Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Health Equity Workgroup: July 2022
Event Date: 7/11/2022
Event Overview
Monday, 7/11/2022
1:00 PM CT – 2:30 PM CT (90 minutes)
Hosted by: Health Plan Alliance
This workgroup meeting is to develop plans for supporting Alliance member health plan needs around DE&I and Health Equity initiatives.
This month's workgroup meeting will feature a guest speaker, Mercedes Cruz-Ruiz, CHW I, Founder and CEO of HealthBridge4U, who will be sharing her expertise in leveraging skilled community health workers (CHWs) to bridge the gap between healthcare and the community.
PLATFORM NOTES: The roundtable discussion will be hosted on Zoom. Please test your computer audio, wifi strength, and webcam in advance to ensure the best experience:
Zoom system check - https://zoom.us/test
Audience
Members of the Alliance DE&I and Health Equity Workgroup. If you would like to attend this event by joining this workgroup, please contact Jennifer Bosley or Jaime Gonzalez.
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Attendees
Below is a list of all delegates registered to date for this event
- Mai Chang
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Quality and Process Improvement at Santa Clara Family Health Plan
- Teresa Chapman
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Chief People Officer at Santa Clara Family Health Plan
- Colene Colsch
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director, Provider Affairs-Contracting at Quartz Health Solutions
- Terry Donnenwirth
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Compliance Coordinator at SummaCare
- Carley Flores
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Director of Accreditation at Valley Health Plan
- Kelly Graboski
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Strategist at Geisinger Health Plan
- Traci Meadows
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Business Intelligence Analyst at Cox HealthPlans
- Maria Menendez
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- RN/CPC/CRC/CPMA -clinical reviewer at AvMed
- Tammy Miller
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Business Analyst at Baylor Scott and White Health Plan
- Elizabeth Priller
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Senior Director, Health Equity at Quartz Health Solutions
- Mariah Santiago
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Health Equity Program Coordinator at Sharp Health Plan
- Kristen Tarrell
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Program Manager Accreditation and Health Equity at Western Health Advantage
- Nancy Weber
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Clinical Integration Program Manager at Network Health
- Cassandra Wood
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Quality Assurance Accreditation Administrator at Alliant Health Plans
- Jason Wright
- ALLIANCE MEMBER
- Grant Specialist at Parkland Community Health Plan