Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Blog
April 2024
Exploring how wellness fits into ESG concepts
How does ESG relate to wellness? Read on for a breakdown of the key points and their significance.
March 2024
Using an intersectional lens to fight health care inequities, discrimination
Intersectionality is a popular buzzword these days. But how many people really know what the word means and why it鈥檚 important, especially to combat health care inequities?
February 2024
Learning about Employee Assistance Programs
Employee assistance programs improve wellness in and outside work.
January 2024
Reflecting on New Year鈥檚 resolutions past, present, and future
What comes to mind when you think of self-care? Spa days? While that can certainly be self-care, there is a common misconception about self-care.
December 2023
Facing ourselves and growing within
The deeper self awareness one has, the deeper we can meet others. Remember cultural humility is a lifelong process.
November 2023
Indigenous Heritage
Let us celebrate and lift this culture. Let us recognize the many communities spread out across the world and the beautiful contributions attributed to our society.
October 2023
Finding the ability in disability
As health care professionals, regardless of whether we鈥檙e focusing on 皇家华人 or social needs, we must shift our thinking about how to be effective disability advocates.
September 2023
Suicide prevention
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, so why aren鈥檛 we discussing it more? Stigma can have a dramatic impact on starting the conversation.
August 2023
Link between wellness and DEI
Each dimension of wellness is interconnected and can contribute to a healthier lifestyle. For instance, if we can become more in tune with our emotions and embrace all feelings, this can deepen our spirituality, as well as influence our social health.
July 2023
Religious Diversity
For each of us, the way in which we find meaning can look different, and it often is influenced by our unique backgrounds, cultures, and the traditions of our families and communities.
June 2023
An inclusive mindset creates a sense of community
We all deserve to be heard and to be seen. When this happens, our light is illuminated. Social belonging is a fundamental need. Our mental well-being is impacted in an immensely positive way if we feel a sense of community and connection through ourselves and others. When we experience belonging and inclusion, we are able to be our true and authentic selves.
May 2023
Let鈥檚 End the Stigma
According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 U.S. adults will experience mental illness at some point in their life. Even if you do not fall into this statistic, each and everyone of us will experience challenges that impact our mental health.
April 2023
What are unconscious biases?
Unconscious biases. They are everywhere, and we all have them. These biases are social stereotypes or prejudices about certain races, ethnic groups, gender identities, sexual orientations, physical abilities, and more that individuals form outside of their own conscious awareness,
March 2023
We must all join the fight for gender equality and equity
For decades, gender equality referred to equal rights for women as compared to men: Equal pay for equal work, the opportunity to shatter the glass ceiling in corporate America, and reach the highest levels of success in any profession.
February 2023
One Man鈥檚 Perspective on Blackness in America during Black History Month
February is Black History Month. Do you ever wonder why February has been designated to honor the accomplishments of Black Americans and their contributions to our society?
January 2023
Generational Diversity: An Exciting Time in the Workplace of Intersectionality
Si jeunesse savait, si viellesse pouvait鈥 is a French proverb my mother often said to me when I was a child. French humanist Henri II Estienne is credited with this quote. It speaks to the idea that youth often lack experience and the elders lack the strength.
December 2022
Understanding the lifelong process known as cultural humility
Without thinking about it, we experience and participate in different cultures every day.
November 2022
Understanding the essence of intersectionality
鈥淭here is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.鈥 These words, spoken by Audre Lorde, a noted prose writer, poet and civil rights activist, capture the essence of what is known as intersectionality.
October 2022
Understanding microaggression through education
At one point or another in our lives, each of us has been in a position where we felt we weren鈥檛 welcome
September 2022
Our country is a melting pot of influential cultures
How many times have you heard a rhythm that made you want to dance even though you may not know the song?
August 2022
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 101
As we embark on our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) journey together, it is important to speak the same language.
July 2022
Disability Pride Month
As the vice president of Sponsoring Institution Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).
