Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative

09/17/2024

Check out this presentation titled "Equity Starts with Data" that includes Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative members Kimberly Alexander and Sam Cykert!

https://meetattheintersection.org/you-must-learn-equity-starts-with-data/

Utilizing data to drive anti-racist initiatives in healthcare is crucial for improving health outcomes for all. Data collection and analysis are important el...

10/05/2023

Congratulations to our co-chairs, Terence Muhammad and Kari Thatcher. Last night, they received the 2023 Foundation for Health Leadership and Innovation Community Achievement Award at The Bernstein Event in Chapel Hill, NC.

https://foundationhli.org/events/bernstein23/

09/13/2023

The Collaborative recently submitted the following Letter to the Editor at the News & Record in support of The Racial Equity Institute.

We the members of the Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative (GHDC) want to affirm our support and our appreciation for the Racial Equity Institute (REI), which works to fulfill the Constitutional guarantee of equality and equal opportunity for all racial groups. GHDC is a community-based participatory research collective that is multiracial, multiethnic, age, religion and gender diverse. We have spent more than 20 years working in our community and conducting research on racial inequity in the healthcare system. The REI gives us a common
understanding of the ways that our history and our culture have affected the structures of our healthcare system and is the foundation of GHDC work.

Through our ACCURE (Accountability for Cancer Care through Undoing Racism and Equity) National Cancer Institute funded grant, in partnership with Cone Health and the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center, we improved the completion of care for Black AND WHITE breast and lung cancer patients in our healthcare system by analyzing systemic differences by race and utilizing transparency and accountability to close the gaps in completion of care, resulting in patients living longer. We showed that addressing racial inequity in a system benefits us all!
White people have much to gain from addressing racial disparities, despite the anxieties that we hear expressed.

The important work of the GHDC could not have happened without the foundation of understanding that we share. Greensboro should be proud to be home to the nationally known REI.

Members of the Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative

07/07/2023

Application window EXTENDED to July 16, 2023 at 11:59pm

The Partnership Project and the Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative are hiring a full-time Organizer & Administrative Coordinator. Applications due July 16th at 11:59pm.

The Partnership Project (TPP) organizes workshops to educate the public on the origins of and enduring effects of racism in the United States, enabling community members to approach solving racism from a shared understanding. The Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative (GHDC) convenes community members, medical system representatives, and academic researchers to apply that shared understanding to developing and testing strategies that resolve racial disparities in health.

The Partnership Project and the GHDC fulfill our joint missions through a combination of education, systemic-level interventions, and institutional and community organizing.

The Organizer & Administrative Coordinator role is designed for an antiracist organizer with dedication to the principles of racial equity. A successful candidate will bring both skill and commitment to analyzing social and institutional power in action.

Hours: Full time (30 - 40 hours/week); some evenings, occasional weekends, frequent local travel
Hiring Range: $20 - $22 per hour
Primary Location: Greensboro, NC, with flexibility to work from home (depending on task)
Status: Non-Exempt

To Apply: Review the job description (link below), and send your resume, and cover letter addressed to the Hiring Committee, at info@thepartnershipproject.org by July 16th at 11:59pm.

bit.ly/3JPyEJM

06/30/2023

The Partnership Project and the Greensboro Health Disparities Collaborative are hiring a full-time Organizer & Administrative Coordinator. Applications due July 6th at 11:59pm.
The Partnership Project (TPP) organizes workshops to educate the public on the origins of and enduring effects of racism in the United States, enabling community members to approach solving racism from a shared understanding. The Greensboro Health DisparitiesCollaborative (GHDC) convenes community members, medical system representatives, and academic researchers to apply that shared understanding to developing and testing strategies that resolve racial disparities in health.

The Partnership Project and the GHDC fulfill our joint missions through a combination of education, systemic-level interventions, and institutional and community organizing.

The Organizer & Administrative Coordinator role is designed for an antiracist organizer with dedication to the principles of racial equity. A successful candidate will bring both skill and commitment to analyzing social and institutional power in action

Hours: Full time (30 - 40 hours/week); some evenings, occasional weekends, frequent local travel
Hiring Range: $20 - $22 per hour
Primary Location: Greensboro, NC, with flexibility to work from home (depending on task)
Status: Non-Exempt

To Apply: Review the job description (link below), and send your resume, and cover letter addressed to the Hiring Committee, at info@thepartnershipproject.org by July 6th at 11:59pm.

http://bit.ly/3pmQbCb

06/02/2023

We welcome you to register for any of the free symposiums during the Paul A. Godley Health Equity Week, Jun 5th - 8th. http://go.unc.edu/GodleyHERW

There will be a presentation given by GHDC members Sam Cykert and Christina Yongue on June 6th at 1:00 PM EST, titled "Accountability for Cancer Care through Undoing Racism and Equity (ACCURE): A Community-Academic Partnership Leading to Treatment Equity and Improved Care for All"

04/05/2023

American Society for Radiation Oncology ASTRO News showcased the ACCURE Study in its most recent publication to the radiation oncology specialty society. The article by Collaborative members Christina Yongue and Matt Manning illustrates how cancer centers can address barriers that contribute to institutional racism in cancer care.

Link to the publication site: https://www.astro.org/News-and-Publications/ASTROnews/2023/2023-Spring-ASTROnews

Link to the pdf, see page 18:https://www.astro.org/ASTRO/media/ASTRO/News%20and%20Publications/ASTROnews/PDFs/2023_ASTROnews_Spring.pdf

12/17/2022

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/30/opinion/why-racism-is-public-health-crisis/

Dr. Monica Wang breaks down a U.C. Berkeley study linking racism in a community to higher risk of heart disease deaths among both Black and White members of the community.

10/29/2022

Collaborative member Ruqaiijah Yearby presents about structural racism and health disparities on 10/31/2022 and we are here for it! You can register and tune in virtually https://forms.gle/hmXwQYLJg7mLmBHU6