Mark your calendar: Diversity, equity and inclusion events help employees understand diverse coworkers, patients
Explore other cultures and increase your understanding of differences among colleagues and patients through diversity, equity and inclusion events in the second quarter of 2022:
April events
- April 1: Upstander Café – Update: Now employees can attend virtually or in person
- April 5: Research on Race- and Ethnicity-Based Disparities (RRED) Talk – “Health Disparities Facing Asian/Asian American Communities”
- April 7: Inclusion Academy – “Providing Culturally Responsive Care to Asian American Patients”
- April 13: Inclusion Academy – “Family Separation, Family Detention and Asylum”
- April 15: Passover Celebration – “Understanding the Significance of Passover: A Virtual Showcase”
- April 21: Inclusion Academy – “Providing Culturally Responsive Care to Military and Veteran Patients”
- April 22: Global Diversity Awareness – Arab American Heritage Awareness
May events
- May 6: Insight Into Our Identities – “Inclusivity of our Military and Veteran Employees and Families”
- May 12: Inclusion Academy – “Providing Culturally Responsive Care to American Indian Patients”
- May 13: Global Diversity Awareness – Asian Pacific American Heritage Awareness
- May 26: Inclusion Academy – “Providing Culturally Response Care to Muslim Patients”
- May 27: Webinar – “Memorial Day Observance”
June events
- June 3: Upstander Café
- June 10: Insight Into Our Identities – “LGBTQIA+ Communities and Inclusivity”
- June 13-17: Inclusion Week – Activities each day of the week, ending with a celebration of Juneteenth
- June 15: Inclusion Academy – “An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care”
- June 17: Global Diversity Awareness – Juneteenth and Black/African American Music Appreciation Celebration
- June 28: Pride Month Celebration – More information will be available closer to the event
The Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion hosts these events, which aim to ensure Penn State Health employees have the skills they need to create inclusive, inviting work and health care environments and provide the best possible care to all patient populations.
For questions or to request accommodation for a disability to participate, email diversity@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
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