MHIR DEI Email Blast 1/29-2/2/24

 Hello MHIR,

 

We hope that you continue to take care of yourselves and each other.*

*These suggestions might not be supportive to you, and that’s ok!! Drop us a line to tell us about what has been.

 

P.S., Many NYT and HBR articles are free through MH – The MH Library can assist with access at library@mainehealth.org

  • Please NOTE: If titles are listed, they have been COPIED EXACTLY from the news source; this is intended to help with links being searchable. If you would like to read one of these articles and it is behind a paywall, please request it from the library

Upcoming Events:  

 

TOMORROW 1/30; 11:30am: MHIR DEI Group hosts Dr. Bonnie Swenor 

 

Please email us if you don’t have the invite already and we will add you!

 

Dr. Swenor is the director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, which aims to shift the paradigm from ‘living with a disability’ to ‘thriving with a disability’ through research, education, and policy.  In anticipation of this meeting, we have provided some suggested readings:    

  • Swenor BK. Including disability in all health equity efforts: an urgent call to action. Lancet Public Health. 2021 Jun;6(6):e359-e360. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00115-8. PMID: 34051160   
  • Swenor B, Meeks LM. Disability Inclusion - Moving Beyond Mission Statements. N Engl J Med. 2019 May 30;380(22):2089-2091. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1900348. PMID: 31141629.   

Uplifting News and Empowering Information

 

February is Black History Month  

 

To help these school kids deal with trauma, mindfulness lessons over the loudspeaker

 

Lily Gladstone made history. The Blackfeet Nation found a champion.

 

Out skater Amber Glenn wins U.S. figure skating title, poses with Progress Pride flag

 

Critical test underway as doctors become first responders in new Kennebec County program

 

National gun safety group focuses on reforms in Maine

How I learnt to write research papers as a non-native English speaker

 

Newsworthy and noteworthy for this week:

 

Maine is failing its youngest kids in need of disability services

 

Black women in academia face unique challenges on the job

 

Leading Museums Remove Native Displays Amid New Federal Rules

 

Hearing loss is greater among people living in rural areas, study finds

 

Why DEI Leaders Are Burning Out — and How Organizations Can Help

 

LGBTQ+ Ugandans fight for survival, civil rights under country’s anti-gay law

 

A Black physician’s memoir looks at the legacy of medical racism in America

 

How Gaps in Research Lead to Gaps in Care for Aging Women

 

Upcoming Events:

 

1/30; 11:30am: MHIR DEI Group hosts Dr. Bonnie Swenor

What We Do and Do Not Know About Social Determinants of Mental Health: Addressing Gaps in Our Knowledge and Practice with Dilip V. Jeste, MD

 

Know about other events? Share it with us on Slack!

 

Resources:

 

A Guide To Gender Identity Terms

 

American Psychological Association’s Inclusive Language Guide

 

American Psychological Association’s Bias-Free Language Guide

 

American Medical Association’s Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts

 

Out Maine’s Terminology Guide

 

NEJM’s video – A Sense of Belonging

 

How to be an activist without burning out 

UCLA’s Recognizing Microaggressions and the Messages They Send

Want to stay up to date on MH Governmental Affairs? Email Sarah Calder (scalder@mainehealth.org) to receive their newsletter

 

Dates to be aware of (Know of others? Drop us a line!)

1/4

World Braille Day

1/15

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/18

Bodhi Day

1/24-1/25

Tu Bishvat

1/27

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust

 

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