July 19, 2016 Newsletter
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Our mission is to identify health inequities and their root causes and promote equitable opportunities to be healthy.
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Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
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Millions of Americans live with mental health and/or substance use disorders.  Although there is no racial, ethnic, or cultural association with the prevalence of these disorders, it is a fact that communities of color in the United States face significant mental health inequities and greater barriers in getting the treatment they need.

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Virginia's small rural hospitals are busy preparing to become rated among the best hospitals in the nation. On June 27, 2016, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association facilitated the first quarterly Leadership Development Institute (LDI) at the Roanoke Higher Education Center in Roanoke, Virginia. Twelve rural hospitals with 50 beds or less completed partnership agreements to participate in this Studer Group driven  Virginia Rural Hospital Coaching Collaborative . The Studer Group has been nationally recognized for its successes in coaching hospitals to "hardwire excellence" into the way they do business.  Greg Paris , a member of the Studer Group Speakers Bureau, conducted a day-long event where 45 hospital administrators networked and engaged in in-depth discussions about deploying key Studer tactics. Mr. Paris is former rural hospital CEO and quite up to the task of understanding exactly where Virginia rural hospital administrators need the most help. Each group of hospital representatives left the LDI with a Work Plan for moving forward toward creating a culture of engagement with patients and throughout the hospital workforce. This initiative is partially funded by the  Virginia Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Grant Program , which is managed by the Office of Health Equity.

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New report shows walking, biking to school creates healthy habits
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National Health Expenditure Projections, 2015-25: Economy, Prices, And Aging Expected To Shape Spending And Enrollment
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The wrong state to have an accident
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Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Sails Through Senate
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GW Cancer Center receives $1 million to promote health equity through training program
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Telemedicine at heart of HHS's anti-opioid grants
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Alaska gets $1.4 million to connect rural communities to health, education resources
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Save the Date
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11th Annual Virginia State Simulation Alliance Conference

When: August 1st - 3 rd, 2016
Where: Fredericksburg Hospitality House & Conference Center
2801 Plank Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22401 

For more information, contact Cindy Cunningham, Conference Planner, at ccunningh@radford.edu


Providing Culturally Competent Care to Nepali Speakers - Working effectively with the Bhutanese refugees in Virginia

When : July 21 st , 2016 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Where: Mezzanine Conference Room VDH Madison Building or via Polycom  

For more information, contact Marilyn Breslow at  marilyn.breslow@vdh.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804)-864-7438.

To participate via polycom please contact Rich Watson at richard.watson@vdh.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804)-864-7179.

TRAIN ID# 1061211

The Southeastern Health Equity Council Webinar Series: Asian American & Pacific Islanders in the Southeast

When : July 28 th , 2016 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Where :  Webcast via Polycom, viewing in the 12 th floor conference room of the Madison Building

For more information, contact Marilyn Breslow at  marilyn.breslow@vdh.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804)-864-7438.

To participate via polycom please contact Rich Watson at richard.watson@vdh.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804)-864-7179.

TRAIN ID# 1063117