138: Diversity is where it starts, belonging completes the cycle. How inclusion when setting the agenda combines with diverse voices at the decision-making table to advance health equity. Featuring Dr. Garfield Clunie & Dr. Michelle Leak. – Movement
This episode discusses work on the frontline of maternal child health in New York City, where recent policies to standardize treatments are part of efforts to replace outdated race-based decision-making with more equitable care. This insightful conversation covers several discussion areas: 1) the importance of the concept of belonging and 2) the need for patients to receive care from people who look like them, and the challenges in increasing diversity in the healthcare workforce.