JEDI Task Force [JEDI=Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion]Table of Contents
- To promote, preserve, and restore health for all by fostering equity in health care for physicians, patients, and communities
- To improve health equity as an explicit outcome for vulnerable and underserved populations
- To raise physician and public awareness about disparities in health and health care and their causes, and work collaboratively to develop solutions
- To increase the diversity, inclusivity, and belonging, as well as the excellence and engagement of the physician workforce in the MSNJ and NJ
- MSNJ acknowledges that there has been a long and continuing history of inequities in health and health care experienced by vulnerable and underserved communities in New Jersey and the United States.
- MSNJ recognizes that physicians and health professionals from diverse backgrounds have faced barriers to full participation, inclusion, and belonging in clinical practice settings and health care organizations.
- MSNJ is committed to challenging bias, prejudice, racism, sexism, xenophobia, and the ‘isms” in their various forms and seeks to eliminate their negative impact on patients, physicians, and the health professions workforce.
- MSNJ looks forward to collaborating with others in achieving Healthy People 2030’s health promotion and disease prevention objectives and addressing New Jersey’s State Health Improvement Plan.
- MSNJ is working to achieve the Quintuple Aim of improved patient experiences, better population health outcomes, reduced costs, increased physician wellbeing, and greater health equity.
- MSNJ is actively supporting efforts to improve health care access, utilization, quality, safety, and outcomes for everyone living and working in New Jersey.
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.” Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.” Maya Angelou - Researchers have documented a long & troubling history of disparities in health & health care experienced by socially & economically vulnerable & underserved populations in different communities & geographic areas around the U.S.
- The AMA has developed & is actively implementing a strategic plan dedicated to embedding racial justice & advancing health equity
- A growing number of state medical societies & professional medical specialty organizations are actively leading & championing efforts to foster equity in health & health care for diverse populations across the lifespan
- Medical schools & residency training programs are actively engaged in addressing JEDI-related requirements from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), & other health
professions organizations
- MSNJ Representation on the AMA/NMA/NHMA Commission to End Health Care Disparities (2004-2008)
- Influenced NJ Legislation (2005) relating to required cultural competency/health disparities training for physician licensure & offered CME educational programs to MSNJ members
- Proposed creation of a MSNJ JEDI initiative during a presentation to the Policy & Strategy Panel (7/21/2021)
- Plenary presentation entitled, “Addressing Inequities, Implicit Bias, & the Isms in Clinical Care” at the MSNJ Fall Annual Meeting (10/30/2021)
- Appointment of JEDI Task Force members with monthly meetings (11/2022 - present)
- Development of Mission, Vision, & Rationale statements with presentation & unanimous approval by MSNJ Board of Trustees (3/15/2023)
- Creation of JEDI section on MSNJ website and posting of information/resources (3/29/2023)
- Submission of resolution to create a JEDI Council & Center of Excellence in Health & Health Care, co-sponsored by the Bergen, Hunterdon, Monmouth/Ocean (introducer), and Morris/Sussex County Medical Societies, to the MSNJ Reference Committee
(4/4/2023)
- Appointment of medical students to the JEDI Task Force (4/17/2023)
- Testimony provided in support of the JEDI Resolution at the MSNJ Reference Committee virtual meeting (4/25/2023)
- Adoption of amended JEDI resolution by the MSNJ House of Delegates at the Annual Meeting (4/29/23)
- Identification of initial JEDI focus areas for Task Force work: 1) fostering equity in health and health care for people living with obesity or overweight from diverse populations (seeking grant funding for CME program); 2) reducing black maternal mortality and improving the maternal care experience; and 3) addressing ableism and supporting physicians, residents, and medical students living with physical disabilities (5/23 to present)
- CME presentation entitled, Equitable Maternal Care: Paving the Way to Healthcare Excellence, MSNJ Annual Meeting, New Brunswick, NJ (April 20, 2024)
- Speakers: Camille P. J. Green, MD, Michael P. Carson, MD, FACP, and Robert C. Like, MD, MS
- Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be better able to:
- Review the current state of maternal morbidity and mortality in New Jersey and nationally.
- Recognize medical conditions that contribute to disparities in maternal health outcomes during and after birth.
- Discuss selected examples of mistreatment and biases experienced by patients receiving women's health and maternity care and their negative impact on outcomes.
