BY KELVA EDMUNDS-WALLER, DNP, RN, CCM
As a Black woman and healthcare professional, I struggle with words like stigma used in the same sentence as Blacks, minorities and mental health. When I read this combination of words, I instinctively sense there is an assignment of blame and responsibility to the victims –Black people.
BY CAROL A DEMOND, APRN, CNP-C, AND JENNIFER A WOFFORD
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention define health disparities as preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or in opportunities to achieve optimal health. Tribal healthcare goals are to focus resources in hopes of preserving the lives and rich culture of Native Americans. Research indicates that availability of services, access to care and socioeconomic barriers are significant burdens in the American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) populations.
BY ANNIE GARDINER, MS
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are non-medical factors that influence health outcomes—that is, they are environmental conditions in which people are born, learn, live, work, play, worship and age that affect health and quality-of-life outcomes.
BY BENJAMIN J. FOSTER, MBA
Healthcare disparities in the United States healthcare system have long been an issue. The disproportionate impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on people of color forced organizations to take a closer look at what could and should be done to address disparities and inequities in our healthcare system.
BY ALAN BOARDMAN, LMSW
The CMSA Standards of Practice (SOP) is our professional creed. The SOP expresses our collective values, goals and criteria through a unifying set of principles. Dr. Gerri Lamb states that the SOP provides a “blueprint for excellence” in case management.
BY MICHAEL B. GARRETT, MS, CCM, CVE, BCPA INTRODUCTION In light of the racial and justice issues impacting the United States that have reverberated around the world, there is a growing awareness of the impact of racism and other forms of discriminatory actions impacting the health and safety of marginalized populations.…