DE&I Toolkit

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4/9/2024

Recording: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Health Equity Workgroup: April 2024
We participated in a lively conversation around disability justice, organizational structures, roles and responsibilities, health equity initiatives, and more. The workgroup provided a unique opportunity for health plans to learn from each other as they navigate the intricacies of the diversity, equity and inclusion journey.

4/7/2024

Presentation: Climate Risk and Health Equity: Shifting from a reactive to a proactive approach to change
Join us for lively conversation around disability justice, organizational structures, roles and responsibilities, health equity initiatives, and more. The workgroup provides a unique opportunity for health plans to learn from each other as they navigate the intricacies of the diversity, equity and inclusion journey.

4/7/2024

Presentation: Climate Risk and Health Equity: Shifting from a reactive to a proactive approach to change
Join us for lively conversation around disability justice, organizational structures, roles and responsibilities, health equity initiatives, and more. The workgroup provides a unique opportunity for health plans to learn from each other as they navigate the intricacies of the diversity, equity and inclusion journey.

2/13/2024

Recording: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Health Equity Workgroup: February 2024
Join us for an engaging dialogue about cultural transformations and how to become an anti-racist organization featuring distinguished speakers Kelli Houston, Chief Equity Officer at Community Health Plan of Washington, and Lauren J. Rainey, J.D., M.S., Associate Dean of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) at TCU Burnette School of Medicine.

2/6/2024

Presentation: Journey of cultural transformation: Pathway to becoming an anti-racist organization
Join us for our first DE&I Work Group of 2024. Learn from Kelli Houston, Chief Equity Officer at Community Health Plan of Washington, as she shares her journey towards building an anti-racist organization.

11/28/2023

HPA DE&I Workgroup Agenda
This workgroup meeting is to develop plans for supporting Alliance member health plan needs around DE&I and Health Equity initiatives.

10/4/2023

Suggested Reading List from DE&I Workgroup members
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Health Equity Workgroup members submitted their recommended books and resources for this reading list.

10/4/2023

AGENDA: October 10 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Health Equity Workgroup Meeting
The agenda for the October 10, 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Health Equity Workgroup call.

8/21/2023

Presentation: Accredited Member Panel - What works? What to Avoid? How to Set Up for Success?
Kayla Ponset, Manager of Equity and Quality Performance at Community Health Plan of Washington, shares experiences, potential stumbling blocks and lessons learned from her plan's NCQA health equity accreditation process. Shared at the Health Equity & NCQA HE Accreditation fly-in in Dallas, TX on August 22, 2023.

8/21/2023

Presentation: Accredited Member Panel - What works? What to Avoid? How to Set Up for Success?
Mariah Santiago, Health Equity Program Coordinator at Sharp Health Plan, shares experiences, potential stumbling blocks and lessons learned from her plan's NCQA health equity accreditation process. Shared at the Health Equity & NCQA HE Accreditation fly-in in Dallas, TX on August 22, 2023.

8/21/2023

Presentation: NCQA Health Equity Standards Working Session -- Understanding the Details and Meeting the Requirements
Managed Healthcare Resources shares an overview of the Accreditation Programs available to support your health plan's readiness to meet new Health Equity standards. Shared at the Health Equity & NCQA HE Accreditation Fly-In in Dallas, TX on August 22, 2023.

8/21/2023

Presentation: NCQA Health Equity Standards Working Session -- Understanding the Details and Meeting the Requirements
SmartRise Health shares an overview of the Accreditation Programs available to support your health plan's readiness to meet new Health Equity standards. Shared at the Health Equity & NCQA HE Accreditation Fly-In in Dallas, TX on August 22, 2023.

8/14/2023

Presentation: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and Health Equity Workgroup: August 2023
CommunityCare, Health Alliance Plan, and Santa Clara Family Health Plan present at the DE&I and Health Equity Workgroup call surrounding implementing strategies and initiatives to support their diversity, equity and inclusion and health equity missions.

8/4/2023

Agenda: August 14th DEI Workgroup Call
The agenda for the August 14th DEI Workgroup webinar.

4/11/2023

Learning Resources — Collecting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data
This guide was designed to help health centers and other health care organizations successfully collect sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data and document the data into the electronic health record (EHR).