- Define the concept of respectful maternity care and share strategies for mitigating biases and advancing equity and excellence in maternal health care.
- Normalize the existence of unconscious bias within all of us and encourage use of mitigation techniques.
- Describe how physicians can become involved with selected Nurture NJ policy initiatives to advance equity and excellence in maternal health care.
- View handouts.
January Glaucoma Disparities Thyroid Disease Disparities
Cervical Cancer Disparities
Birth Defects Disparities
February Heart Disease Disparities Cancer Disparities
Vision Health Disparities
March Kidney Health Disparities Multiple Sclerosis Disparities - National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Endometriosis Disparities Developmental Disabilities Disparities
April National Minority Health Month was approved by the U.S. Congress in 2002, is celebrated annually in April, and is designed to 1) “build awareness about the disproportionate burden of premature death and illness in people from racial and ethnic minority
groups;” and 2) “encourage action through health education, early detection and control of disease complications.” Diabetes Disparities Sarcoidosis Disparities Autism Disparities
Organ Donation Disparities
Parkinson’s Disease Disparities
Child Abuse Disparities
Cesarean Section Disparities
Sexually Transmitted Infection Disparities Sexual Violence Disparities
Oral Cancer Disparities May Women’s Health Disparities Mental Health Disparities Maternal Mental Health Disparities
Hypertension and Stroke Disparities
Asthma and Allergy Disparities
Arthritis Disparities Lupus Disparities
Osteoporosis Disparities
Viral Hepatitis Disparities
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
June Men’s Health Disparities LGBTQ+ Health Disparities Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health Disparities Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Disparities
Migraine and Headache Disparities
Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Disparities Vision Health and Cataract Disparities
Scleroderma Disparities Scoliosis Disparities July BIPOC Mental Health Disparities Disabilities and Health Disparities Group B Streptococcus Infection Disparities Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Disparities
Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Disparities
Sarcoma Disparities
August Immunization Disparities Children’s Vision and Eye Health Disparities
Breastfeeding Disparities
Psoriasis Disparities
Gastroparesis Disparities
September Blood Cancer Disparities Ovarian Cancer Disparities
Prostate Cancer Disparities
Sepsis Disparities Pain Disparities
Childhood Obesity Disparities
Hyperlipidemia Disparities Atrial Fibrillation Disparities
Sexual Health Disparities
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Disparities
Sickle Cell Disease Disparities
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Disparities
Vascular Disease Disparities
Deaf Health Disparities
Suicide Prevention Disparities
October Health Literacy Disparities Obesity/Overweight Disparities
Respiratory Health Disparities
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Disparities
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Disparities
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Disparities
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Disparities
Breast Cancer Disparities
Liver Cancer Disparities
Down Syndrome Disparities
Spina Bifida Disparities
Domestic Violence Disparities
Eye Injury Disparities
November Diabetes Disparities Diabetic Eye Disease Disparities Bladder Health Disparities Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Disparities Lung Cancer Disparities Gastric Cancer Disparities Pancreatic Cancer Disparities Prematurity Disparities Epilepsy Disparities Palliative Care Disparities December Crohn’s Disease and Colitis Disparities Public Transportation and Impaired Driving Disparities Early Childhood and Toy Safety Disparities
Health Care Equity Clinical Practice Solutions The Joint Commission - Health Care Equity Accreditation Resource Center
Events
- AAMC Center for Health Justice - Maternal Health Equity Workshop: From Story to Data to Action
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) - Examining the History, Consequences, and Effects of Race-Based Clinical Algorithms on Health Equity: A Workshop, July 6, 2023: "This one-day virtual workshop convened a diverse set of experts to discuss the premise, history, and development of race-based clinical algorithms and their contribution to health inequities. Speakers explored underlying assumptions of racial differences in physiology and when identifying race and ethnicity as social constructs are legitimate considerations for improving health equity."
- The SCAN Foundation - United for Health Equity in Aging Summit
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) - Unequal Treatment Revisited: The Current State of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care: Proceedings of a Workshop, 2024
- "Speakers invited by [a National Academies] committee discussed the current state of racial and ethnic health care disparities in the U.S., highlighted major drivers of health care disparities, provided insight into successful and unsuccessful interventions, identified gaps in the evidence base and proposed strategies to close those gaps, and considered ways to scale and spread effective interventions to reduce racial and ethnic inequities in health care."
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