Nonprofits Diversity in Medicine: Patients R Waiting broadening scope of annual conference Becoming a medical professional is hard for anyone, but it's harder for people from historically marginalized groups. By Tim Stuhldreher - September 20, 2023
Community Collective behind racial equity town hall continues discussions, strategic planning The idea of a community summit remains in play. By Tim Stuhldreher - March 31, 2023
Community At YWCA, prospective action team members mull mission, strategy YWCA anticipates the action team eventually becoming an independent, community-led entity. By One United Lancaster - March 21, 2023
Community Town hall engages community to reinvigorate movement for racial equity Lancaster Justice Seekers Collective is following up its town hall with a meeting this coming Saturday. By Tim Stuhldreher - March 20, 2023
Community Photo gallery: Together We Can town hall Images from Saturday’s event. By Tim Stuhldreher - March 20, 2023
Nonprofits Local health systems advance efforts to reduce racial, ethnic health disparities The conditions they’re focusing on include asthma, diabetes, COPD and heart failure. By Tim Stuhldreher - March 17, 2023
Community YWCA Lancaster to host first racial equity action team meeting this week While YWCA Lancaster is serving initially as convener and host, the action team is conceived as an independent, community-led organization. By One United Lancaster - March 14, 2023
Community From data to action: Group organizing to address racial disparities identified in report The specifics are yet to be determined, but organizers aim to complement work that’s already under way. By One United Lancaster - February 24, 2023
Community Panelists urge community to embrace equity goals, commit to meaningful change (video) “The more perspectives we can invite toward these issues, the better chance we have of moving the needles across many of these data points.” By Tim Stuhldreher - January 18, 2023
Community Lancaster County’s first-ever Racial Equity Profile documents disparities Closing the gaps “is both a moral imperative and the path to a prosperous and inclusive new economy,” the report says. By Tim Stuhldreher - January 11, 2023
Community Panelists in wellness forum call for expanding provider base, promoting equity (video) “It is racism, not race, that creates racial disparities,” said Dr. Cherise Hamblin. By Tim Stuhldreher - August 31, 2022
Community ‘It’s not enough’: Author and advocate Nikole Hannah-Jones addresses systemic racial inequity at community event Phil Goropoulos (left), president of CHI St. Joseph, interviews Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times journalist and author of “The 1619 Project” on April 21, 2022. (Photo: … Read more By Olivia Smucker - April 26, 2022
