Health Equity Principles
These are nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes such as the conditions in which people grow work or live
What are social determinants of health?
The keeper of our calendars, this person just celebrated the wedding of her son
Who is Sabrina Casado
We screen for this domain that can impact someone’s ability to attend a medical appointment.
What is Transportation
The acronym for a Community Health Worker
What is CHW
The amount of money allocated by Providence in 2020 to reduce health inequities for our patients, health plan and community members?
What is $50 million
Unlike cultural competence, this term involves an ongoing process of self-exploration combined with a willingness to learn from others whose beliefs, customs and values may be different than your own.
What is cultural humility?
Residing on a farm in Montana, this team member has 2 dogs, 2 horses and 4 chickens
Who is Emily Villegas
Name the role(s) the provide follow up for patients then they screen positive for SDOH needs, a TJC requirement.
What is Care Management/Social Workers/CHW's
While these programs have existed for a long time within Community Health Investment at Providence as a result of the Health Equity investment, we funded this many new programs focused on the reduction of health inequities
What is 12 new CHW programs
The target we met on the ISFP in 2023 as a result of 16 of 18 service areas or lines of business showing measurable reduction in health inequities
What is threshold
This type of linguistic prescription puts a person before a diagnosis, describing what a condition a person has rather than asserting what a person is.
What is person/people first language?
Living in Texas, this team member formally served as a Co-Chair for the Hola CRG
Who is Marisela Revuelta-Cervantes
Across Providence, we observed a 85% improvement in 6 months in 2023 for what action led by Nursing in the inpatient setting.
What is Social Determinant of Health screening
CHW's act as a __________
between community and health system
What is liaison
The JUST Birth program, which aims to improve outcomes for birthing people of color, served as inspiration for the Transforming Maternal Health model designed by this federal payer
Who is CMS
This phrase was originally coined by civil rights leader Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr, defined as s the intentional siting of polluting and waste facilities in communities primarily populated by African Americans, Latines, Indigenous People, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, migrant farmworkers, and low-income workers.
What is Environmental Racism?
Wearing dual hats, Dr. Anyaoku holds the title of Chief Health Equity and ___________ Officer?
What is Clinical Innovation
CMS mandated that all hospitals screen all inpatients on the Social Drivers of Health beginning in 2024. Name these 5 required domains.
What are transportation, utilities, interpersonal safety, food, and housing?
4 types of traditional health workers
What are CHW's, Navigators, Peers, Doulas
Often confused with health equity this work, called informally by a 3 letter acronym, is led by our partners in HR and focuses creating a more inclusive environment for our caregivers
What is DEI
California's state flower serves as the inspiration for Whitney's daughters' name
What is Poppy
Hailing from Seattle, this is the newest member of our team
Who is Jacob Mcullough
As of 2024 this type of auxiliary personnel can bill Medicare, under the supervision of a provider, for SDOH assessments and community health integration services
What is a Community Health Worker or Traditional Health Worker?
Across the PSJH footprint these two states offer CHW benefits to their Medicaid members thus allowing CHW's to bill for their services
California and Oregon
The year-long program aimed at teaching 20ish caregivers from across the organization how to center equity in their daily work?
What is the Health Equity Fellowship