YES Chelsea Clinton. #HealthEquity must be embedded into the culture, work, and products of organizations. And we have to start by actually talking to people. Thanks Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala for fueling the conversation. Learn what we're doing here: providence-dig.org/focus-areas/

New analysis from Surgo Ventures shows the COVID vaccination rate for Blacks is catching up to Whites with 36% of the counties analyzed having higher rates for Blacks than White. Learn more: surgoventures.org/newsroom-all/b… #healthequity #blackhealthmatters

Great report from Commonwealth Fund on #maternalhealth. The report tracks the severity and breadth of the maternal morbidity crisis in the U.S. including inequities. commonwealthfund.org/publications/i…

Check out the season finale of this podcast from our previous finalist InOn Health , featuring Chelsea Clinton and Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala -- link below! loom.ly/jAh3hSA

A6: Check out this Advancing Health podcast where I spoke with Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala, founder and CEO of InOn Health about how mobile technology can be used to address the needs of patients living in rural communities. -- PB #PowerOfRural #RuralHealthChat ow.ly/vZAx50GQ8FL

“Some people make difference and changes based on moral, ethics, and what they want to do. Some people make changes based on dollars and cents, and some people like to make changes based on lives. We've got all three,” -Kim Griffin-Hunter, Deloitte revcycleintelligence.com/features/the-r…

Have you dug into the Maternal Vulnerability Index yet? You may be surprised at what you learn about your state & county. Data reveals a woman’s chance of a healthy pregnancy varies greatly depending on where she lives. Take a read & explore the Index! nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Honored to have my joint New York Times Opinion piece showing the shameful trends of US #maternalhealth published in today's Sunday Review. Thank you to my Surgo Ventures team and NYT's Yaryna Serkez 🇺🇦 & Duy Nguyen - your collaboration was vital to making this happen! nytimes.com/interactive/20…

In a recent The Wall Street Journal piece Veronica Gillispie-Bell notes a “higher degree of distrust among patients of color.[And] research has shown healthcare providers are less likely to recommend flu vaccines to Black patients…” Read more: wsj.com/story/some-pre…

“The limited and delayed access to healthcare along with demographic differences unique to rural communities appears to be the most likely explanation for the poor outcome in critically ill patients with COVID-19 in rural Appalachia.” patientengagementhit.com/news/rural-hea…

Great piece in NPR and Kaiser Health Network featuring some amazing black tech founders and friends. Read more: khn.org/news/article/b… Great work - Erica Plybeah  Kevin Dedner, MPH and all! And for more from Kevin Dedner, MPH , tune into the InOn Health Podcast episode 13.

"Without nuanced data collection and disaggregation, the research from which we draw policies and form narratives is dramatically misinformed and masks disparities that require attention from health and social service providers and policy makers." healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hbl…

Join us on Jan 11th at 9:30AM PT/12:30 PM ET for HealthTech 4 Medicaid s Future of Medicaid Innovation Forum where we will discuss how to enact meaningful change in the Medicaid ecosystem to improve the lives of Medicaid patients, their families and communities. bit.ly/3HlMZdp

Don’t miss our Colorado Digital #HealthEquity Lessons panel at the Future of #Medicaid Innovation Forum on January 11th at 9:30 PT, featuring OeHI’s Stephanie Pugliese and InOn Health’s Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala. Register here: bit.ly/3HlMZdp

ANNOUNCING: Season 2 of the InOn Health Podcast. Join our CEO and Co-Founder Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala each Tuesday as he talks to local and national health leaders about current health issues with a focus on equity.   Follow us on your preferred podcast service and stay tuned.

Tune in to the InOn Health podcast next Tuesday with Medell Briggs, MD, Chief of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UCLA Health.    She discusses her path, role, and perspectives on DEI. Also, get steps and tips to integrating diversity and equity into your organization.

Season 2 of the InOn Health #podcast is live! Hear more about #healthequity and #diversityandinclusion from special guest, Medell Briggs, MD , Chief of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UCLA Health. Subscribe to InOn Health on your preferred #podcast platform.

Throwback to a conversation I had during the thick of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the South Side of Chicago. I will never forget what I went through, but more importantly, what the system let happen to the people I cared for bc they are poor and Black. This stuff changes you 💔