Two times more Black babies die before their first birthday than white babies1. Latinx seniors receive lower quality care than whites on 43% of all clinical measures2. Healthcare isn’t equitable, and it’s disproportionately hurting communities of color.
What can health systems do to combat inequities? AVIA’s webinar, Health Equity in the Spotlight: A Conversation with HonorHealth and ChristianaCare, explores how digital can help your health system begin to address health inequities that exist in your community.
During the webinar, Sarah Carroll, Senior Director at AVIA’s Center for Care Transformation, leads a discussion with Dr. Priya Radhakrishnan, Chief Academic Officer and VP at HonorHealth, and Bettina Tweardy Riveros, Esq., Chief Health Equity Officer and SVP at ChristianaCare.
Join the conversation to:
- Understand why your organization needs to focus on health equity
- Learn about the 12 types of digital solutions that can help your health system advance health equity efforts.
- Explore how top healthcare leaders build and launch health equity programs at their organization
- Understand how to overcome challenges and gain stakeholder alignment when creating a health equity program
Login to AVIA Connect to watch the webinar recording.
1. Infant Mortality Rates by race and ethnicity, 2018. CDC | 2. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Health Care in Medicare Advantage. CMS Office of Minority Health. April 2020.
