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Breaking Autism Barriers: One Mama’s Journey
April 21, 2023
By April Roga, Manager, Contract Management As we recognize Autism Awareness Month, I believe many people are already aware that autism exists. We’ve got that one covered. My advocacy lies in moving towards autism acceptance. In order for the neurodiverse community to be accepted, and especially in the workplace, I believe these are important...
Honoring Native American Tradition and Ancestry: National Native American Heritage Month
November 3, 2022
By Anita Dienes, Senior Contract Manager, Managed Care I am a member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, the only federally recognized Indian tribe in the state of Alabama, operating as a sovereign nation with its own system of government and by-laws. My Ancestry My father is Irish and my mother is Creek...
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Dr. Khadeja Haye
- Healthcare Equity
- Implicit Bias
- women in healthcare
- Women's Equality Day
- Women's Equality Day 2022
Focusing on Healthcare Equity on Women’s Equality Day
August 22, 2022
Women’s Equality Day is a time to remember all the equality women have achieved over the years– social, civil, economic, political and legal. It is also a time to raise awareness for all those we still lack or have lost in that same time. Commemorating days like this calls for all women to fight for each other, especially those women who may not be like them.
- Black Maternal Mortality
- Clinical Education
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Diversity in Healthcare
- Dr. Khadeja Haye
- Healthcare Disparities
- Implicit Bias in Healthcare
- Improving Patient Outcomes
- Maternal Mortality
- TeamHealth
Addressing Implicit Bias in Healthcare Will Improve Black Maternal Mortality Rates & Patient Outcomes
March 30, 2022
Despite the enormous progress that has been made in the medical community, there is a critical area that demands our collective attention – implicit bias in healthcare.
- African-American History Month
- black history month
- Chief Diversity Officer
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Dr. Stan Thompson
Celebrating Black History Month 2022
February 1, 2022
By Stanley C. Thompson, MD, MHA, FACEP, Chief Clinical Officer, LifePoint Group, Chief Diversity Officer Today, February 1, is the first day of Black History Month 2022. Officially recognized by every U.S. president since 1976, this is a time to celebrate the achievements of African Americans and their role in U.S. history. Dr. Stan...
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- MLK Day
- Stan Thompson
- TeamHealth Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Workplace Diversity
Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 16, 2022
By Stan Thompson, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, LifePoint Group, and Chair, TeamHealth Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I plan to make what has now become an annual trip back to my hometown Memphis, Tennessee. As you may know, Memphis has the unfortunate legacy of being the city where the...
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- International Human Rights Day
- Michael Corvini
- TeamHealth
- Workplace Diversity
A Universal Right to Freedom and Equality
December 10, 2021
By Michael Corvini, MD, MBA, FACEP, FACP, President, TeamHealth Southeast Group International Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10, in recognition of the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly. The Universal Declaration articulates the rights and freedoms to which every human being is entitled....
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- National Native American Heritage Month
- Sarah Franklin
- TeamHealth
- Workplace Diversity
Tracing the thread of my ancestry: National Native American Heritage Month
November 1, 2021
By Sarah Franklin, CMO Portfolio and Project Manager, TeamHealth National Native American Heritage Month, also referred to as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, celebrates the contributions, achievements, sacrifices, and cultural and historical legacy of Native peoples during the month of November. National Native American Heritage Month also helps raise awareness of the...
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Dr. Jose Fernandez Duarte
- Hispanic Heritage Month
- Hospital Medicine
- TeamHealth
- Workplace Diversity
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15, 2021
Jose Fernandez Duarte, MD, MBA, System Medical Director, TeamHealth Hospital Medicine Hispanic Heritage Month Hispanic Heritage Month, from September 15 to October 15, celebrates the contributions people tracing their roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean have made to American society and culture. September 15 marks...
- diversity and inclusion
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- Lisa Courtney
- National Women’s Equality Day
- TeamHealth
- TeamHealth Culture
Celebrating National Women’s Equality Day
August 26, 2021
By Lisa Courtney, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Vice President, Human Resources Women’s Equality Day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution granting the right to vote to women. The amendment, first introduced in 1878, was ratified on August 26, 1920. In 1971, the U.S. Congress commemorated this date by designating August 26...
- diversity and inclusion
- Diversity Equity and Inclusion
- National Disability Independence Day
- Peggy Richardson
- TeamHealth
- TeamHealth Culture
Celebrating National Disability Independence Day
July 26, 2021
By Peggy Richardson, Executive Assistant, LifePoint Group, TeamHealth Today we commemorate the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990, as National Disability Independence Day. The ADA was passed by Congress as the nation’s first comprehensive law that provides protection from employment discrimination as well as better access to goods, services...