Structural Competence and Cultural Humility to Address Disparities and Inequities: A Foundational Health Equity Training
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DR. MARIA MERCEDES AVILA
Maria Mercedes Avila, PhD, MSW, MED provides consultation and training on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice and has trained more than 7500 providers across 27 states and 150+ organizations (hospitals, community health centers, departments of health and mental health, mental health and disability agencies, family and youth serving organizations, higher education institutions, and schools). Since 2011, Dr. Avila has been invited to lead 48 national presentations and 100+ regional sessions on topics related to National CLAS Standards, health disparities, social justice in health care, culturally responsive care and practice, social determinants of health, health and racial equity, and cultural competence in advocacy and leadership. Dr. Avila has received 14 service, training, and research awards for her work on health equity.
Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate increased self-awareness of racial, ethnic and class biases
Define cultural and linguistic competency and indicate familiarity with the stages of cultural competency (or continuum)
Describe the implications of demographic trends for health disparities
Identify links between racial and health inequities and health disparities
Integrate National CLAS Standards into practice and service providing
Describe how cultural beliefs shape clinical encounters and patients’ health outcomes
Incorporate structural competence and cultural humility into service providing
3 CEUS & cMES available:
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
Continuing Medical Education (CME) by the New Hampshire Medical Society, accredited by the ACCME.
Allied Mental Health
Physical Therapy
Psychology
Social Workers
Health Care Interpreters
Midwives