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Spotlight Feature: Education, Community Partnerships Bolster Efforts to Prevent Diabetes

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Health Equity Grant Program

Safe, equitable and high quality health care for all is the common goal of an innovative partnership between the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity (IFDHE) and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL). To spread this initiative to support underserved communities throughout Illinois, a new partnership grant program was launched in 2020 to help hospitals and health systems expand services related to maternal and child health, pediatric asthma, adult diabetes, breast cancer and geographic disparities, including access to care in rural communities.

Spotlight: OSF Medical Center Building Better Connections to Improve Health Equity for Breast Cancer Prevention

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Spotlight Feature: Focusing on Basic Patient Needs to Fight Diabetes

Knowing that diabetes was surging throughout the community it serves, Humboldt Park Health (formerly Norwegian American Hospital) on Chicago’s West Side came up with a new approach to address the disparities it was seeing.

Equity of Care: Best Practices for Building Leadership Diversity Programs

This worksheet looks at best practices for building leadership diversity programs through various case studies. Cases vary by career level and touch on topics such as hiring for new roles and diversity committees.

Our Team

Directory
Institute for Diversity and Healthy Equity (IFDHE) Team Members

2023 Leadership Council

Directory
2020 Board of Directors

2024 Leadership Council

Meet the 2024 Institute for Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Council members.

Fall Enrichment Program (FEP)

Each fall, the Institute for Diversity and Health Equity partners with various hospital and health systems across the country to provide an 18-20 week paid internship opportunity for academically strong, diverse individuals. This opportunity is aimed at students who have completed their health care oriented graduate degree within the last two years. The Fall Enrichment Program (FEP) offers an immersive on-site experience for those who want to become exceptional hospital administrators and health care leaders.

#123forEquity

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America’s hospitals and health systems are working hard to ensure that every person in every community receives high-quality, equitable and safe care. To do that, we must eliminate health and health care disparities that continue to exist for far too many racially, ethnically and culturally diverse individuals.