S2, E18: Understanding Health Inequities

Welcome to “Live Well and Thrive,” a podcast recognizing the hard work, dedication, and diversity of our team at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Today our topic is health disparities among certain communities we serve at KP. We will be discussing our Asian, Latin American, and African American communities in particular. Our purpose today is not to lump these communities together - far from it - but rather to address each community through the eyes of a seasoned provider to assemble insights into how we can better serve each community in different ways, meeting them where they are. Guests: Doctors Jeffrey Velotta, Thoracic Surgery, KP Oakland Medical Center; Brandy Williams, KP Woodland Hills Medical Center; and Sergio Gonzalez, Family Medicine, KP San Jose Medical Center to our podcast for this important discussion. As always, I invite you to share what’s on your mind, ask a question or suggest a topic or guest. Send it to LiveWell&[email protected]. And whether you’re listening on your commute or during a down moment, keep those comments coming. Additional resources: The Joint Commission on Health Care Equity (https://www.jointcommission.org/our-priorities/health-care-equity/): Advancing health care equity. Belong@KP (https://equityinclusionanddiversity.kaiserpermanente.org/knowledge/belong-kp/): Resources to help you on your journey to foster inclusion and social justice in everything we do. Health Equity Portal (https://sp-cloud.kp.org/sites/KPHealthEquityPortal): A repository of internal and external resources to advance equitable care. https://www.ktvu.com/video/1226412 https://www.ajmc.com/view/digging-into-the-increasing-lung-cancer-rate-for-female-asian-never-smokers-dr-jeffrey-velotta Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.