health Equity are excited about 2017. A new year is another reminder
of a great opportunity we have – to serve our Nation’s Veterans as we champion
equitable health issues. Together, with the support of Veterans and
stakeholders, we have made great strides in the goals of improving access and
care for Veterans that is equitable and fair. Thank you for making Veteran
health equity your business.
Here is a
snapshot of some of last year’s accomplishments:
- Solicited and Supported facilities to participate in the USH VA Priorities Best Practices Consortium by submitting health equity efforts.
- Responded to the Commission on Care recommendations in support of health equity.
- Launched new communication tools, including external website and listserv to raise awareness of health equity.
- Contributed to the Presidential Open Data Initiative with the public release of hepatitis C virus disparities data and dashboard.
- Participated in engagement meetings and partnered with stakeholders to further health equity issues for Veterans.
- Leveraged online training options with virtual trainings through the Focus on Health Equity and Action Cyberseminar series and virtual patient cultural competency training modules.
- Authored new manuscripts highlighting best practices for ending homelessness and improving care for vulnerable Veterans.
- Participated in the National Access Stand Down efforts to reduce Veteran wait times.
- Published the first-ever comprehensive National Veteran Health Equity Report.
Visit http://www.va.gov/HEALTHEQUITY/docs/OHE_FY16_Accomplishments_12022016.pdf
for a list of FY16 accomplishments.
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The January Focus on Health Equity and Action
Cyberseminar takes
place Thursday, January 26, 2017 from
3:00 - 4:00 PM EST. Please plan to attend and register by visiting the following
link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5346690129713902082.
Event
Description
Some vulnerable Veterans
may experience disparities in health and healthcare outcomes. These disparities
adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced greater
social and/or economic obstacles to health and/or a clean environment. The
current roundtable discussion will feature subject matter experts who served as
chapter leads for VA’s first ever National
Veteran Health Equity Report.
Panelist will explore the state of health and healthcare, trends, best and
promising practices, and other pertinent health equity issues that should be
considered for improving the health for racial/ethnic, women, rural and other
Veterans.
Confirmed
Speakers
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Uchenna
S. Uchendu, MD
Chief
Officer, Officer of Health Equity
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Elizabeth
M. Yano, PhD, MSPH
VA
Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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Donna
L. Washington, MD, MPH
VA
Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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Susan
Frayne, MD, MPH
VA
Palo Alto Health Care System
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Ashley
Cozad, MPH
Iowa
City VA Medical Center
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Debra
Saliba, MD, MPH, AGSF
VA
Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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Fay
Saechao, MPH
VA
Palo Alto Health Care System
Background
Reading
VA Office of Health
Equity. 2016. National Veteran Health
Equity Report—FY2013. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.
Available online at http://www.va.gov/healthequity/NVHER.asp.
Using
Veterans’ Stories to Promote Health Equity and Reduce Disparities
Thursday, February 23, 2017
3:00 – 4:00 PM EST
Thomas
K. Houston, MD
Center
for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Bedford, MA
Uchenna
S. Uchendu, MD
Chief
Officer, Officer of Health Equity, Washington, DC
Register:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6757910006026241027
Event
Description
The current session will
highlight actions that the Office of Health Equity is undertaking with partners
and stakeholders to advance tools to promote health equity and reduce
disparities for vulnerable Veterans. Speakers will discuss the development of a
series of patient stories to reduce hypertension related disparities and
highlights from the intervention study on using the veteran experiences to
change behavior. Also, speakers will
discuss the development and use of virtual patient cases to assist clinicians,
non-clinicians, Veterans, and stakeholders in understanding the importance of
assessing, and increasing competency, of health equity issues for Veterans.
Register by visiting https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6757910006026241027. Visit http://www.va.gov/HEALTHEQUITY/Tools.asp
for more information on health equity related tools to reduce health
disparities for vulnerable Veterans.
Uchenna S. Uchendu, MD, Chief
Officer of the VA Office of Health Equity, will discuss the patient centered
medical home and health equity at the Defense Health Agency’s (DHA) Military
Health System (MHS) Speaker Series on January
25, 2017 (10:10am – 2:30 pm EST).
The
learning objectives of her talk follow:
- Summarize
the key elements of the VA Patient Centered Medical Home model - the Patient
Aligned Care Team
- Highlight
the connection between Veteran- Centric Care and the Social Determinants of
Health
- Illustrate
How to Cast the Health Equity Lens on a Routine Check-up visit in Primary Care
The 2017 MHS Speaker
Series is intended to drive performance higher by sharing knowledge and best
practices across the MHS. Attendees will be able to apply the information
learned during the speaker series to the work they do. Target Audience includes everyone who
provides care to U.S. active-duty service members, reservists, National Guardsmen,
military veterans and their families.
Registration
Sign up for the webinar
at: https://ldd.adobeconnect.com/mhsjanuary2017/event/event_info.html
Continuing
Education (CE)/Continuing Medical Education (CME)
You must register by 6 p.m. ET on January 25, 2016, to earn up
to 3.0 hours of CE/CME credits. This continuing education activity is provided
through collaboration between Defense Health Agency and Defense Centers of Excellence, and issued by Professional
Education Services Group.
If you have questions or need
assistance, please email: usarmy.ncr.medcom-usamrmc-dcoe.mbx.dcoe-mhs-speaker-series@mail.mil
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