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Health Equity Insights: health disparities

Honoring Native American Heritage Month in Healthcare

November is Native American Heritage Month. In healthcare, this month provides a critical opportunity to address disparities in health outcomes that disproportionately impact..

How to Reduce Health Disparities with Cultural Competency

Reducing health disparities is essential to ensuring that all individuals have access to quality healthcare regardless of their background. One effective strategy for achieving..

The Impact of Health Literacy on Health Disparities

Healthcare professionals are notorious for throwing around complex medical concepts and jargon that confuses patients rather than helping them understand what's happening to them...

Racial Health Equity in Healthcare Organizations

Quality Interactions is committed to empowering healthcare providers to provide equitable care through cultural competence and bias awareness. Our newest course on Racial Health..

Unequal Treatment: Health Equity 20 Years Later

Dr. Joseph Betancourt, a Quality Interactions co-founder, worked on the Unequal Treatment report, the landmark study of racial and ethnic health disparities and the impact of..

Black History and Contemporary Healthcare

Black History Month gives us the opportunity to recognize Black Americans' contributions to our culture and society. It's an essential social observance, but merely witnessing..

News Media Call on Dr. Betancourt to Illuminate COVID-19 Disparities

Top media outlets, including NPR and CNN, have turned to Quality Interactions Co-Founder, Dr. Joseph Betancourt, to better report on the critical issue of health disparities and..

Border Walls: Cultural Competency and Considerations for the Hispanic/Latino Population

Culture has a profound impact on healthcare decision-making for Latino individuals and families. Yet Latino cultural beliefs are rarely understood or integrated in American..

Unconscious Bias in Healthcare

Unconscious (or implicit) bias can have a life-or-death impact in a healthcare environment. Learning how to identify and overcome bias is essential to improving the delivery of..

What Are Leading Organizations Doing to Achieve Health Equity?

This has been a banner year for Moffitt Cancer Center, with five national distinctions honoring their steadfast commitment to equitable care, including recent recognition from the..