DEI In-Person Training Sessions Available
Sign up today in the LMS (search “DEI”) for monthly in-person Managing Unconscious Bias and Recognizing the Impact of Microaggressions training sessions. The sessions will take place on the HMH campus in either the Dunn Blanco or Dunn Comal conference rooms. The monthly sessions begin on January 31 and continue through June.
All of the current training sessions offered by the Office of DEI—Together We Grow, Managing Unconscious Bias, Navigating Multigenerational Teams and Recognizing the Impact of Microaggressions—offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ and ethics credit per attended sessions.
The trainings help to further your knowledge and understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion topics and can improve relationships with co-workers, patients and guests. To request a session for your group, click here or contact Kamali Archer at Karcher@houstonmethodist.org.
ERG Meeting Features Benefits Discussion
Janay Andrade, Director of Houston Methodist Benefits, will be the guest speaker at the Fathers in Health Care employee resource group’s (ERG) February 9 general meeting. Andrade will discuss topics such as how to maximize your HM benefits, including FSA, HAS, paternity leave and more during the noon to 1 p.m. virtual meeting. Click here to join the meeting. (Meeting ID: 260 629 359 309. Passcode: ymWPYK). You do not have to be a father to attend the meeting. Employees may join any ERG if they identify with the group or would like to learn more and offer support. For more information, contact Fathersinhealthcare@houstonmethodist.org.
Go Red for Women Promotes Heart Health
The American Heart Association’s (AHA) Go Red for Women initiative, which kicks off February’s designation nation as American Heart Month on February 3, is designed to increase heart health awareness in women and serve as a catalyst to improving the lives of women globally.
Despite the perception that heart disease is a “man’s disease,” it’s the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S. According to the AHA, millions of women die of heart disease every year, yet many are unaware of their risk for the condition because they put off taking care of their health and because the “classic” heart attack symptoms for men—crushing chest pain that radiates down the left arm associated with sweatiness, paleness and shortness of breath—may differ in women. Click here to learn more about symptoms, risk factors and for advice on ways women can improve their heart health.
Enhancing the DEI Toolkit
We welcome your input in using the DEI Resources Submission Form in the DEI Toolkit to recommend new books, videos, activities, assessments and other resources be added to the Toolkit. Submissions will be reviewed by the Toolkit administrator, with approved resources added to the Toolkit’s “Collaboration” tile. For more information, contact Jessica Frazier at Jfrazier@houstonmethodist.org.
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