Coming to Freeport, Long Island: Amy Wilson-Stronks & Dr. Terri Ann Parnell
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Amy is a national leader in health disparities work. Her research and writings focus on issues that impact patient-provider communication and patient-centeredness including language access, cultural barriers, health literacy, vulnerable populations and the unique needs of the LGBT community.
Amy will educate on recent policy and advocacy activities, and through engaged discussion we will share real stories and human experiences that express the healthcare needs, challenges, and perspectives of minority and LGBT communities. These stories will help shape ongoing national and local dialogue about ways to improve the quality and safety of healthcare and promote health equity.
Amy is an independent advocate, consultant, and researcher dedicated to promoting health equity through research, policy and practice. Amy has dedicated her professional career to working collaboratively with health care organizations, researchers, consultants, advocates and patients to implement concrete, evidence-based measures to improve access to care for individuals and families navigating the health care system. During her twelve year tenure at The Joint Commission, she was able to promote principles, practices, and eventually accreditation standards that support effective communication, cultural competence, and patient-and family-centered care.
Attendees are encouraged to review some of Amy's leading work in this area:
- Hospitals, Language, and Culture: A Snapshot of the Nation- Report of Findings
http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/hlc_paper.pdf
- One Size DoesNot Fit All: Meeting the Health Care Needs of Diverse Populations
http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/HLCOneSizeFinal.pdf
- A Call to Action for Healthcare Professionals to Advance Health Equity for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community
http://www.hrc.org/documents/Healthcare_Equality_Index_Call_to_Action_for_Healthcare_Professionals.pdf
- Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care, A Roadmap for Hospitals
http://www.healthcarechaplaincy.org/userimages/doc/A_Roadmap_for_Hospitals.pdf
Dr. Terri Ann Parnell is the Associate Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the North Shore-LIJ Health System in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Health Literacy. She is also Assistant Professor of Population Health at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. Dr. Parnell is responsible for having established a diversity, inclusion and health literacy strategic plan and is implementing initiatives that support the mission of the office across the 15- hospital Health System, its communities, and the Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine.
Dr. Parnell has published in the areas of cardiac disease, women and heart disease, patient education and health literacy. As co-author of Heart Smart for Black Women and Latinas: A Five-Week Program for Living a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle (New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, 2008), Dr. Parnell incorporated her familiarity with the importance of community, culture and lifestyle. She is frequently asked to comment by the media on heart health and health literacy.
Where: South Nassau Unitarian Universalist Congregation
228 South Ocean Ave., Freeport, LI NY
When: Sunday, September 25, 2011 3:00 PM
For more information or to reserve your seat contact (516) 579-4711 or e-mail pulse516@aol.com
