About the Equity Conference

As health systems and community organizations evolve and sustain their approach to health equity, diversity and inclusion, systematic and shared accountability with diverse leadership and governance is vital. Organizational infrastructure that supports shared accountability can include the presentation of policies and practices that incentivize sustaining equity within the health care system; integrating equity approaches in staff training and onboarding orientation; creating councils; designating equity champions; and including employees, patients and communities when setting strategies, priorities and key performance indicators. Meanwhile, diversifying leadership ranks requires taking intentional approaches to representing the populations and communities served. Sharing leadership talent pipeline strategies, approaches to board diversification and policies that promote diverse representation are welcome.

There are many paths to creating organizational climates and cultures that promote equitable and inclusive workplaces. Policies and practices that demonstrate the value of including multiple perspectives in the workplace are critical pathways to sustaining equity in health care. Approaches that integrate equity into the organizational culture of hospitals and health systems are welcome.

Along with the content areas above, we are particularly interested in sessions that highlight programs and initiatives with demonstrated success in the following areas:

• Community-based and/or clinical strategies to improve maternal health and reduce disparities in health outcomes for pregnant people and infants
• Differential impact of climate and the health system’s role
• Assuring equitable outcomes for the LGBTQIA+ population, persons with disabilities and aging populations.
• Partnerships with faith-based organizations from minority communities
• Community-based approaches to violence prevention