Equity in Health Care and Health Law Practice
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Together we can solve these problems as long as we are willing to come together and do the hard work. So, we invite you to join this dialogue and become part of the solution.
From AHLA's Fundamentals of Health Law 2022: Health Equity in Action
In this recording of a live session that took place during Fundamentals of Health Law 2022, L. Kate Mitchell, John A. Rich, and Asha B. Scielzo discuss a framework for health, health equity, and health justice; the role of social determinants of health; key drivers of health inequity, including structural discrimination; the impact of law and policy on health equity; addressing racism and advocating for health justice; interdisciplinary collaboration, including medical-legal partnerships; health system strategy; and partnering for healthy communities.
From AHLA's Health Law Week 2022: Innovative Legal Strategies for Health Systems and Partners to Improve Community Health Outcomes
In this recording of a live session that took place during Health Law Week 2022, Asha Scielzo, Director of the Health Law and Policy Program at American University Washington College of Law and AHLA Board member, speaks with Sarah de Guia, Chief Executive Officer of ChangeLab Solutions. They discuss the intersection between structural discrimination and health inequities and explore innovative legal strategies and best practices for health systems, providers, and policymakers to improve community health outcomes.
From AHLA's 2022 Women's Forum: Walking the Walk – Creating, Implementing, and Adapting DE&I Programs in the Corporate and Law Firm Setting
Despite achieving an all time- record of women running businesses on the Fortune 500 in 2021, there is much work to be done in achieving parity in the corporate and law firm setting. This panel will discuss creating, implementing, and adapting DE&I programs in the corporate and law firm setting, specifically: creating a DE&I Program, including through drafting a strategic plan; implementing a DE&I Program, including converting the action items in the Strategic Plan into action, ensuring retention and development/promotions through inclusion, sponsorship, and mentorship; adapting a DE&I Program, including defining a successful DE&I Program and the timeframe for determining “success”; and challenges to DE&I programs in a remote/hybrid working environment.
Political Determinants of Health
Daniel E. Dawes, J.D., Director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and a widely respected lawyer, author, scholar, educator, and leader in the health equity, health reform, and mental health movements, speaks to the political determinants of health.
Social Determinants of Health
Lindsay F. Wiley, J.D., Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law and Policy Program at American University, Washington College of Law, focuses her research on access to health care and healthy living conditions in the U.S. and globally and speaks to the social determinants of health.
Diversity in Health Law Practice
Vanessa A. Scott, J.D., Partner and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Eversheds Sutherland, helps large employers design competitive benefits packages that attract and retain personnel, and speaks to the business case for diversity in health law practice.
Part 1: Introduction and Definitions
Vonne Jacobs, Principal & Founder, PHAROS Healthcare Consulting and Creating Equity, LLC, moderates this introduction to the convener, which defines key terms such as racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Part 2: Institutional Decision Making
Myra Selby, Partner, Ice Miller, moderates this discussion about how institutional decision-making perpetuates racism, discrimination, bias, and lack of equity, and how organizations can adopt anti-racist policies and procedures.
Part 3: Equity in COVID Vaccine Distribution
Ruqaiijah Yearby, Professor, St. Louis University School of Law, and Dru Battacharya, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, Advocate Aurora Health, moderate this discussion that delves into distribution of COVID vaccines, and how to attain equity, crisis standards of care, and ethical decision making.
Part 4: Social and Political Determinants of Health
Dawn Hunter, Deputy Director, Network for Public Health Law, and Ruqaiijah Yearby, Professor, St. Louis University School of Law, moderate this discussion about how social and political determinants of health are shaped via institutional practices, training, and workforce; investments in spending to improve health equity; and data collection policies and practices.
Part 5: Civic Engagement and Making an Impact
Dawn Hunter, Deputy Director, Network for Public Health Law, moderates this discussion about how community engagement can make an impact on racial disparities in health care, and how an organization can go from declaring an anti-racism policy to making an impact.