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Achieving Health Equity in Healthcare
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 11 hours
  • Course by University of Michigan
  • Offered by

About

The third and the last course of the Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare specialization will go through various approaches that are used to addressing racial inequity in healthcare., and the strengths and challenges of those approaches. You will explore legal, policy, and regulatory approaches to interventions such as Title IX in the United States. You will explore what is being done to intervene on providers to reduce differential care. You will unpack quality improvement and multiple approaches to leveraging healthcare systems and community partnerships to address access to care. You will also come to understand the history and role of community health centers in being critical infrastructure in addressing the health needs of diverse populations. Finally, you will be introduced to the workforce initiatives and the reparations that aim to close the racial and ethnic healthcare disparities gaps.

Modules

Course Introduction

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Meet Your Fellow Global Classmates

2 Videos

  • Course Introduction and Connections to Previous Courses: History and Causes of Racial Inequity in Healthcare
  • Meet Your Professor

3 Readings

  • Course Syllabus
  • Course Glossary of Terms
  • Pre-Course Survey

Community Health Centers: A Critical Provider of Care

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson Quiz: Community Health Centers: A Critical Provider of Care

2 Readings

  • The Critical Role of Community Health Centers in Healthcare Delivery
  • The Community Health Center Model

Implementing and Sustaining the Community Health Center Model

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflection: CHASS Community Health in Detroit Discussion

1 Videos

  • Sustaining Community Health Centers with Ricardo Guzman

1 Readings

  • Up Next: An Interview with Ricardo Guzman

Week 1 Optional Resources

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Week 1 Optional Resources

The Civil Rights Act and Anti-Discrimination

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson Quiz: The Civil Rights Act and Anti-Discrimination

3 Readings

  • Civil Rights and Hospital Integration
  • Challenges to Reducing Discrimination and Health Inequity Through Existing Civil Rights Laws
  • Mechanisms for Disciplinary Action

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson Quiz: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)

2 Readings

  • Patient Dumping
  • Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA): Opportunities and Challenges

Week 2 Optional Resources

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Week 2 Optional Resources

Foundations of Provider Interventions

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson Quiz: Foundations of Provider Interventions

1 Videos

  • Is it Cultural Competence or Cultural Humility?

2 Readings

  • The Evidence on Race Concordance
  • Differences Between Anti-Discrimination Laws, Patient Preference, and Race Concordance

Specific Provider Interventions

    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflection: Appraising Provider Interventions

1 Videos

  • Diversifying the Healthcare Workforce: What It Is and Why It Matters with David Brown

4 Readings

  • Introduction to Specific Provider Interventions
  • Does Diversity Training Work?
  • Up Next: An Interview with Dr. David Brown
  • Health Systems and Accommodating Patient Preference

Intervention to Address Healthcare Assignment

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Intervention to Address Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Healthcare Assignment Check

1 External Tool

  • Submit Your Intervention to Address Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Healthcare Assignment

2 Readings

  • Intervention to Address Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Healthcare Assignment
  • Intervention to Address Racial/Ethnic Inequities in Healthcare Assignment: General Feedback

Week 3 Optional Resources

    • 1 Readings
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  • Week 3 Optional Resources

Introduction to Quality Improvement and Using Data

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Lesson Quiz: Introduction to Quality Improvement and Using Data

3 Readings

  • What is Quality Improvement?
  • Collecting Race/Ethnicity Data to Drive Quality Improvement
  • Quality Improvement and Equity

Examples of Improving Quality and Access in Health Systems

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflection: Quality Improvement in Health Systems

3 Readings

  • Introduction to Examples of Improving Quality and Access in Health Systems
  • Community Health Workers: A Timeline
  • Community Health Workers in Improving Quality of Care

Community Benefit

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Lesson Quiz: Community Benefit

3 Readings

  • Introduction to Community Benefit
  • Community Benefit: Past and Future
  • Reporting Requirements: Outcomes vs. Monetary

Week 4 Optional Resources

    • 1 Readings
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  • Week 4 Optional Resources

Reparations in Healthcare

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Lesson Quiz: Reparations in Healthcare

3 Readings

  • What Are Reparations and Why Do They Matter?
  • History of Reparations in the United States
  • Reparations: Key Issues

Examples of Reparations in Healthcare

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Reflection: What Do Reparations Look Like In Your Context?

3 Readings

  • Presidential Apology for Tuskegee Syphilis Study
  • Reparations: HELA Cells and Henrietta Lacks
  • American Medical Association Strategic Plan to Embed Racial Justice and Advance Health Equity

Antiracism in Healthcare

    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Lesson Quiz: Antiracism in Healthcare

4 Readings

  • Critical Race Theory: What It Really Is and What It Is Not
  • Anti-Racism Framework
  • Anti-Racism and Healthcare
  • Building an Antiracist Workplace

Week 5 Optional Resources

    • 1 Readings
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  • Week 5 Optional Resources

Course and Series Wrap Up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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  • Conclusion: Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare Specialization

1 Readings

  • Post-Course and Specialization Survey

Auto Summary

"Achieving Health Equity in Healthcare" is an advanced course designed for professionals seeking to address and understand racial inequities within the healthcare system. This comprehensive program is the final installment in the "Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare" specialization, offered by Coursera. Throughout this expert-led course, participants will delve into various strategies and interventions aimed at reducing racial disparities in healthcare. Key topics include the examination of legal, policy, and regulatory measures such as Title IX in the United States, as well as initiatives to mitigate differential care among providers. The curriculum also covers quality improvement techniques, the role of healthcare systems and community collaborations in enhancing access to care, and the historical significance of community health centers in serving diverse populations. Additionally, learners will explore workforce initiatives and reparations aimed at closing gaps in racial and ethnic healthcare disparities. This course spans approximately 660 minutes of content and offers two subscription options: Starter and Professional, making it accessible to a wide range of learners committed to fostering health equity. Ideal for healthcare professionals and policy makers, this course provides valuable insights and practical approaches to achieving health equity, ultimately equipping participants with the knowledge and tools needed to drive meaningful change in the healthcare landscape.

Minal R. Patel
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Minal R. Patel